
Master Supply Chain Management
1-year professional master’s programme | English-taught
The first semester starts with five courses in Leadership, Research Methods, Business Intelligence, Supply Chain Strategy, and Change & Innovation. You will have masterclasses during the first semester. At the end of the semester you will take examinations and hand in assignments for these courses. Moreover, you will submit a thesis topic and a graduation internship for approval.
In the second semester you will start with the Integrated Supply Chain Cases course. In this course you will learn to integrate and apply the different disciplines from the first semester and quantitative modeling skills in several supply chain cases.
ln week 5 of the second semester you will start at your graduation company with preliminary supply chain research and you will deliver a research design (Research Proposal course).
In week 9, the thesis period will begin. During the thesis period you will be challenged to design and improve a supply chain on a strategic level, to deliver an implementation approach, to influence the implementation process and to develop a leadership style.
Throughout the entire second semester you will also be part of learning communities. In these communities, students, lecturers and industry professionals work together to learn from each other.
All examinations, assignments and the thesis will be assessed on an individual basis.
Please find out more about the programme and its background in this presentation (pdf).
Students are eligible if they hold a BSc Logistics or a bachelor's degree with a major or a minor in logistics.
Please check out the full admission requirements.
If you meet the admission requirements, you are invited to apply for this programme. Admission is based on selection. Please check out the application procedure.
Costs
In the academic year 2023-2024 the statutory tuition fee for master's programmes is €2,314. In addition to the tuition fee, you will need to take into account additional costs for the purchase of study materials such as textbooks. Read more about study costs.
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The supply chain manager of the future
Markets are changing rapidly in a dynamic environment and supply chains are in need of innovations accordingly. Therefore, the supply chain manager of the future is competent in a wide range of disciplines. Future supply chain leaders have specialist knowledge on the entire supply chain and understanding of the latest developments. They have the right analytical skills in the areas of data-science, research and business intelligence, as well as the right social skills in the areas of leadership, collaboration and change. This is the core of our master's programme in supply chain management.
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