Program



The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management focuses on the analysis, design, management and operation of supply chains in manufacturing and professional service industries. Using a broad definition of supply chain management (SCM), supply chain problems are being tackled in profit and non-profit environments. The former includes retailers, wholesalers, logistics service providers, manufacturers and suppliers, while the latter includes the public sector and non-governmental organizations, for example in disaster relief logistics.

Advanced information systems are an important enabler for state-of-the-art supply chain management. It will be looked at the suitability of supply chain information and planning systems such as production planning and control systems as well as warehouse, transportation management and advanced planning systems, but also at appropriate geographic information system tools for transport. Furthermore, models of supply chains will be analyzed and designed, and complex decision problems in SCM will be discussed by using appropriate methods and tools. It will be looked at supply chains from micro and meso perspectives (for example transport and logistics processes).

The first year of the program introduces students to the fundamentals of operations, transport and logistics on the one side and draws attention to fundamental principles, methods, techniques and information tools necessary for the analysis, management and operation of supply chains on the other.

First Semester

Second Semester

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics

Geographic Information Systems for Transport and Logistics

Advanced Operations Research

Logistics Management

Global Supply Chain Design

Operations Management

Supply Chain Controlling

Operations Research

Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Operations

Supply Management

Each course is credited with 5 ECTS credits; class room teaching load is 2 hours/week; class attendance is mandatory with continuous assessment of student performance.


In the second year the students have the possibility to select two out of a set of five specialization areas: 

  • Decision Support Systems
  • Integrated Information Systems
  • Retail and Marketing
  • Transport and Logistics
  • Transportation Geography and Modeling

In the Seminar Course they will apply the concepts and methods in real world environments, and discuss recent issues in supply chain management, such as supply chain finance, outsourcing/off-shoring, supply chain risks, green supply chains, disaster relief logistics, with experts from the industry. A Research Seminar serves the purpose to support students in preparing and writing their thesis. Students gain hands-on experience in writing a publishable research article.

Third Semester

Fourth Semester

First Specialization Area

Master's Thesis (20 ECTS credits)

Second Specialization Area

Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management

Seminar Course on Special Issues in Supply Chain Management

 

Each of the courses is credited with 10 ECTS credits; class room time is 4 hours/week; class attendance is mandatory with continuous assessment of student performance. The Master's thesis is credited with 20 ECTS credits.

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