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"The Tennessee program focuses intensely on the customer value chain and supply chain management because that's how the business world works and flows...the knowledge that I've gotten here will be something that I will draw upon for the rest of my life."

—A second-year student

Program Details

What sets the UT 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 of your career to pursue 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, and modules not only allows for more flexibility in program delivery, but supports a compressed program, as well. Students will begin the 44-credit hour program at the beginning of August, and graduate in December of the following year, with a summer internship included.

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. 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. 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 five disciplines that account for the vast majority of our student placements: 1) Operations Management, 2) Marketing, 3) Finance, 4) Logistics and Transportation, and 5) Innovation & Entrepreneurship co-concentration. We believe that these five areas provide the greatest opportunity in terms of jobs, as well as skill building, for our students. In addition, electives are available in a variety of support areas, including information management, and global business.

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