Industrial Distribution Accreditation

Vision Statement

The vision of the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University is:

• To be a nationally recognized leader in Industrial Distribution education and applied research, including technical sales and distribution operations and supply chain management.   

Mission Statement

The mission of the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University is to:

• Prepare graduates for sales engineering, sales management, supply chain operations and logistics management mid-management positions with wholesale distributors, who purchase, warehouse, sell, distribute and service a wide variety of products, and with manufacturers who sell through distributors.
• Conduct applied research and develop new best practices in industrial distribution, logistics and supply chain management that mutually benefits the university and its industrial, governmental and academic collaborators.
• Provide service and leadership in the promotion and advancement of the department, the university and the industrial distribution profession.
• Maintain a nationally recognized program through excellence in hands-on education, applied research and service. 

Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the Industrial Distribution Program are:

1. Successful in designing, integrating, and implementing technical sales, operations and customer services management systems in industrial distribution and supply chain management-related industries.
2. Exemplifying ethical standards in their professional careers.
3. Providing leadership in their respective organizations during their careers.
4. Actively engaged in lifelong learning and sustainable productivity in a dynamic work environment.

Student Outcomes

At the time of graduation, an Industrial Distribution student has:

1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Undergraduate Program Enrollment and Graduation Data