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Elmhurst College is a comprehensive four-year private liberal arts college. Elmhurst College combines the close-knit learning environment of a small school with the endless opportunities of a world-class city. All classes at Elmhurst are taught by professors, not teaching assistants and about 82 percent of the College’s 158 full-time faculty hold the highest degree in their field.

M.S. IN Supply Chain Management Program

Overview:

As a professional navigating a complex and global business environment, you need a degree that adds value. With Elmhurst’s MSCM you’ll offer organizations the much sought-after know-how in designing, planning and operating well-run supply chains.

You’ll be versed in the roles each functional area of a business plays in the supply chain and the cross-functional collaborative strategies needed in operating supply chains. But it will be the depth of your Elmhurst-acquired analytical skills that will give you your true leadership muscles.

Course Sequence:

Year One

Fall Term

SCM 510 Information Technology Tools

SCM 511 Business and Financial Strategies

SCM 512 Outsourcing Decisions: Selecting a Third-Party Logistics Firm

SCM 513 Forecasting in the Supply Chain

January Term

SCM 520 Benchmarking Metrics for Supply Chain Management

SCM 521 Inbound Logistics Strategies

Spring Term

SCM 530 Supplier Certification in the Supply Chain

SCM 531 Manufacture Decisions

SCM 532 Supply Chain Research and Analysis Techniques

SCM 533 Global Logistics Networks

Summer Term

SCM 540 Quality Process Management

SCM 541 Warehouse Management Strategies

SCM 575 Final Project

Year Two

Fall Term

SCM 550 Transportation Management Strategies

SCM 551 Marketing and Supply Chain Networks

SCM 552 Inventory Strategies

SCM 553 Packaging Strategies

January Term

SCM 560 E-Commerce and the Supply Chain

SCM 561 Customer Relationships

Spring Term

SCM 570 Supply Chain Seminar

SCM 571 Supply Chain Information Systems

SCM 572 Reverse Logistics

SCM 573 Managing Human Resources Issues in a Global Marketplace

SCM 575 Final Project

Job titles that our supply chain alumni hold:

• Business Intelligence Manager
• Corporate Transportation Manager
• Director of Global Operations
• Director of Strategic Sourcing
• Global Director of Procurement
• Global Supply Chain Planning Manager
• Global Warehouse Manager
• International Logistics Analyst
• Inventory Analyst
• Logistics Manager

Companies where our alumni work:

• Amazon
• Apple
• Caterpillar Inc
• Crate & Barrel
• DHL
• Duracell
• ITW
• Johnson Controls
• Kraft Foods Group
• Medline Industries
• Microsoft
• Northrop Grumman and others

Admission Requirements:

Applicants for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program must:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Have at least three years of work experience in any area of business
• Schedule an interview with the program director

Students do not need to submit graduate examination (GRE) scores.

Location: 190 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126, United States.

Website: Elmhurst College

At Elmhurst you’re learning from experts. Our faculty have experience in strategic sourcing and purchasing, logistics, operations management, IT, e-commerce and customer relations. They’re also dedicated to expanding your reach, with fieldwork, connections and hands-on experience. Elmhurst’s supply chain management program is unique by making you understand a business from one end to the other, and to make yourself indispensable—in a city that is one of the world’s greatest transportation and logistics hubs.