UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Preparing students for successful careers is one of the Penn State Smeal College of Business’ primary missions, and the college has consistently ranked highly among recruiters from top companies all over the country. Part of that preparation is the real-world business problems students are tasked with solving as part of their classwork.
Associate professor of supply chain and information systems Bob Novack’s SCM 301H Supply Chain Management honors course is one such class in which students work with industry representatives from major corporations to solve real, timely business problems over the course of the semester.
“The students in SCM 301H are only sophomores, but they’re honors students, so we challenge them to do a little bit more,” said Novack. “They’re not all Supply Chain majors, but we want them to get an idea of what supply chain professionals really do. These projects get them immersed in a topic and in the company.”