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Supply Chain and Digital Enterprise Academy: Feel the pulse of global business

An effective supply chain delivers products and services in a way that creates the greatest sustainable value for a business. A digital enterprise is an organization that uses technology to innovate business models, engage with customers, and optimize operational efficiency. Together, they solve challenging and critical business problems for most industries around the world.

In the Supply Chain and Digital Enterprise Academy, you'll build your understanding of the complex issues that influence supply chains—from globalization and risk management to big data. You'll talk with front-line leaders about how they apply emerging technology trends to innovate and stay competitive. We get to know you and your interests so we can cater the program to provide the experiences you need.

Alumni of the academy and students discuss the real-world and networking experiences that enable students to launch careers in this field.

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Jay Buente:
I'm a career switcher from professional baseball. I came into Kelley with no business experience and I decided to choose the Supply Chain Academy.

Natalie Curts:
I was working a lot in marketing business development with Chinese factories and it was just really chaotic. And so that really led me to wanting to come to get my MBA at Kelley, really to answer these questions that I had about what is good management and how can we really make the most out of the factories.

Dan Carroll:
We work hard to help students get the jobs they're looking for. We do that with a very student-centric approach, get to know the students, get to know what they're interested in. After that, we try to cater the program to meet their needs so that they get a rich experience in areas that interest them.

Dan Carroll:
Our second years are very, very supportive of our first years. And I think that's truly different of our Academy. The Student Association will organize happy hours and networking sessions. They'll organize student treks where the students can go and visit companies that they're interested in.

Jay Buente:
The first semester, they brang in speakers and they brang in industry experts where we're able to do hands-on exercises and activities.

Bill Matheson:
The Transportation Executive Board is really a collection of professionals that are in the supply chain industry that have all graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and have an allegiance to the school, but also an allegiance to the industry.

Tom Williams:
This will provide value to the students at Kelley. It's a great networking opportunity. We're going to provide good funding.

Bill Matheson:
The Executive Board's goal is to be able to seek out students that are interested in Supply Chain and engage them in internships and also learning opportunities through special projects while they're here at school.

Eric Starks:
We are really excited about the Transportation Board, because we can bring to students a lot of real-world experience. Because we're not just talking about putting people in and saying, "They stay middle management." That's not what we're looking at. We're looking at trying to develop leaders out there. We want to know who that next CEO is going to be.

Dan Carroll:
Some of the best companies in the world come to help interact with our students and to help our students understand how those processes work out in the industry. In the second semester we have an eight week action learning event or a project where we take a real project at a company and we will put a team of four students that are generally interested in that topic to work for that company to solve that problem.

Jay Buente:
They immerse you into the content and the details right away. You really gain immediate exposure to all the possibilities within that industry.

Dan Carroll:
We'll take a week and we'll go to some of the best manufacturers in the world.

Natalie Curts:
We were able to see the factory, hear from the CEO, talk to him a little bit. And during that interaction, I sort of said to him, "Hey, this is really interesting what you guys are doing here. You're a really lean environment. And I can appreciate that. Because the places I'd worked in China, they're just not." And the CEO turned to me and really just said like, "Hey, can you speak Mandarin?" And I said, "Yes, I can!" So then he said, "Oh, if that's the case, I have a job for you tomorrow!" And so it was won entirely because of the Academy that I was able to get this amazing internship opportunity.

Dan Carroll:
So our recruiters are telling us that the quality and depth of the experience here is unmatched in some of the other schools that they recruit.

Jay Buente:
I actually ended up getting an internship early in November because of the Supply Chain Academy, because I was able to gather a lot of information and knowledge. And those in combination allowed me to go into my internship with a lot of confidence and ultimately land a full-time position.

Is a career in supply chain management for you?

During your Academy experience, you will become familiar with leading practices in supply chain and operations and the impact of emerging technologies. You will:

  • Meet with leading companies such as Amazon, Dick's Sporting Goods, GE Haier, Home Depot, Subaru, and Whirlpool to hear from executives and tour manufacturing facilities
  • Apply methods, models, and analytical tools of supply chain management to a corporate-sponsored project in preparation for your summer internship
  • Learn from front-line problem-solvers and thought leaders in supply chain management, technological innovation, and business analytics
  • Receive ongoing mentoring from the Academy directors, a career coach, second-year students, and alumni

Career outcomes

Students in the Supply Chain and Digital Enterprise Academy have secured internships and full-time positions with companies such as Amazon, CVS Health, Deloitte, EY, FedEx, GE Appliances, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, United Airlines, and Whirlpool. Kelley MBA graduates pursue careers across the US and abroad. View our employment statistics.

Learn about the Academy and careers in supply chain management and digital enterprise

Title slide of a webinarGain insights about the Academy and careers in supply chain management and emerging technologies from Academy leaders, alumni, and a student.

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Gain insights for careers in the tech sector from a Kelley MBA student, alumni, and staff.

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Questions? Contact us.

Russ Clark

Supply Chain Academy Director
ruclark@indiana.edu

Russ Clark is a faculty lecturer in the Operations and Decision Technologies Department at Kelley, as well as Co-Director of the Supply Chain Academy. He is a Kelley MBA alum with 25 years’ experience in consulting, management, and executive roles across clients and companies such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Nationwide Insurance, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Cummins, and OneAmerica Financial Partners. His teaching experience includes leading courses in Strategic Planning, Organizational Change Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Project Management at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Russ is a certified Professional Scrum Master and Professional Scrum Product Owner.

Kimberly Good

Supply Chain Academy Career Coach

Kimberly’s career has spanned four industries, including corporate, nonprofit, and higher education experience in marketing, program and project management, event planning, development, teaching, and coaching. She is a nationally recognized board-certified coach with a career coaching specialty designation and an MBA. Most recently, Kimberly served as a senior career coach at the IU Walter Center for Career Achievement in the College of Arts and Sciences, coaching undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni. She is passionate about empowering students on their career journeys to align with their values, aspirations, and dreams, serving as a strategic partner. When not at work, Kimberly enjoys hiking, cooking, working out, and spending time with her son and Labradors. 

 

More opportunities to build your career

Check out the student-led Data and Operations Club, to get a deeper understanding of operations, decision science, and supply chain management. The club's executive team works closely with the Supply Chain and Digital Enterprise Academy directors when developing programs. You’ll develop corporate relationships through guest lectures, plant tours, and workshops, participate in interview preparation and mentoring, and build your network and friendships during social and teambuilding events, tutoring, and projects.

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  • Kelley Transportation Executive Board
  • Institute for Business Analytics
  • ODT Connect

 

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