MBA Programs for Supply Chain Management
Effective supply chain management (SCM) practices have become essential to firms in many industries, particularly since globalization has widened the geographic distances between suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. A wide variety of jobs exist for those interested in supply chain issues, including supply chain/logistics/operations manager, analyst, or consultant.
Top Business Schools for a career in Supply Chain Management
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USD
The USD School of Business Administration’s Supply Chain Management Institute and the SCM MBA concentration helped to place 17 percent of the school’s 2011 MBA grads in supply chain jobs. View school profile
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Rutgers
Rutgers Business School founded the Center for Supply Chain Management in 2009, and is one of top-ranked US SCM-focused MBA programs as ranked by Gartner Supply Chain Leaders in 2011. View school profile
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ETH - Zurich
Based in the midst of hundreds of global firms in Zurich, ETH's part-time Supply Chain Management MBA combines a central European location with the university's solid international reputation. View school profile
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Stanford
Stanford is a top-ranked business school with leading supply chain-focused faculty like Hau Lee and Seungjin Whang who teach on the school's MBA and executive education programs. View school profile
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SP Jain - Dubai
SP Jain offers an MBA concentration in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, making use of its campuses in Asia-Pacific hubs like Dubai and Singapore. In any given year, around 15 percent of full-time MBA grads go into jobs in the transportation and logistics industries. View school profile
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ASU - Carey
ASU was ranked in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top-5 supply chain graduate programs in the United States. Around 45 percent of 2011 ASU MBA grads got jobs with an operations function. View school profile
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MIT - Sloan
While not officially an MBA, Sloan’s nine-month Supply Chain Management masters program attracts a similar target group. The average age in the 2012 cohort was 30 and the average work experience was 6 years. MIT also offers a “Leaders for Global Operations” dual-degree MBA/MSc program. View school profile
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Penn State - Smeal
Gartner recently ranked Penn State as the number-one supply chain graduate program in the United States, and around 48 percent of the school's 2011 MBA cohort landed jobs with operations functions. View school profile
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Michigan State - Broad
U.S. News & World Report ranked Michigan State’s the #2 top supply chain/logistics program in the United States in 2012. Nearly half (48 percent) of the school’s 2011 MBA grads got jobs in supply chain or logistics. View school profile
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Wisconsin Madison
Wisconsin’s Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management helps provide career and internship opportunities for the students who pursue Wisconsin’s SCM MBA concentration. View school profile






























