Overview:
The ISSCM Department comprises faculty in the Information Systems and Supply Chain Management/Operations areas. As of fall 2023, the Department served 410 undergraduate students and 159 graduate students, most of them in the MS in Information Technology & Management (MSITM) program or its stackable certificates in cyber security, business analytics, or supply chain management. Starting Fall 2024, MSITM concentrations and corresponding stackable certificates in Generative AI for Business, Cloud Computing and Security Analytics, and Supply Chain Analytics have been added. The ISSCM Department has an active Ph.D. program in Information Systems. All programs, including the BS in ISSCM, MSITM, and IS Ph.D. programs are offered online and in person. All ISSCM offerings are well aligned with SAS, SAP, and Red Hat, offering a pathway for the students to independently gain industry certifications. The department has active teaching and research relationships with several organizations with a presence in the region including Cone Health, Volvo Trucks North America, VF Corporation as well as multiple regional logistics and transportation organizations located in the area. Our faculty members are active in research and have published in such journals as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Decision Sciences, and other very high-quality journals. Faculty members in the Department have received external funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.