Enhance your opportunities

With a specialization in supply chain management from theGrainger Center for Supply Chain Management

Gain expertise in a crucial business function,

form close ties to other students and industry,

and enhance your opportunities for meaningful

internships and successful placement.

You can add the supply chain management spe-cialization to your current undergraduate business major. To complete the specialization, take six required courses and one of three electives. Learn to think about the supply chain in an integrated business framework both in and outside the class-room from faculty and in an extensive applied learning program.

The Grainger Center for

Supply Chain Management is

one of the leading programs

in supply chain management

in the nation. In addition to

offering a highly regarded MBA

in supply chain management,

it offers a specialization in

supply chain management

to undergraduate business

students of all majors.

» Learning About Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management focuses on the movement of products, services, and informa-tion along the value chain. It is a critical focus for companies large and small, across industries from high tech to health care. Businesses are focused on integrating marketing, sourcing, pro-duction, and logistics—not only within the firm, but also with business partners and customers. People who understand supply chains are in high demand by leading companies worldwide.

» What Is Supply Chain Management?

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Students enrolled in the supply chain manage-ment specialization consistently earn some of the highest salaries at the School of Business.The average full-time salary offered to members of the graduating class of 2007 with a supply chain management specialization was more than $47,000.

Required CoursesFundamentals of Supply Chain ManagementProcurement and Supply ManagementProduction Planning and ControlMarketing ChannelsLogistics Management Supply Chain Business Process Management

ElectivesMarketing ResearchRetail ManagementOperations Research I The foundational course in the specialization curriculum is Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management. The course provides an under-standing of the link between key business func-tions and explores how effective supply chain management can improve organizations’ perfor-mance to provide competitive advantage. The course includes an exciting web-based simula-tion project, where student teams compete in managing a high-tech company’s supply chain.

» Enhancing Internship and Job Prospects

Some of the companies that offered students full-time and internship opportunities include:AT&TBest Buy Company Cerner Corporation First Supply Ford Motor CompanyHarley-Davidson Motor CompanyKimberly-Clark Corporation Kohler Company Kohl’s Department Stores Miller Brewing Company Nestlé USA Sears Holding Corporation Target Corporation

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» Scholarship OpportunitiesA number of scholarships are available to students in the supply chain management specialization.

For example, during her junior year, Lindsay Olthafer (BBA December 2007), received the 2007 R. Gene Richter Scholarship, a prestigious national award affiliated with the Institute for Supply Management. Lindsay received $5,000; an invitation to the 2007 ISM Annual International Conference in Las Vegas; and was assigned a senior-level executive mentor for her senior year, Greg Shoemaker, chief procurement officer with Hewlett-Packard.

» Industry PartnershipsIn addition to an extensive employer network, an Executive Advisory Board links the Grainger Center to industry, keeping the program at the forefront of business knowledge. Each year, three undergradu-ate students are chosen to represent the supply chain specialization at the Grainger Center’s annual Executive Advisory Board meeting. Students make short, formal presentations to the board and have the opportunity to network with high-level supply chain leaders. Some of the companies represented on the board include BASF, Cisco, Genzyme, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company, IBM, Johnson Controls, Motorola, and Procter & Gamble.

» A Fun, Close-knit CommunityThe Grainger Center provides each student with personalized career advising, as well as social events and learning activities. You will be connected—directly and personally—with an extensive network of industry executives, alumni, corporate partners, and faculty. You will attend monthly “lunch and learn” events with Center Director Verda Blythe, often meeting with guest speakers from industry to discuss current topics in supply chain management.

Lindsay Olthafer and Grainger Center Director Verda

Blythe at the ISM Annual International Conference

in Las Vegas.

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Raw MaterialsNew Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and MissouriPackaging: Ohio, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, and Louisiana

Bottle quality presents a source of risk to the supply chain. The plastic molds used to make bottles and caps are expensive to replace if they break or are damaged. This risk is miti-gated by developing and maintaining close relationships with suppliers and by locating production facilities next to suppliers.

DistributionLiquid Tide® is transported from production facilities to either customer distribution centers or directly to retailers. Weather is an obvious and uncontrollable risk to on-time delivery. In addition, West Coast markets are further from the production site, so there are more risks as-sociated with on-time delivery. Retailers on the West Coast mitigate this risk by carrying higher levels of inventory.

Perfume: New JersyFormic acid: PennsylvaniaAlchohol: TexasAmmonium oxide: Missouri

Labels: Indiana

Caps: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alabama, Missouri

Bottles: Ohio, Alabama

» Explore the supply chain for Procter & Gamble’s Liquid Tide®

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Tide® is produced according to demand rather than according to forecasts. Risks of this strat-egy include potential shortages or stockouts if a large retailer runs a promotion without informing P&G. This risk is mitigated through communication and integration between cus-tomers and P&G sales, and with sophisticated information systems, vendor-managed inven-tory, and continuous replenishment strategies.

Production is the least complex part of the supply chain for Liquid Tide®. It is an essentially mix-and-pour process. Complexity may enter the supply chain if a retailer wants a particular mix of products for a promotion. For example, Target might specify mixed pallets of different formulations or scents (e.g., Tide Free®, 2X Ultra Tide®, Tide with Bleach®) or different P&G products (e.g., Crest toothpaste, Charmin bath tissue, Pantene hair care).

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SourcingMarketing and Demand

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After graduating in December 2005 and taking a five-week hiatus in Europe, Blake began working full-time at Best Buy Company in Richfield, Minne-sota, as a buyer analyst on the notebook comput-ers team, a position he also held as an intern the summer before graduation. In this role, Blake has a wealth of opportunities, since notebook computers are the second largest category in the company. As a buyer analyst, Blake is responsible for pricing, promotions, and category store layout. He also as-sists senior buyers of the category with assortment, negotiations, finance, and long-term strategies.

“My undergraduate supply chain background helped me become a valuable cross-functional partner with a variety of teams, specifically demand planning. My knowledge of processes, inventory theory, and overall supply chain analytics has given me a true advantage as a well-rounded member of the team. In addition to the regular responsibili-ties of my position, I have taken an active role as a member on a number of Six Sigma projects, providing business team buying insight. Recent achievements include spearheading a regional pric-ing initiative and developing a unique clearance pricing technique that has since saved the company over $2 million. I am having fun with the people I work with and the products Best Buy offers and can say that I love what I do for a for a living. The education I received at the Grainger Center gave me the appropriate skill set to succeed in a variety of environments.

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Since graduating in May 2007 with an under-graduate degree in operations and technology management, and the supply chain manage-ment specialization, Annie has been working for Target Corporation as a supply chain executive in training. She is based in domestic transporta-tion sourcing, where the team is responsible for carrier selection, negotiation, and relationship management. The rotational nature of the supply chain executive in training position allows her to spend time in various areas of distribution—in-cluding global trade services, vendor operations, and import transportation—before she settles into a permanent position.

“My experience with the Grainger Center has been invaluable in both the support and re-sources provided during the recruitment process, and also in my academic preparedness for my current role. Through the program, I gained a strong cross-functional knowledge base which has helped me to understand the complex supply chain at Target Corp, and my analytical experi-ence has made me comfortable to begin working on a broad network optimization project in the coming months.”

Annie Drury

» Student Profiles

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Gina graduated from Wisconsin in May 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in operations and technology management and a specialization in supply chain management. She accepted a posi-tion with Kimberly-Clark as a customer logistics analyst in Neenah, Wisconsin. Her role within the company is to conduct vendor-managed inventory for a wholesale customer. She man-ages the customer’s inventory and works closely with the customer as well as the entire Kimberly-Clark supply chain to coordinate shipments for promotions and turn orders. Gina helps to make sure the right product is at the right location to ship when the customer needs it. After being with the company for six months, she was assigned a larger wholesaler account that has much larger promotions, and she has taken on greater respon-sibilities with her team.

“The supply chain is very important to Kimberly-Clark and is highly valued. It is well understood how vital an efficient supply chain is. The Grainger Center was crucial in my success after graduation. They helped me find an incredible internship that gave me invaluable experience. This led to a lot of options for employment post-graduation, because I had the experience com-panies were looking for. I also felt that I was well prepared for working in a fast-paced business environment and using what I had learned during my undergraduate coursework.”

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In December 2007, Paul will graduate with a degree in marketing and a specialization in supply chain management through the Grainger Cen-ter. Since the fall of 2005, when Paul joined the specialization, he has experienced supply chain internships with Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Miller Brewing Company in which he took on significant roles and was assigned to value-adding projects. Paul has gained experience with elec-tronic data interchange, vendor relationships and improvement, customer service metrics, inventory management, data analysis, ad-hoc reporting, and project management. Paul hopes to obtain a full-time position dealing with inventory management or data analysis after graduation.

“Being part of the Grainger Center the last two years has helped me grow tremendously both academically and professionally. The supply chain specialization program offers classes that cover topics that are important in supply chain manage-ment today and are taught by knowledgeable faculty that have had years of experience in the field. The Grainger Center also provided me the op-portunity to intern with some top U.S. companies where I was given real responsibilities. At Miller Brewing Company, I was the supply chain lead on the execution of a $1 million national rollout of specialty referee bottles. I am confident that experi-ences such as these combined with the education provided by the Grainger Center will help me to

continue to be successful and make a difference in the supply chain of any company.”

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»To Learn MoreTo learn more about how you would benefit from a specialization in supply chain management or adding the specialization to your current business major, contact Grainger Center Director Verda Blythe at 608/262-1941 or vblythe@bus.wisc.edu.

Information on the simple application process, including an application form, can found online at www.graingercenter.com (click on Undergraduate Specialization).

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