By Dan Nichol, MBA Class of 2021
Four of us had the honor of representing Penn State Smeal in Final Round of the 7th Annual Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge at Ohio State University. Our team consisted of Sanath Adiga, Andrew Marshall, Dan Nichol and Declan Smith, all First-Year Smeal MBAs were given the opportunity to represent the Smeal at Columbus Ohio. After a 7-hour car ride from State College to Columbus filled with good Continue reading
From Left to Right: Alex, Thompson, Uzo, Declan
By Uzo Ukaegbu, MBA Class of 2021
We had the opportunity to compete in the Donald J. Bowersox Graduate Supply Chain Challenge a two-day event involving a three-hour supply chain simulation. The experience allowed us to exercise our supply chain knowledge and Continue reading
By: James Babb, President of the Supply Chain Management Association (for one more day), MBA Class of 2019
Being at the end of the MBA program is an interesting spot. I’m very much looking forward to a full-time job, a paycheck, the start of my new career in supply chain management. Yet I’m also keenly aware of how this unique experience in coming to a close and will soon be a reduced to a memory. It’s a bittersweet ending, and I say “ending” now even though it’s only the end of January because us 2nd years have the opportunity to conclude our studies after Mod 7 (if we have enough credits) to spend a Continue reading
By James Babb, George Haws, and Karthick Jayakamura Sarma, MBA Class of 2019
We had the distinct pleasure of traveling to East Lansing, Michigan to compete in the Donald J. Bowersox Supply Chain Challenge, which was a two-day event culminating in a three-hour supply chain simulation. Continue reading
By James Babb, President, Supply Chain Management Association, MBA Class of 2019
The Center for Supply Chain Research at the Penn State Smeal College of Business put together another great event this January 30th and 31st. The Spring Supply Chain Career Fair was a very productive outing for MBAs looking for Continue reading
By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014
On April 1st, the SCMA celebrated the transition of the Executive Board with an ice cream social! Here, SCMA members were able to network with the new board and each other while enjoying three different and equally delicious ice cream flavors from the Creamery.
By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014
On Valentine’s Day, approximately 20 SCMA members, divided into 10 teams, delayed any date plans to try their luck with SAP during SCMA’s 4th Annual SAP Competition.
Paul Winkler of Penn State’s Applied Research Lab provided guidance through this SAP simulation and game. First, Paul explained the fundamentals and importance of SAP in modern supply chains. Then Paul walked us through how to read the various screens and reports which would proved to be crucial during the competition. Finally, Continue reading
By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014
During the last week in January, the Spring career fair season for Smeal MBAs officially started with the Supply Chain Career Fair. On January 31st, members of the MBA Supply Chain Association had the opportunity to attend a mixer Continue reading
By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014
On Friday, November 1st, about 15 members of the SCMA traveled 30 miles southeast to visit the Standard Steel manufacturing facilities in Burnham, PA. We were first greeted by Standard Steel’s Senior Leaders and got suited up with hard helmets to prepare for a tour of Standard Steel’s facilities.
The first stop on our tour was the melt shop, where Standard Steel heats up scrap Continue reading
By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014
On the evening of September 10th, the SCMA hosted its first meeting of the year. While munching down on delicious sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, we watched a video developed by Arizona State’s W.P. Carey School of Business entitled “What is Supply Chain Management?” (the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1QBxVjZAw).