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What sets a Tennessee MBA apart from
the competition? What is our differential advantage?
A Compressed 17-Month Program
Time is a precious commodity in today’s world. Taking two years out
for an MBA program is a huge opportunity cost both for students and the companies
who hire them. By compressing the program into a 17-month format, we believe
that we can provide a high quality program in less time. A non-traditional program
structure, including “mini-terms,” “hub” courses, modules,
and distance education, not only allows for more flexibility in program delivery,
but supports a compressed program, as well. Students will begin the 47-credit
hour program at the beginning of August, and graduate in December of the following
year, with a summer internship included. Click
here for program timing.
Integrated Value Chain (IVC) Management
No business is an island. Especially in today’s business environment,
competitive advantage comes from working with (rather than competing against)
other organizations
within the value chain. Multi-business alliances and partnerships are being
managed to maximize product/service flow, reduce costs and inventory, share
marketplace
information, and develop and implement strategic plans that span organizations
from suppliers through producers to end users. Integrated Value Chain (IVC)
management is both a perspective and a set of skills that are critical for
successful managers
in the new millennium. Click here to view the IVC
curriculum model for the Tennessee
MBA. More specifically, we believe there are four key components of IVC management:
Relationship Management
People-to-people and firm-to-firm relationship management, including individuals
and organizations both “upstream” and “downstream” in
the value chain.
Resource Management
All decisions relative to the sourcing, tracking, and utilization of funds,
people, and assets in the value chain, as well as strategic decisions regarding
make-or-buy (outsourcing).
Supply Chain Management
The management of goods and services as they travel through the value chain
from the suppliers through production to the end users.
Information Management
The gathering, analysis, dissemination and utilization of information across
the entire value chain. Information management is fundamental to communication
and goal setting between organizations, and thus is at the heart of value
chain management.
Concentrations and Electives
We are focusing our concentrations on the four
disciplines that account for the vast majority of our student placements:
1) Logistics, 2) Marketing,
3) Finance, and 4)Operations Management, and we believe that these
four areas provide the greatest opportunity in terms of jobs, as well
as skill
building, for our students. In addition, electives will be available
in a variety of support areas, including information management, entrepreneurship,
and global business.
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