Supply Chain and Logistics Management Concentration

Do you ever wonder how Amazon gets its products to you in two days? How does Amazon Prime work? How can Dell make a custom PC in days? You will be able to master these kinds of challenges after delving into our Supply Chain and Logistics Management concentration.

Why Study Supply Chain and Logistics Management at Kettering University

The Supply Chain and Logistics Management Concentration prepares BSM students to design, optimize, and lead the systems that move products from origin to end customer — combining lean operations, quantitative modeling, engineering economics, and production design with the management foundation of the BSM core.

Supply chains are among the most strategically important functions in modern organizations. Logisticians are projected to grow 17 percent through 2034 — five times the national average — driven by the explosive growth of e-commerce, global sourcing complexity, and increasing emphasis on supply chain resilience. Kettering’s STEM-integrated approach equips graduates to lead in this environment with both analytical depth and operational credibility.

What You'll Learn

Learning these methods and tools to increase revenue and reduce costs will position you well in a global economy that moves through supply chains. First, though, you’ll have some choices to customize your concentration.

The concentration begins with an introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, before moving on to industrial engineering topics such as Production System Design, Operations Research and Tools for Managing the Supply Chain, as well as information technology coursework such as Business Information Systems. Students in this concentration receive a Bachelor of Science in Management, in addition to completing the core Management program.

The coursework, however, is just half of the benefit of a Kettering bachelor’s. You will also have the opportunity to apply what you’re learning in the classroom on the job well before you finish your degree here.

Each year as an undergraduate, you will spend 22 weeks on campus taking classes and 24 weeks working with an employer in the University’s Co-op program. Kettering graduates enter the job force with real world, hands-on experience in business working with partners such as Bosch Corporation, Harman International, Denso, Borg Warner, Ford, GM, Lear, Stanley and UPS.

All this will help you master supply chains -- the complex webs of suppliers that an enterprise collaboratively manages to deliver products and services to their customers. Because all economies are operated through supply chains, a career in supply chain management is always in demand.

Engineering Depth in a Business Degree

The Supply Chain concentration draws electives directly from Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — the same department that trains engineers at Kettering. BSM students who complete this concentration understand how production systems actually function, giving them credibility and effectiveness in operations and supply chain roles that business-only graduates rarely achieve.

Kettering’s Industrial Heritage

Kettering’s roots in automotive and advanced manufacturing create natural co-op pathways into supply chain, operations, and procurement roles at leading manufacturers and logistics providers. Students regularly secure placements at Fortune 500 companies and return to campus with hands-on operations experience that reinforces classroom learning.

A High-Growth, High-Demand Field

Logisticians are among the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. economy, and the broader supply chain management field — encompassing operations research, procurement, production management, and distribution leadership — represents one of the largest and most consistent sources of business employment. Every organization that makes or moves anything needs supply chain professionals.

The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.