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
In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ...
and
Logistics.
Curriculum structure
The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a one to three years
Master Degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. , depending on the program, some may even start with two-year preparation classes and covers various areas of
Supply chain
In commerce, a supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products to customers through a distribution system. It refers to the network of organizations, people, acti ...
management.
Topics of study may include:
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Customer-driven supply chain
Demand-chain management (DCM) is the management of relationships between suppliers and customers to deliver the best value to the customer at the least cost to the demand chain as a whole. Demand-chain management is similar to supply-chain mana ...
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Customer relationship management
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Demand chain management
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Electronic data interchange
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Enterprise planning systems
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Enterprise resource planning
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Integrated business planning
Integrated business planning (IBP) is a process for translating desired business outcomes into financial and operational resource requirements, with the overarching objective of maximizing profit and / or cash flow, while minimizing risk. The bus ...
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Inventory control system
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Just-in-Time
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Liquid logistics Liquid logistics is a special category of logistics that relates to liquid products, and is used extensively in the "supply chain for liquids" discipline.
Standard logistics techniques are generally used for discrete or unit products. Liquid prod ...
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Logistics management
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Material Requirements Planning
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Military supply chain management
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Operations management
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Order fulfillment
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Procurement
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Quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to ensure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
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Reverse logistics
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Supply chain network
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Supply chain security
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Supply chain security (also "supply-chain security") activities aim to enhance the security of the supply chain or value chain, the transport and logistics systems for the world's cargo and to "facilitate legitimate trade".Government o ...
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Total Quality Management
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Vendor-managed inventory
Institutions with MS Supply Chain Management Degree Programs
According to the 2017
Eduniversal Eduniversal is a university ranking business by the French consulting company and rating agency ''SMBG'' specialized in Higher Education. Founded in 1994, one of the main goals of Eduniversal is to provide a tool, for students all around the world, ...
's Best Masters Ranking, the follow institutions ranked best with their SCM-related Master's programs:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - In collaboration with
Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation
MISI University, formerly known as Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), is a supply chain focused university located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The university was launched as a joint initiative between the Massachusetts ...
for Malaysia based program
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Purdue University
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ( es, link=no, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, being the oldest private ...
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KEDGE Business School
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Copenhagen Business School
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Bocconi University
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MIP Politecnico di Milano
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Université Paris-Dauphine
See also
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List of master's degrees
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CSCMP Supply Chain Process Standards
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) Supply Chain Process Standards present an outline or framework for managing processes which are typically found to be involved in performing supply chain related activities, and a set of ...
References
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