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School Offers Master’s Degree in One of the World’s Fastest-Growing Industries

INDIANAPOLIS (August 13, 2008) – In today’s global economy, consumers demand quick, innovative and pensive business solutions. With increased competition worldwide and ever-changing technology, optimizing and understanding the business processes involved in building supplier networks, planning, sourcing, and delivering goods are increasingly more critical to the financial sustainability of a company. For this reason, more businesses are seeking experts with skills in the area of logistics and supply chain management. Beginning in the fall, the Kelley School of Business will add supply chain management as a concentration in the Evening MBA Program, which holds classes on the IUPUI campus and in Carmel. The school currently offers an undergraduate degree concentration.

“More and more companies today have to worry about a network of customers, suppliers and distributors that spans the globe- that makes supply chain management a critical part of doing business,” said Mohan Tatikonda, associate professor of operations and technology management at the Kelley School of Business at Indianapolis. Tatikonda is a well-regarded expert in the supply chain management industry.

“In Central Indiana alone, logistics employment is projected to grow 20 percent over the next five years - we believe that Kelley graduates will be leading this trend, and help solidify Indiana’ position as a global supply chain hub,” Tatikonda said.

To learn more about IU Kelley’s Evening MBA Program or to schedule an appointment, contact Darrell Brown, manager of MBA recruitment and admissions at (317) 274-4895 or via e-mail at daebrown@iupui.edu.

The IU Kelley School of Business has been a leader in American business education for more than 80 years. With an enrollment of more than 4,800 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students, it is among the premier business schools in the country. Kelley’s Indianapolis campus, based at IUPUI, is home to the school’s Evening MBA and Master of Science in Accounting programs and a full-time undergraduate program.

Logistics and supply chain management not only drive the world economy, but also offer a sustainable competitive advantage to manufacturers and distributors who rely on them. For Indiana, with its quintessential location in the heart of the Midwest, this industry has been an important economic force that provides jobs, which in turn support the local economy. It is for this reason that in June of 2007, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), an alliance of chief executive officers of major regional employers and university presidents, launched Conexus Indiana. Conexus Indiana works to develop a highly skilled manufacturing workforce, create industry collaborations to explore new business opportunities and market Indiana’s manufacturing and logistics strengths.