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Keep your career on track with a supply chain management degree
When Sam Walton introduced his grocery-goods chain to deep discounting, he took Wal-Mart from five-and-dime to global megacorp. How? With a lean and efficient supply chain. Sam found that a small thing done well can add up to a big advantage. Today, companies large and small are looking for that same gain. Let Franklin’s B.S. Operations & Supply Chain Management degree program help you become an execution-oriented professional with the know-how to deliver.
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Program Overview
Supply competitive edge with efficient end-to-end execution
Franklin’s transfer-friendly Operations & Supply Chain Management degree program prepares you to get it done. You’ll learn what it takes behind the scenes to streamline every step from raw material to consumption so you can make a real difference to the customer out front.
Along the way, you’ll acquire a set of highly sought-after skills in the areas of demand planning, quality management, procurement, supply chain optimization, strategic sourcing, transportation and logistics, and materials and inventory management. And because our Supply Chain degree program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), the leader in outcomes-based accreditation in business, you know you’re earning a respected degree with value in the workplace.
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You’ll also learn how to handle growing global issues, such as meeting developing countries’ need for goods while overcoming such barriers as dwindling natural resources and insufficient supply chain infrastructure.
Franklin’s Supply Chain bachelor's degree program coursework will expose you to in-demand quality management methods, such as Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Theory of Constraints (TOC) and production practices like Lean and Just-in-time (JIT). You’ll learn how to direct transportation, logistics, outsourcing, and other operations functions while you deepen your skills in managing projects and programs.
Because Franklin’s curriculum addresses relevant issues and trends facing the industry, you’ll be amply prepared to tackle key issues while bringing thought leadership to the table. For example, our curriculum teaches you how to integrate environmental thinking throughout the supply chain, from green-friendly product design and material sourcing to responsible end-of-life management.
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Franklin’s Supply Chain Management degree program goes beyond just theory, too. You’ll gain practical experience through hands-on project assignments, such as the capstone project in which you’ll research and develop an end-to-end plan to produce and deliver a product.
With credentialed practitioners providing instruction and an Advisory Board comprised of VPs and Division heads of Fortune 500 companies, such as Cardinal Health and UPS, you will have access to some of the best talent and experience in the industry. Plus, you can choose to gain additional insights from networking with members of professional societies like Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and Association for Operations Management (APICS).
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Earn your degree on your terms by taking classes 100% online. Accredited and nonprofit, Franklin was built from the ground-up to satisfy the needs of adult learners. Our seamless transfer process and team of academic advisors will help ease your transition to becoming a student, while our flexible course schedules help to balance your education with work, family and life. Get started on your future today.

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Curriculum & Course Descriptions
In this course, students acquire the writing competence necessary for conducting and presenting research. A variety of assignments, beginning with personal reflections, build upon one another, as students develop ideas that respond to, critique, and synthesize the positions of others. Students systematize and organize knowledge in ways that will help them in all of their courses. The course also emphasizes the elements of good writing style, appropriate grammar and mechanics, clarity of language, and logical and cohesive development. It culminates in submission of a documented research paper.
This course introduces the student to statistics with business applications. The course covers both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics included are: measures of central tendency; measures of dispersion; graphical displays of data; linear regression; basic probability concepts; binomial and normal probability distributions; confidence intervals; and hypothesis testing. These topics will be covered using a basic knowledge of algebra and Microsoft Excel. Note, this course has proctored exam(s).
Choose either MATH 140 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning or MATH 150 Fundamental Algebra as the prerequisite. Course can count as a University elective.
An introduction to economic theory involving the basic underlying causes and principles of the operation of an economic system. Emphasis is placed on studying the economy as a whole. Issues of inflation, unemployment, taxation, business cycles and growth are discussed in the context of the global economic system.
2 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology disciplines.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Two courses from the Science discipline. One course must have a lab component.
Critical Ethics uses critical thinking to get around the limitations of personal belief and indoctrination to get to what ought to be done and why to improve the human condition. Accordingly, the goal of this course is to help the student improve his/her ethical analysis and evaluation skills to help the student do the thing that must be done, when it ought to be done, using critical thinking.
4 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Art, English Literature, Fine Arts, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Religion or Theater disciplines.
This course introduces students to the Franklin University community and provides strategies for successful transition to and participation in that community. Topics include University resources and procedures, strategies for advancing communication skills, the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments, and the development of an academic and career plan.
This course prepares students to be successful lifelong learners both academically and in their chosen careers. Franklin courses require a high level of self-directed learning and focus on skills required in the workplace and the classroom that are easily transferable between the two environments. The course includes strategies for advancing communication skills, including the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments. The assignments and activities in the course are created to closely simulate teamwork found in the workplace.
By using applied critical and creative thinking, students in this course will develop a set of communication skills that will enhance their personal and professional relationships and endeavors. This course will focus on skill development in key areas such as self, perception, listening, verbal messages, conversations, relationships, conflict management, persuasion, and public speaking.
This public-speaking course emphasizes the fundamentals of extemporaneous speaking. Skill-building activities and assignments focus on research, organization, reasoning, style and delivery of presentations as well as listening and audience engagement.
4 credits from the following types of courses:
Any General Education course at the 100 or 200 level
This course is an introduction to financial and managerial accounting. It is designed for non-accounting majors. Financial accounting emphasizes how general purpose financial statements communicate information about the business's performance and position for users external to management. It emphasizes how the accountant processes and presents the information. The course also examines the major elements of the financial statements. The managerial accounting portion of the course studies internal reporting and decision-making. The course assists those who wish to learn "what the numbers mean" in a clear, concise and conceptual manner without focusing on the mechanical aspects of the accounting process.
A study of the everyday legal problems encountered in business with emphasis on the areas of legal procedure, contracts, agency, employment law, business organizations and torts, with cases relating to these and other areas.
An introduction to economic theory involving the examination of how decision making by firms and individuals is shaped by economic forces. Emphasis is placed on demand, supply, market equilibrium analysis, and basic market structure models. The invisible hand as the driving force for economic decisions as well as market externalities are discussed. The class concentrates on providing a balanced approach to studying economic agents' behavior and the global implications and outcomes.
This course is designed to survey the field of finance and provide the foundation for more advanced finance coursework. Topics include sources of business and financial information, financial statement analysis, the time value of money, the nature and measurement of risk, financial institutions, investments and corporate finance.
This course explores the basic concepts and processes of management. Students will explore the functional roles and processes of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling comprising the manager role. Students develop skills related to the manager function that are required in today's competitive environment.
Theory, strategies and methods are foundational to the informed practice of marketing. Students investigate the importance of marketing to an organization or cause, the interrelationship of the difference phases of marketing, the marketing of goods versus services, analysis and identification of markets, pricing strategies and digital marketing tactics.
Completion of ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting & ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting can fulfill the ACCT 202 requirement.
This course focuses on the development of individual and team decision-making and problem solving skills. Real world domestic and global issues will be analyzed, diagnosed, and evaluated through the application of a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques used to arrive at effective decisions and solutions.
This course focuses on the organizational processes and theoretical constructs related to organizational behavior. The roles of leaders, followers, and teams and their influence on the culture and performance of an organization are addressed through the analysis of key organizational behavior concepts and related cases. Topics will include: values, perception, attitudes, assumptions, learning, motivation, conflict, diversity, and change.
This course provides the foundations of quantitative analysis methods used in business and operations management problems. Students will be able to develop analytical skills in modeling and analysis of problems faced by business and operations managers. Some of the topics covered are: linear programming, network and transportation analysis, queuing models and simulation.
This course instructs students on how manufacturing and service operations contribute to organizational strategy. Concepts such as productivity, economies of scale, vertical and horizontal integration, and push vs. pull will be explained. Implications of applying "Green" policies to materials and processes will be explained.
This course provides students with understanding and knowledge of the philosophies and methods used to improve effectiveness and efficiency of organizational processes. Quality concepts from Juran and Deming will be discussed along with more current quality concepts such as six-sigma, black-belt quality associates, and total quality management (TQM). In addition, issues applying quality concepts to global companies will be explained.
This course will expose students to topics related to design and management of supply chains, from incoming raw materials to final product delivery. Course topics will include supply chain network design, facility planning, capacity planning, globalization and outsourcing, information technology, and global issues in supply chain management.
This course explores the transportation and logistics concepts within supply chains. Topics covered will include tools and techniques used in the design and operation of transportation and logistics systems and global issues in transportation and logistics management. In addition, "Quick Response" scenarios used to handle transportation and logistics issues, in the event of natural and non-natural disasters, will be explained.
This course will provide students with the concepts of purchasing and inventory management. Topics covered are purchasing and inventory planning processes, supplier selection, contract negotiations, "Green" policies, and procurement.
This course will instruct the student to manage multiple organizations and projects. Concepts on how to deal with organizational obstacles, risk, and project development will be covered.
This course will provide the student with a cumulative experience for the Operations and Supply Chain Management major. The student will use all the knowledge gained in the previous classes on operations management, supply chain management, quality, transportation, and purchasing in developing operational strategies for real-life applications.
26 credits from the following types of courses:
Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.
All students are required to pass College Writing (ENG 120), and either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass PF 121 Basic Learning Strategies in place of PF 321 Learning Strategies. Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) or Speech Communication (SPCH 100) must be taken prior to enrolling in any course at the 300 level or above. Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.
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Program Details
2023 - 2024 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition | $398 |
B.S. in Nursing | $298 |
Current service members | $250 |
International students | $526 |
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For students taking 31 credits per year, Franklin University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $12,338. According to Collegeboard.org, that's about 67% less than the national average private, nonprofit four-year college tuition of $38,070.
A learning outcome map functions as a roadmap to help guide students' progress through their program of study. Click HERE to view the B.S. Operations & Supply Chain Management matrix.
1. To be awarded an undergraduate degree, students must:
- Successfully complete all courses required in the major program, including:
- General Education
- Business or Professional Core
- Major Area and Elective Courses
- Technical transfer credit (for specific degree completion programs only)
2. Meet these grade point average (GPA) requirements:
- All students must attain a minimum Franklin University cumulative GPA of 2.00
- All students must attain a minimum GPA of 2.25 in the major area, and each major area course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements
3. Complete the residency requirement
- Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
4. Complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees
5. Not be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or a violation of the Student Code of Conduct
Program Chairs and Academic Advisors are available for consultation to provide information and guidance regarding the selection of courses, the accuracy of schedules, and the transfer process. However, students are responsible for understanding and meeting the degree requirements of their major program or degree and for planning schedules accordingly.
Overall Residency Requirements
Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
Course Level Requirements
A student must have 40 credit hours overall that are equivalent to 300/400 level Franklin University courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have a minimum of 12 credit hours of courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree.
Business Core Requirements
Majors that have Business Core requirements are Accounting, Applied Management, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business Forensics, Energy Management, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Forensic Accounting, Human Resources Management, Information Systems Auditing, Logistics Management, Management & Leadership, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management, and Risk Management & Insurance. The Business Core is the foundation of the related academic disciplines appropriate for a baccalaureate degree in business. The purpose of the Business Core is to provide students with a conceptual understanding of organizations, how the functional areas interrelate to achieve organizational goals, and how to apply professional decision-making competencies and technical skills in today’s environment. After completing the Business Core, graduates will be able to:
- analyze an organization’s accounting information in order to develop sound business decisions
- identify and apply valuation models relevant to an organization’s financial decisions
- identify the impact of forces influencing the major functional areas of business (e.g., ethical, legal, technological, economic, global and social)
- apply marketing activities to the delivery of goods and services in business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets
- apply interpersonal and resource management skills to enhance business success
Business Principles (BSAD 110) is a Business Core prerequisite. Transfer students with the equivalent of four business courses are not required to take Business Principles.
Major Area Requirements
A student must have 20 credit hours in the major area that are equivalent to 300/400 major level Franklin courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have 12 hours of major area courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree. A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area for students enrolled in either the associate’s or bachelor’s degree programs, and each major course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements.
Capstone Requirement
Every major has a capstone experience for which credit cannot be transferred into the University. This is a Franklin course designed to integrate and assess the learning outcomes specific to each major as a whole. This course should be taken as the last major course. If, given the academic scheduling process and the student’s projected graduation date, this is not possible, then the student should have Senior Standing (90 or more credit hours), plus the skill-based General Education courses (COMM, SPCH, WRIT, MATH, COMP), all business or professional core courses, and the capstone prerequisite courses.
Subsequent Degree Requirements
Students pursuing subsequent bachelor’s degrees must earn in residency at Franklin University a minimum of 30 credit hours at the 200 level or above, of which a minimum of 16 credit hours must be major area courses equivalent to 300/400 level courses.
Additional Degree Requirements
Students seeking an additional bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours (including the major requirements) beyond the first bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree. (See the “Subsequent Degree” section of the Academic Bulletin.)
Transfer Credit
Transfer credit and credit awarded on standardized exams, proficiency exams or portfolio credit awarded by another institution will not count toward the residency requirement at Franklin University. Credit awarded based on proficiency examination or portfolio evaluation conducted by Franklin University may apply as appropriate major area credit, but will not reduce the hours required toward the residency requirement.
Name | Organization | Title |
John Grimme | AT&T | Retired |
Abdy Balaloa | AT&T | Retired |
Jeremy Banta | Columbus State Community College | Operations and Supply Chain Management Chair |
Dan Dayton | Consultant | |
James Smallwood | Consutlant | |
John Miles | Consultant |
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Career Opportunities
Chief Operating Officer
COOs oversee the daily operations of an organization, as well as the work of other executive functions, while implementing business strategies, plans and procedures.
Director of Operations
Directors of Operations ensure that staff successfully carry out business policies and imperatives.
Inventory Manager
Inventory Managers oversee the tracking and replenishing of merchandise in warehouse, stores, facilities, and food service establishments.
Logistics Manager
Logistics Managers oversee the work of teams responsible for receiving and/or delivering products, ensuring cost-efficient and effective transport and handling.
Product Manager
Product Managers determine product strengths and weaknesses, developing strategies to effectively promote the product.
Project Manager
Project Managers plan, execute and manage campaigns and initiatives, ensuring adequate resources, staffing and milestones to deliver anticipated results on time and within budget.
Procurement Manager
Procurement Managers handle the ordering of goods and services, including processing requests for purchases, locating suppliers and preparing invitations to bid.
Sales Manager
Sales managers direct the business development activities of sales personnel, ensuring revenue targets are met or exceeded.
Supply Chain Manager
Supply Chain Managers direct the planning of procurement, production, inventory control, logistics, and distribution.
Transportation Manager
Transportation Managers hire, coach, supervise, and manage truck drivers, and supervise employees tasked with loading and unloading transport vehicles.
Employment Outlook
From 2021-2031, jobs in Operations & Supply Chain Management are expected to increase by 8%
All Occupations
2021 |
9,020,774 jobs
|
2031 |
9,741,132 jobs
|
Operations Research Analysts
2021 |
102,646 jobs
|
2031 |
124,987 jobs
|
Construction Managers
2021 |
480,456 jobs
|
2031 |
535,162 jobs
|
Logisticians
2021 |
254,911 jobs
|
2031 |
274,831 jobs
|
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2021 |
510,881 jobs
|
2031 |
534,777 jobs
|
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other
2021 |
1,571,499 jobs
|
2031 |
1,697,142 jobs
|
Source information provided by Lightcast.
Knowledge & Skillsets
Gain in-demand skills sought by employers with curriculum that teaches you:
- Provide demand forecast analyses for volume, levels, and capacity, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services, and inventory replenishment
- Leverage historical performance, such as point-of-sale data, statistical models, and collaborative insight, to develop and manage forecasts
- Prepare key performance indicators (KPIs), building consensus of demand forecasts to maximize sales and balance inventory
- Design and implement rigorous processes and activities for forecasting, planning, and analysis using trends, competitive position, and demand-signal data
- Support and deliver total demand plans through sales and operations planning cycles
- Develop critical forecast accuracy metrics using root-cause analyses and corrective action planning to improve forecast accuracy
- Support continuous improvement strategies and initiatives, leveraging methodologies such as theory of constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma
- Support continuous improvement strategies and initiatives, leveraging methodologies such as theory of constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma
- Develop green strategies and operational improvements to increase scalability, efficiency, and effectiveness of processes
- Enhance operations, improve service delivery, and increase performance and output through efficient scheduling, vendor performance, and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Deploy strategies to reduce future cost structure and improve process performance
- Understand and document business issues, identifying improvement opportunities, proposing changes, and delivering end-user training
- Manage key supplier relationships, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and issues resolution
- Use Excel, Access, linear programming models, and various other analytics in understanding costs, savings, service, and operational impact
- Use Excel, Access, linear programming models, and various other analytics in understanding costs, savings, service, and operational impact
- Ensure the cost- and time-efficient purchase of goods and services in accordance with green procurement policies and procedures and supplier agreements
- Understand and leverage current market trends, such as environmentally sustainable purchasing, identifying opportunities and sources for cost savings based on volume, process, and/or market-based pricing
- Create, issue, and evaluate request for information (RFI), request for quote (RFQ), and request for proposal (RFP) responses, facilitating the process through vendor selection, including building consensus and resolving conflict
- Leverage models to translate outputs into realistic business insights, perform what-if scenarios, and drive business recommendations and decisions
- Formulate, implement, and continuously improve end-to-end supply chain operations at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in order to achieve business objectives
- Adopt and/or manage green supply chains, including forecasting, product release execution, fulfillment, distribution, inventory management, and logistics, to reduce waste and improve efficiencies
- Establish sourcing strategies consistent with strategic business objectives, continuous improvement processes, and cost-reduction efforts
- Ensure seamless, efficient supply chain operations based on a collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) process, minimizing operation costs, and achieving competitive service levels and cycle times
- Drive initiatives from idea development to implementation management, including supply chain modeling and solution development
- Develop tactical plans that align with business objectives and support current capabilities and sourcing strategies
- Track and measure supplier performance and contract compliance to leverage spend, standardize service, and reduce supply base
- Evaluate market conditions, implementing sourcing, and spend management strategies to proactively mitigate risks and reduce costs
- Implement sourcing strategies and cost initiatives to achieve year-over-year improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and cycle time performance
- Develop and execute optimal global commodity and supplier strategies using a structured sourcing process that includes cost reductions, quality improvements, increased safety, supplier diversity, and green procurement
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities using best-practice techniques, such as total cost of ownership (TCO), should-cost modeling, value analysis, supplier rationalization, item rationalization, demand management, and make/buy and lease/buy analysis
- Develop and support transportation planning and improvement processes to optimize cost, mode and flow, and ensure consistent, world-class service and delivery
- Model and optimize freight and sku movement through the supply chain
- Analyze logistics, carrier performance, scorecards, costs, service standards, and processes for international and domestic inbound and outbound deliveries
- Manage in-country air and ground transportation requirements, overseeing tactical transportation service
- Ensure efficient, economical and green flow of goods, services, and information from point of origin to point of destination
- Investigate and recommend green transportation initiatives such as the SmartWay program and the Clean Diesel Fuel Alliance
- Support information connectivity among suppliers and providers to enhance satisfaction and value through technology-driven services
- Maintain accurate inventory controls through continuous improvement in cycle-counting, physical inventory management, and inventory tracking
- Enhance material flow to ensure availability of supplies and equipment using lean inventory techniques such as Kanban
- Optimize materials scheduling, delivery, supplier response, and lead time to reduce expenses and improve service levels
- Ensure materials requirements planning (MRP) accuracy by analyzing SAP/APO (ECC/SCM) systems and master data
- Perform comprehensive analyses of inventory transactions and material forecasting, identifying deficiencies and obsolescence risk while driving improvements
- Drive new product introduction programs, ensuring approvals and release through product lifecycle management and enterprise resource planning systems
- Maintain integrated asset management programs and appropriate inventory levels in consideration of cost, storage space, and delivery lead time, ensuring consistent and timely availability of resources
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Frequently Asked Questions
Congratulations on wanting to finish your degree. At Franklin, we make it easy and convenient for busy, working adults to complete their bachelor's degree program alongside other commitments. Typically, a bachelor’s degree takes about 4 years of full-time study from start to finish. However, Franklin’s generous transfer policy can help you finish faster. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how your previously earned credits can save you time toward your bachelor’s.
Franklin makes getting started easy and convenient. We offer three trimesters every year, with start dates within each. Talk to your admissions advisor to find the start date that works best for you.
Franklin University offers a quality education at a competitive cost so you can afford to invest in your future. Our per credit hour tuition rates (vs. per year or per term rates) enable you to get a realistic estimate of exactly how much your degree will cost - especially once you've factored in transfer credit. Our 2023-2024 tuition rate is $398 per credit hour and with our tuition guarantee, you can lock-in your tuition rate from your first term through graduation. Ask our helpful staff about available financing options and financial aid programs. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how transfer credits could help you save time and money.
This is a four-year undergraduate degree program. Franklin's B.S. Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM) degree program is designed to give you both theoretical and practical know-how. You'll learn how to streamline every step of the supply chain while acquiring a set of highly sought-after skills, including demand planning, quality management, supply chain optimization and strategic sourcing.
With Franklin's B.S. Operations & Supply Chain Management degree, you'll acquire highly sought-after skills in the areas of demand planning, quality management, procurement, supply chain optimization, strategic sourcing, transportation and logistics, and materials and inventory management, preparing you for such job titles as capacity planner, supply chain analyst and buyer/planner.
Like most bachelor's degrees, the knowledge and skills you get from earning your degree can lead you to new and better career opportunities. With Franklin's B.S. Operations & Supply Chain Management degree, you'll be on your way to becoming an execution-oriented professional with the know-how to deliver the best products at the best cost in the best time.
At Franklin, you'll experience the convenience and flexibility of taking six-week, online courses, as well as being taught by in-field professionals. Because our educators have worked within operations and supply chain management themselves, they bring a unique perspective to help guide your entry into, or advancement within, the field.
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