Offer an approach to describe and categorize the focal SCM / OM generic skills and analyze how the skills can be adopted and implemented in SCM / OM study programs Leseure ( 2019 ) United Kingdom Defines and compares the two standard options available to instructors teaching planning within an undergraduate OM module : ( a ) the traditional " technical " approach or ( b ) the " conceptual " or " conversational " approach Reflective action research Technical approach helps in staging learning in manageable chunks and conceptual approach offers more opportunities for learning . Students undergoing technical approach rarely end up with an insightful understanding of planning systems and students undergoing conceptual approach can benefit only if they engage and have enough knowledge prerequisites Hoefle et al . ( 2020 ) USA Describes the process followed for transforming a traditional , core OM / SCM course into an experiential , integrated , , and coordinated course Analysis of data related to OM course from 30 schools and a case study Create a reference point for redesigning the course and to be relevant to all business majors , the redesign process incorporated learning goals about integration across operations , the supply chain , and the business characteristics , most of them ( 42 % ) were born between 1965 and 1979 ( i.e. were from the X generation ) , had more than 10 years of teaching experience ( 61.7 % ) , and taught subjects that were fairly well - balanced between qualitative and quantitative approaches ( 48.1 % ) .