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Global Supply Chain

Read about BYU Marriott's Global Supply Chain Management program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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GSC Students Share Advice, Aspirations

April 06, 2017
While Kevin Barker and Renae Rockwood, two juniors in the global supply chain program, are both involved students who worked hard to get into their program, their future endeavors couldn’t be more different. Read on for their takes on global supply chain, the Marriott School, and internships, as well as their aspirations in the fields of aerospace and academia. (Note: Their responses have been edited for length and clarity.)
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Prosperity in Product Management

March 24, 2017
Popular prejudice often says that a good salary comes at the expense of job satisfaction. But Dain Berrett, outgoing president of BYU’s Product Management Association, argues that isn’t always the case. Berrett, a second-year MBA student, says studies show product managers enjoy one of the best combinations of job satisfaction and salary of any profession. And, with the tech industry continuing to grow, the need for professionals to bridge the gap between product development and consumers is increasing as well.
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An Egg-xellent Win for GSC Program

March 06, 2017
BYU's MBA global supply chain program brought home its second national case competition win in as many weeks, leaving other programs scrambling to keep up.
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4 Lessons From A Recent Grad

February 15, 2017
Adam Mikkelsen grew up on a farm in Oregon where, no matter the chore, he was always looking for ways to improve. At BYU he studied economics before switching to global supply chain so he could be more hands-on with his work. As a student, he interned at an industrial auditing firm as an auditing intern, where he traveled across the western Chinese province of Qinghai in order to share best practices and greener technology between the companies there and in Utah. Later, he worked at Walmart as a merchandising analyst for apparel sourcing. He accepted a job as a strategy and operations consultant at Deloitte after graduating in April 2015 because he believed international consulting will give him a better opportunity to work and travel.
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GSC PROF CHANNELS LOVE FOR LEARNING & SERVICE

January 23, 2017
“I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.” Global supply chain management professor Scott Sampson keeps this quote from David Letterman hanging in his office. In essence, it’s what Sampson is all about.
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AN ENGLISHMAN LIVING THE DREAM

December 07, 2016
No matter where life takes him, global supply chain professor Simon Greathead always seems to find his way back to Provo.
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Allison Oberle: Illuminated Alumna

November 11, 2016
When it comes to being involved on BYU campus, Allison Oberle has been there, done that. She graduated in 2015 from the global supply chain program. During her time at BYU, she worked on the women’s initiative of GSC, served as VP of Women’s Outreach, led as co-president of the Global Supply Chain Association her senior year, and worked in the Global Management Center. She also danced competitively on BYU’s international folk dancing team for three consecutive years, traveling for months at a time. She now works for Sun Products Cooperation in Salt Lake City as a customer supply chain specialist.
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Professor Tom Foster, Former Rock Star

November 04, 2016
Tom Foster, department chair of marketing and global supply chain at the Marriott School, had never played two truths and a lie—a game in which players share two hard-to-believe truths and one lie about themselves, then the other players must guess which is the lie. But when pressed for three statements, he said:
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In the Atrium with Jake Homer

April 22, 2016
Life is just like riding a bike, right? Well for Jake Homer sometimes it is more like a sprint triathlon—literally.
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Department Chair Named Journal Editor

February 16, 2016
The Marriott School's Tom Foster has been appointed the new editor of the Quality Management Journal.
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DEPARTMENT OFFICE: CAROLEE CORBETT

February 04, 2016
Around the world in thirty days? Carolee Corbett checked that one off her bucketlist.
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Top Marriott School Stories of 2015

December 31, 2015
The Marriott School had an amazing 2015. Here's a list of some of our top stories of the year featuring our outstanding students, faculty and alumni.
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Undergrads Named "Best and Brightest"

December 28, 2015
McKenzi McDonald and Tanner Stutz are spotlighted on Poets and Quants list of Best and Brightest Business Majors.
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Students Creating Tiny Radio for Athletes

December 08, 2015
Marriott School students has devised an innovative device to keep outdoor enthusiasts in touch while in nature: A tiny two-way radio that connects to your phone or headphones via Bluetooth.
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Entrepreneurship Program Rises in Ranking

November 10, 2015
Brigham Young University's undergraduate and graduate programs ranked No. 2 and No. 7, respectively, in The Princeton Review's recent annual survey for Entrepreneur magazine.
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BYU Marriott School Highly Ranked

September 09, 2015
Marriott School undergraduate programs continue to earn high marks from U.S. News, including top rankings in accounting, international business and entrepreneurship.
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Scott Sampson Receives Outstanding Faculty Award

April 17, 2015
Fifteen faculty, staff and administrators were recognized at the annual Marriott School awards luncheon.
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Undergrad Experiences Jumpstarting Future Careers

March 19, 2015
Through a recent collaboration with Walmart, a group of Marriott School undergraduates earned high-profile internships.
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