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MSc Supply Chain Management

What are the tradeoffs between costs, liability and environmental impact in supply chains? How can you implement responsible work practices in logistics?

There’s a very close connection between the latest academic knowledge and real-world business practice in RSM’s MSc Supply Chain Management. You’ll learn the latest theories and technologies in class from world-class researchers and academics, then investigate how supply chain knowledge works in practice. You’ll meet supply chain professionals in class, and visit companies during field trips, honours class consultancy projects, and thesis research internships. Here, you’re in the middle of all the action: the Port of Rotterdam and other international supply chain hubs are right on your doorstep.

  • 128 average number of students in cohort
  • 42% international students in programme
  • 84% of graduates employed within 6 months after graduation
  • Examples of industries where graduates work: energy, logistics, FMCG, consulting
  • Examples of graduates’ job titles: operations manager, supply chain consultant, logistics analyst

This programme is offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam. For more information about the legal structure of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, visit this page.

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Programme highlights

  • Top academics

    Learn from the best: our top-ranked international faculty members bring you the latest supply chain management insights, methods and theories. Combine this with the practical programme elements and you’re all set.

  • Sustainability in supply chains

    Focus on social and environmental sustainability, data analytics and cost efficiency and performance in the broad portfolio of topics, from intra-logistics to strategic global collaborations between firms. Then bring your own positive changes to the practice of supply chain management.

  • Deep dive into analytics

    Use a variety of approaches to analyse the performance of supply chains – from analytical models to qualitative assessments – as you learn knowledge, skills and tools to thrive in the international arena.

  • The real deal - SCM in practice

    Experience it yourself: management challenges, technologies and developments on company visits, consultancy projects and guest lectures by expert practitioners from the logistics and supply chain industry.

More about the programme

Hear from our current students

It's quite practice-oriented, so I feel I am learning new skills every day from the real business world and from company visits and guest lectures; it’s a great way to integrate theories and practices. I enjoy the nice vibe, my smart classmates and the helpful professors, but most of all I enjoy the way the courses are designed. Our courses combine lectures and workshops in creative and interesting ways. For example, we visit a real warehouse after learning about warehouse assessing; and we go to a logistics industry fair to find innovative solutions. I feel that professors and staff work very hard to teach us as much as possible and efficiently. If you are interested in logistics or supply chain, and want to learn data analysis and elementary programming for the real business world, then this is for you! It’s a great starting point for a career in logistics, in a supply chain department or a consultancy role in these fields.

Chenzhi Hu (MSc Supply Chain Management 2020)

Chenzhi Hu

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