A descriptive study on supply chain management model for the academia

This descriptive study illustrates the first practical analysis of ITESCM (Integrated Tertiary Educational Supply Chain Management) model which was developed by Habib [10] for the academia, especially for tertiary educational institutions. ITESCM model addresses the integrated form of supplied inputs, supplied outputs, education supply chain, research supply chain and educational management for the Universities. The model delivers two contributions to the consumer, i.e. the society, including human resource contribution and research contribution in terms of high caliber graduates and high impact research outcomes respectively. As a case study approach, the researchers applied the model on a leading University in Bangladesh through MLR equations. 307 respondents, representing University administrators, faculty and staff, graduates, employers etc. were participated in the survey to justify quality outcomes towards the end customer of the educational supply chain.