The Supply Chain Management profession addresses the critical link between demand creation and fulfillment. Supply Chain Management professionals participate in fundamental decisions associated with current and future business success, product design, sourcing, transportation, storage, e-commerce, and delivery of final goods to customers.
Information technology plays a vital role in making transactions efficient (cost-saving) and effective (meeting customers’ needs). The global nature of the supply chain industry makes this discipline exciting and rewarding.
Students in Saint Louis University's Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSc) program will also gain additional exposure to the design, implementation, and management of efficient ways to integrate the flow of materials and information among suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and stores.
The curriculum focuses on the theoretical and applied supply chain and logistics skills that are essential in today’s competitive global supply chain environment. Students learn operations management, logistics, information technologies, finance, Lean/Six Sigma, ERP, project management, and simulation to deliver the analytical skills employed in the public and private sectors.