Author(s)

Emma Stuba, Sime Curkovic, Bret Wagner

Haworth College of Business, Center for Integrated Supply Management, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

The demand for qualified supply chain professionals is growing more and more each year. Universities across the United States are working to prepare students entering the supply chain field as best they can. Experiential learning through simulated environments is one of the ways schools are working to get students job-ready day 1. The Integrated Supply Management program at Western Michigan University utilizes a simulation in the Production Management and Control course to give students inventory control and demand planning experience to better prepare them for their full-time careers. This paper describes the current skill set demands of new college graduates, and how experiential coursework attempts to develop those skills. It also describes the simulated course required by the supply chain program.

Supply Chain Management, Experiential Learning, Simulation, Gaming

Stuba, E. , Curkovic, S. and Wagner, B. (2017) The Benefits of Simulated Coursework in Western Michigan University’s Undergraduate Supply Chain Program. Creative Education, 8, 1821-1832. doi: 10.4236/ce.2017.812125.