title: Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
text: # Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
  
  A Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (abbreviated SCM or MSSCM) is a type of postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree is typically studied for in Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
  
  ## Curriculum structure
  
  The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a one to three years Master Degree, depending on the program, some may even start with two-year preparation classes and covers various areas of Supply chain management.
  
  Topics of study may include:
  
  * Customer-driven supply chain (link broken)
  * Customer relationship management
  * Demand chain management
  * Electronic data interchange
  * Enterprise planning systems
  * Enterprise resource planning
  * Integrated business planning
  * Inventory control system
  * Just-in-Time
  * Liquid logistics
  * Logistics management
  * Material Requirements Planning
  * Military supply chain management
  * Operations management
  * Order fulfillment
  * Procurement
  * Quality assurance
  * Reverse logistics
  * Supply chain network
  * Supply chain security
  * Total Quality Management
  * Vendor-managed inventory
  
  ## Institutions with MS Supply Chain Management Degree Programs
  
  According to the 2017 Eduniversal's Best Masters Ranking, the follow institutions ranked best with their SCM-related Master's programs:
  
  * Massachusetts Institute of Technology - In collaboration with Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation for Malaysia based program
  * Purdue University
  * Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  * Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
  * KEDGE Business School
  * Copenhagen Business School
  * Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  * Bocconi University
  * MIP Politecnico di Milano
  * Université Paris-Dauphine
  * Schulich School of Business
  