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The Master of Science in Business Administration offered by the Robert H Lee Graduate School under the Sauder School of Business of this university has two streams - one emphasizing Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM), and an alternate stream emphasizing Transport Economics and Management. Under the Logistics and SCM stream, some of the subjects taught are
Supply Chain Analytics, Simulation for Decision Making, Supply Chain Management, International Logistics & Shipping and Advanced Simulation for Decision Making.
The classes for this course will be conducted at the below venue
University of British Columbia - Sauder School of Business
Robert H. Lee Graduate School
137-2053 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
Students interested in pursuing this course and requiring more information like full list of subjects taught, admission procedures, course fees etc. can look up the website www.sauder.ubc.ca/programs/msc/msc-business-administration/specializations/transportation-logistics
The MSc program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is intended for individuals seeking a research program in transportation and/or logistics and SCM and for individuals considering advancing to a PhD. The purpose of the program is to provide students with analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of particular aspects of transportation and logistics.