Title: Supply chain management and logistics education in developing countries: a study in the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Darwish Abdulrahman Yousef

Addresses: Department of Management, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

Abstract: This study explores supply chain management and logistics education in the United Arab Emirates. It provides information, including the names of supply chain management and logistics programmes offered, corresponding dates, the universities offering them, the courses, skills, and knowledge provided by these programmes, and details regarding internships, faculty, students, and graduates. Qualitative data were collected from the Ministry of Education and university websites. Additional information was collected using an open-ended questionnaire. The findings revealed that the United Arab Emirates first supply chain management and logistics programme began in 2009 at the University of Dubai, and only eight United Arab Emirates universities offered supply chain management and logistics programmes. There are significant similarities among the supply chain management and logistics programmes at United Arab Emirates universities with respect to both the required and business core courses. The focus was primarily on skills rather than knowledge, with an emphasis on business rather than supply chain management and logistics related skills. The findings offer educators valuable insights for supply chain management and logistics course development by learning from other United Arab Emirates universities.

Keywords: supply chain management education; logistics management education; higher education; UAE; developing country.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2024.143722

International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, 2024 Vol.7 No.4, pp.299 - 318

Received: 15 Jul 2023
Accepted: 01 Dec 2023
Published online: 06 Jan 2025 *

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