Promote Supply Chain and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Hua Li; Kai Jin; Ruth Chatelain-Jardon

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Conference: 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference
Location: Prairie View, Texas
Publication Date: March 16, 2022
Start Date: March 16, 2022
End Date: March 18, 2022
Page Count: 9
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--39199
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/39199
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Hua Li Texas A&M University - Kingsville orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-8298

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Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, USDA, NASA, etc.

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Kai Jin Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests include Sustainable Energy, Green Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Multi Objective Decision Making and Optimization as well as Engineering Education. She has served as PI and Co-PI in several DoEd, DHS, NRC, and industry sponsored projects.

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Ruth Chatelain-Jardon Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Ruth Chatelain-Jardón is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. She holds degrees in international trade (B.B.A. & M.B.A.), international Logistics (M.S.), management information systems (M.S.) and International Business (Ph.D). Her research interests include logistics and supply chain, learning improvement, knowledge transfer, e-collaboration, and culture.

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Abstract

The resilience of supply chain and logistics is becoming extremely critical under unprecedented and extra-ordinary situation, such as COVID-19 pandemic. International trade and global supply chain are vital components of the economy. Transactions within global supply chains account for over 76% of world trade. The efficiency of U.S. supply chains is a critical factor supporting the global competitiveness of the U.S. economy as a whole. The integrity and security of these supply chains are also critical national security concerns. Applying national and international standards in the design and operation of supply chain and logistics is one of the key solutions to improve its safety and resilience. Two colleges in a minority serving institution, college of engineering and college of business administration, are working together to develop a three-level interdisciplinary curriculum innovation in order to promote the education in supply chain and logistics standards and train next generation workforces, especially underrepresented minority students. Selected standards from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) will be introduced to students in different levels. First, entry level course modules will be developed and used in current freshman introduction to engineering and business courses to increase students’ awareness on standards. Second, an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor program on supply chain and logistics standards will be created to improve undergraduate students’ career readiness. At last, an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program will be developed to advance graduate students’ professional preparedness on supply chain and logistics standards. It is expected to significantly increase business and engineering students’ awareness and knowledge of supply chain and logistics standards by creating the sustainable and cost-effectiveness curriculum structures. In this paper, the authors will introduce the standards to be covered, and the detailed design of the curriculum, including new courses to be developed, existing courses to be modified, and existing courses to be included in the undergraduate minor and graduate certificate programs.

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Li, H., & Jin, K., & Chatelain-Jardon, R. (2022, March), Promote Supply Chain and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--39199

TY - CPAPER
AB - The resilience of supply chain and logistics is becoming extremely critical under unprecedented and extra-ordinary situation, such as COVID-19 pandemic. International trade and global supply chain are vital components of the economy. Transactions within global supply chains account for over 76% of world trade. The efficiency of U.S. supply chains is a critical factor supporting the global competitiveness of the U.S. economy as a whole. The integrity and security of these supply chains are also critical national security concerns. Applying national and international standards in the design and operation of supply chain and logistics is one of the key solutions to improve its safety and resilience. Two colleges in a minority serving institution, college of engineering and college of business administration, are working together to develop a three-level interdisciplinary curriculum innovation in order to promote the education in supply chain and logistics standards and train next generation workforces, especially underrepresented minority students. Selected standards from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) will be introduced to students in different levels. First, entry level course modules will be developed and used in current freshman introduction to engineering and business courses to increase students’ awareness on standards. Second, an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor program on supply chain and logistics standards will be created to improve undergraduate students’ career readiness. At last, an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program will be developed to advance graduate students’ professional preparedness on supply chain and logistics standards. It is expected to significantly increase business and engineering students’ awareness and knowledge of supply chain and logistics standards by creating the sustainable and cost-effectiveness curriculum structures. In this paper, the authors will introduce the standards to be covered, and the detailed design of the curriculum, including new courses to be developed, existing courses to be modified, and existing courses to be included in the undergraduate minor and graduate certificate programs.
AU - Hua Li
AU - Kai Jin
AU - Ruth Chatelain-Jardon
CY - Prairie View, Texas
DA - 2022/03/16
PB - ASEE Conferences
TI - Promote Supply Chain and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation
UR - https://peer.asee.org/39199
DO - 10.18260/1-2--39199
ER -