Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
# Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

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 and Logistics.

## Curriculum structure

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a one to three years Master Degree, depending on the program, some may even start with two-year preparation classes and covers various areas of Supply chain management.

Topics of study may include:

* Customer-driven supply chain (link broken)
* Customer relationship management
* Demand chain management
* Electronic data interchange
* Enterprise planning systems
* Enterprise resource planning
* Integrated business planning
* Inventory control system
* Just-in-Time
* Liquid logistics
* Logistics management
* Material Requirements Planning
* Military supply chain management
* Operations management
* Order fulfillment
* Procurement
* Quality assurance
* Reverse logistics
* Supply chain network
* Supply chain security
* Total Quality Management
* Vendor-managed inventory

## Institutions with MS Supply Chain Management Degree Programs

According to the 2017 Eduniversal's Best Masters Ranking, the follow institutions ranked best with their SCM-related Master's programs:

* Massachusetts Institute of Technology - In collaboration with Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation for Malaysia based program
* Purdue University
* Universidade Nova de Lisboa
* Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
* KEDGE Business School
* Copenhagen Business School
* Universidad Complutense de Madrid
* Bocconi University
* MIP Politecnico di Milano
* Université Paris-Dauphine
* Schulich School of Business
