Supply Chain Management and Logistics - Specialization
Specialize in the operational aspects within, e.g., the shipping industry, optimizing everything from supply chains, ports, routes, energy consumption, to decision-making procedures. In addition, you will consider the alternative fuels of the future and their impact on sustainable development.
Specialization: Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Supply chain management and logistics have become increasingly critical in today's globalized economy. The success of a company's operations can make or break its competitiveness, profitability, and ability to satisfy customer demand. Therefore, there has been a growing interest in understanding and optimizing supply chain and logistics operations to achieve greater sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness.
The specialization in supply chain management and logistics involves various topics, including supply chain analytics, operations management, network and transport optimization, and sustainability. By studying these topics, you will gain insights into optimizing the supply chain and logistics operations to reduce costs, improve service levels, and enhance overall performance.
Mandatory course
All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:
Programme specific courses, mandatory for this study line:
| 42380 | Supply Chain Analytics | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 42403 | Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
Note that 42114 must be completed in the mandatory category instead of 42112.
Choose the remaining 20 ECTS in the programme specific courses from the following courses:
| 02431 | Risk Management | 5 | point | January |
| 42115 | Network Optimization | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 42117 | Transport Optimization | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 42404 | Maritime Logistics and Management | 5 | point | Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 42879 | Decision Support and Strategic Assessment | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 63881 | Railway transport and sustainable logistics | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
Suggested study plan (start in September 2024)
You can only register 50 ECTS in the programme specific category. If you take more programme specific courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives.
Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain... Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM)
Elective
Advanced Operations Management for... Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems
Elective
Master's thesis
If doing a thesis on 32.5 or 35 ECTS, the ECTS exceeding 30 will be taken from the elective category. E.g., if writing a 35 ECTS thesis, you will only have 25 ECTS electives available.
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.
