Creating Supply Chain Solutions
It is not often a professor reaches out to former students to personally recruit them for a graduate program. The strategy worked for graduate student Erik Chaney.
“I was on the fence about graduate school,” recalls Chaney. “But when Dr. Natalie Scala emailed me with details about the M.S. in Supply Chain Management, my interest was sparked by the opportunities the program offered.”
A mix of online and in-person courses allowed Chaney to continue working full time as a customer service adviser while completing courses. “It’s been great to have face-to-face connections again and learn as a group with my peers.”
Chaney describes how COVID-19 halted distribution, and how it radically altered the supply chain world, forcing new ways to adapt.
“I think of myself as a problem solver — being able to look at a problem and attack it from different angles,” says Chaney. “The old way of doing things no longer works. The entire process, from manufacturing to logistics and procurement to how products are marketed, has changed dramatically.”
“ The entire process, from manufacturing to logistics and procurement to how products are marketed, has changed dramatically. ”
With degree in hand, Chaney is interested in a position that involves data analysis. “Databases are invaluable in helping you make strategic and informed decisions.”
A lover of fitness and the outdoors, his personal philosophy has served him well: Work hard, take care of your responsibilities and the rest of your life will fall into place. As things fall into place for him, the former Student Entrepreneurship Council member hopes to become a mentor for the next generation of supply chain managers.
More about TU’s supply chain management master’s program
Learn more about Towson University’s master’s degree program in supply chain management. You can also email supplychain AT_TOWSON to request information.