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Supply Chain Management Ph.D.
Doctoral Degree
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4 years
Credit Hours:
60
Expand your understanding of the key to getting business done.
You'll learn to conceptualize abstract information, critique and synthesize what you
learn, develop a comprehensive understanding of issues pertinent to supply chain management,
and integrate that knowledge into areas of cutting-edge research. While the focus
of a master's degree program is in solving practical problems faced by one company
at one point in time, a doctoral program trains you to think about logistics problems
faced by multiple companies across time horizons.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Supply Chain Management Ph.D.?
The University of North Texas' G. Brint Ryan College of Business is one of the nation's largest business schools. Our alumni are prominent scholars, administrators and professors at leading business schools, universities and research institutions.
Our Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management program will give you:
- Premier faculty from major Universities in the United States
- A curriculum designed to provide you with superior theoretical foundation and research skills
- A lock-step curriculum that ensures timely completion of course-work
- The best computer facilities and technical support in the region
- Exposure to electronic classrooms and multi-media aided teaching as a required part of your program
- Practical experience in course development and preparation
- Mentoring by graduate faculty on theoretical and applied research leading to journal publications
Marketable Skills
- Application of standard research methods
- Conduct and report business research
- Knowledge of core business disciplines
- Pedagogical practices
- Business research communication
Supply Chain Management Ph.D. Highlights
You'll be individually evaluated by our Degree Program Committee that will design
an emphasis to meet your particular needs and interests.
Our program is a full-time in-resident research-based program, and our students participate
in teaching and research in the department.
Our faculty are world leaders in their respective areas and routinely interact with
major companies and corporations through their research and executive development
programs.
The Business Leadership Building — which has Gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council —reflects our commitment to preparing future business leaders and promotes interaction among students, faculty and industry leaders with its 24 classrooms, and team study rooms.
This program consists of an assortment of courses in theory and advanced research
skills, plus practical research experience obtained by writing articles for publication
and producing a high-quality Ph.D. dissertation.
What can you do with a Supply Chain Management Ph.D.?
Over the past 10 years, all of our graduates, without exception, have found employment in academia, ranging from teaching colleges to research-intensive universities, both in the United States and abroad, including Florida Atlantic University, Georgia Southern University and Eastern Washington University.
Supply Chain Management Ph.D. Courses You Could Take
Logistics Strategy (3 hrs)
Review of research in logistics strategy. Seminar topics include theories of competition
and logistics strategy including antecedents, outcomes, mediators and moderators between
strategy and performance; multimarket competition; first/late mover advantage; transaction
cost analysis; marketing channels; and the contributions to the strategy dialogue.
Supply Chain Strategy (3 hrs)
Survey of concepts and research methods of interorganizational systems. Supply chains
are studied from multiple context and theoretical perspectives including the following:
institutional design and structure, transaction cost economics, operations and logistics
cost economics, exchange behaviors and strategies, supply chain relationship types,
and evaluation of supply chain performance.
Systems Theory and Experimentation (3 hrs)
Provides an in-depth investigation and analysis of logistics and supply chain research
based upon the systems view of the firm and the supply chain. Engineering, business
and complex adaptive approaches to systems theory are explored as a framework for
logistics and supply chain related business research.
Game Theory (3 hrs)
Drives students to learn game theory, agency theory and contract theory. The intent
is to understand how these theories are relevant to logistics and supply chain management
(LSCM).
Operations Research for Logistics (3 hrs)
Focuses on operations research (OR) techniques published in top-tier OR journals and
their applications in leading logistics and supply chain management journals. Deterministic
(e.g., mathematical programming) and stochastic (e.g., reliability theory and queueing
theory) techniques are studied with a focus on delineating between optimal and heuristic
techniques (e.g., genetic algorithms and simulated annealing). Real-world, industry
problems and supporting data are used to further validate the application of OR techniques
to the discipline of logistics and supply chain management.
Logistics Theory (3 hrs)
Understanding of the history of logistics, theoretical definitions of logistics and
controversies in logistics thought. Investigation, analysis and discussion of significant
issues in the field of logistics.
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