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This study reviews the core requirements in 447 business departments accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in order to understand the current status and changes of Operations Management and Supply Chain Management offerings in the business core. The field of SCM continues to grow in the 21st century in terms of both industry demand and academic offerings. After the 2000s, many institutes of higher education realized the importance of SCM and the demand for trained individuals in the area. SCM became a common elective course for many business schools. This study is interested in exploring the next stage of implementing SCM into business education curriculum. This study seeks to determine if SCM is becoming a core business class for the majority of the business schools, or, more dramatically, if SCM is on the path of replacing OM. We report our survey results in order to understand the motivation for the changes related to SCM in the business core curriculum, the student and faculty reaction to these changes, and its effect on student enrollment, internships and employment.

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Reports the results of a survey of information systems managers with respect of the importance of telecommunications issues and the quality of their telecommunications training. The response of the information systems managers identified four factors: standard or clerical applications (e‐mail and voice mail); advanced or emerging applications (conducting business on the Internet); technical issues (telecommunications terminology and equipment capability); and managerial issues (the use of telecommunications to gain a competitive advantage). The information systems managers rated managerial issues as more important than technical issues, thus reflecting a shift to the strategic issues of telecommunications. While the information systems managers rated training on standard applications the highest, they expressed clear dissatisfaction in all areas of their telecommunications training. Surprisingly, it was in the managerial area of telecommunication that the IS managers expressed their greatest desire for additional training. All too often technology rules the business. It is now time to revert to the core organizational emphasis and use technology to manage the business efficiently.

The purpose of the current study is to develop