Local bottler Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages hosted 60 high school students from the Newark area on June 26 at its South Brunswick distribution center for a hands-on business learning experience.
The students – part of the Rutgers Business School’s Supply Chain Education Partnership Program – heard from Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages team members in various departments, including finance, human resources, sales, operations and logistics. The on-site visit was an opportunity to show relevancy bringing real world reference to students from every day activities.
After listening to the guest speakers, students were able to tour the entire distribution center, including the production floor.
The Rutgers Business School’s first Supply Chain Education Partnership Program aims to give local high school students a sense of supply chain management as a career. Just as the school year gives way to summer, the Center for Supply Chain Management finds a way to entice teenagers toward a rewarding future. Students are given hands on experience through visit to industry facilities to explore how SCM management is imperative to every business, large and small.
