Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
A Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (abbreviated SCM or MSSCM) is a type of postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree is typically studied for in Supply Chain Management and Logistics.[1]
Curriculum structure
[edit]The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a one to three years Master Degree, depending on the program, some may even start with two-year preparation classes and covers various areas of Supply chain management.
Topics of study may include:
- Customer-driven supply chain (link broken)
- Customer relationship management
- Demand chain management
- Electronic data interchange
- Enterprise planning systems
- Enterprise resource planning
- Integrated business planning
- Inventory control system
- Just-in-Time
- Liquid logistics
- Logistics management
- Material Requirements Planning
- Military supply chain management
- Operations management
- Order fulfillment
- Procurement
- Quality assurance
- Reverse logistics
- Supply chain network
- Supply chain security
- Total Quality Management
- Vendor-managed inventory
Institutions with MS Supply Chain Management Degree Programs
[edit]According to the 2017 Eduniversal's Best Masters Ranking, the follow institutions ranked best with their SCM-related Master's programs:[2]
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - In collaboration with Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation for Malaysia based program
- Purdue University
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
- KEDGE Business School
- Copenhagen Business School
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Bocconi University
- MIP Politecnico di Milano
- Université Paris-Dauphine
- Schulich School of Business