"Supply chain management provides another avenue for students to develop insight into an industry laden with opportunity," says Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Alisa Mosley, Ph.D. Dean Ikem recruited an executive from Ingalls Shipbuilding and the JSU School of business leaders to complete the advisory board and begin the work of curriculum development. Malone also garnered participation from the Michigan State University Department of Supply Chain Management, which is rated No.
The board consists of supply chain executives from Black & Decker, Microsoft, and The Institute for Supply Management. It's a career path that gave me an opportunity to travel and do business globally, and I want HBCU students to have access to such a great profession," says Malone. So, even though my undergraduate degree was in finance, I wanted an opportunity and luckily, I landed in one of the fastest growing and world changing professions there were. I was fortunate to get in back in 1981 with a major technology company out of Boston, and it was my only job offer. "I am in my 41 st year of my supply chain career and one thing that I was always bothered by for years was the lack of African Americans in this field.
He gladly provided his expertise to help develop the program and recruit leadership for the advisory board. With decades of experience working in the field of supply chain management, Malone noticed a lack of diversity and decided his alma mater could be the resolution. It was no easy task, however, through years of collaborative efforts and research, his goal was accomplished with the help of JSU alumnus David Malone, CPSM, who currently works as the director of procurement and supply management for the city of St. Ikem has wanted to bring the supply chain management degree program to the college of business since his appointment as dean. Ikem says with a close proximity to Interstates 20 and 55, a bounty of distribution centers, and large producers moving into the area (such as Continental Tires, Nissan, Amazon, etc.), the demand for this particular skill set is growing here. Jackson State's location in the central part of Mississippi and close proximity to the gulf coast will give students a major advantage when it comes to studying distribution. This will prepare our students to work in that industry that is growing by leaps and bounds." That's a supply chain issue and a product demand issue. "At the beginning of the pandemic, the ports of Los Angeles were overcrowded because there weren't enough truckers to move goods to warehouses where they were needed.
"Business students in the new supply chain management program will learn about inventory, transportation, purchasing and the different challenges of distribution," explains Ikem. The Jackson State University College of Business announces a new supply chain management program.
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