Program Overview

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a non-thesis degree that can be completed within 18 months. The degree program comprises a minimum of 30 credit hours based on six required courses as well as four courses from the list of electives.

Required Coursework

• BUSI 7150 - Operations Excellence through Supply Chain and Quality
• SCMN 6500 - Inventory/Warehouse Management
• SCMN 6600 - Supply Chain Planning
• SCMN 7600 - Supply Management and Manufacturing
• SCMN 7700 - Demand Management and Fulfillment
• SCMN 7800 - Supply Chain Strategy

Elective Courses

• BUSI 7120 Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
• BUSI 7130 Strategic Analysis and the Competitive Environment
• BUSI 7140 Organizational Leadership, Ethics, and Change
• BUSI 7250 International Business Operations
• BUAL 6610 Predictive Analytics for Business Decisions
• BUAL 6650 Business Data Management
• BUAL 6660 Descriptive Analytics for Business Decisions
• ISMN 6370 Project Management
• ISMN 7880 Management of Information Systems
• SCMN 6720 Quality and Process Improvement

Course Descriptions

BUSI 7150: Operational Excellence Through Supply Chain and Quality Management

This course examines the strategic role of supply chain operations and quality management in creating outstanding products and services. Topics include operational excellence, quality management, demand and supply management, sales and operations planning, inventory management, supply chain design, logistics management, and strategic sourcing.

SCMN 6500: Inventory and Warehouse Management

This course focuses on issues related to managing inventories in a supply chain. Topics include the role of inventory in supply chains, inventory-related policies and decisions, and dealing with supply and demand uncertainty.

SCMN 6600: Supply Chain Planning

This course focuses on long-term and short-term planning of supply chains to provide a strategic fit with business objectives. The course develops an understanding of the critical fit between strategy and supply chain capabilities.

SCMN 7600: Supply Management

This course focuses on the strategic issues involved in managing a company's upstream supply chain and its fit into a company's overall strategy. Topics covered include strategic sourcing, category management, supply risk management, make-buy decisions, TCO, supplier selection/management, and sustainable sourcing.

SCMN 7700: Demand Management and Fulfillment

This course reviews best practices in improving demand management and creating supply chain efficiencies in fulfillment. The course covers different demand analytics and forecasting approaches and how to shape and create demand.

SCMN 7800: Supply Chain Strategy

This course focuses on emerging strategies and thinking at the C-suite/strategic level to provide insight into current issues, problems, and practices in supply chain management. The course provides an integrated perspective of the supply chain decisions companies face.