Supply Chain Management (MS)
Supply Chain Management (MS)
This program is offered by the George Herbert Walker School of • BUSN 6400 Integrated Studies in Supply Chain Management
Business and Technology. It is available online. (3 hours)
Prerequisites: BUSN 5220, BUSN 5400, BUSN 5410, BUSN
Program Description 5420, BUSN 6110, BUSN 6160
Supply chain management is the foundation for enterprises Plus, choose ONE of the following:
to develop and deliver goods and services. This program
will provide learnings of the end-to-end supply chain from a • BUSN 5100 Introduction to Project Management (3 hours)
global perspective delivered through 10 courses covering • MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership (3 hours)
multiple supply chain disciplines. Through the use of various
learning tools and technology students will gain comprehensive Admission
knowledge in the areas of global operations, planning, production,
operations management, procurement, inventory management, See the Admission section of this catalog for general
transportation, warehouse, enabling technology, analytics, project admission requirements. Students interested in applying
management, lean operations, sustainability, and the opportunity must submit their application online at www.webster.edu/
to become SC Pro Level 1 certified through the Council of Supply apply. Transcripts should be sent from your institution
Chain Management Professionals if the student chooses to electronically to [email protected]. If this service is not
take the CSCMP exam after completion of BUSN 6400. Upon available, send transcripts to:
graduation, students will be able to apply their learnings cross
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Learning Outcomes
Degrees
• Students can explain fundamental supply chain management Additional Requirements
concepts, techniques, and practices and how a supply chain Applicants to the MS in Supply Chain Management must have
interacts with other business areas, both functional and completed a bachelor's degree or higher in a business discipline
technical. in a program accredited by ACBSP (or equivalent). An applicant
• Students can use the fundamentals of operations without such a degree wishing to enroll in this program will be
management to effectively design products/services and required to first complete BUSN 5000.
manufacturing/service systems.
• Students can use the principles of purchasing and supply Advancement to Candidacy
management to structure and analyze procurement
challenges. Students are admitted to their graduate program upon completion
• Students can describe the components and decisions in of all admission requirements. Students are advanced to
logistics, inventory and warehouse management and can candidacy status after successfully completing 12 credit hours
perform analysis. with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. In specialized programs,
• Students can apply enabling technology to manage supply courses required as prerequisites to the program do not count
chain activities and can apply tools to coordinate and toward the 12 credit hours required for advancement.
optimize overall supply chain performance.
• Students can identify potential risks in a supply chain and
develop mitigation strategies.
• Students can develop an end-to-end value chain strategy
in support of the overall business objectives for internal and
external customers.
• Students can integrate ESG strategy in a supply chain.
• Students communicate effectively orally and in writing at all
levels appropriately.
Program Curriculum
The 30 credit hours required for the master of science (MS) must
include the following courses:
• BUSN 5220 Global Supply Chain Management (3 hours)
• BUSN 5400 Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Management
(3 hours)
• PROC 5000 Procurement & Acquisitions Management (3
hours)
• BUSN 5410 Transportation Management (3 hours)
• BUSN 5420 Warehouse Management (3 hours)
• BUSN 5970 Supply Chain Data Analytics (3 hours)
• BUSN 6110 Production and Operations Management (3
hours)
• BUSN 6160 Integrated Business Processes and ERP (3
hours)
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