Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management provides a focused and intensive study of important topics in supply chain management, including procurement, production, operations, logistics, and transportation. Students first get introduced to the foundation and basic concepts of supply chain management. They then take in-depth studies into domain topics of global supply chain management, strategic sourcing, and supply chain integration, in conjunction with analytical methodologies for various data-driven decision-making functions in supply chains, including facility location and layout, production planning, inventory control, scheduling, and vehicle routing. The program is suitable for candidates with undergraduate or graduate education other than supply chain management. It is also suitable for professionals whose primary responsibility is in other business functions (e.g., finance, marketing, information systems, accounting) but who wish to broaden their scope of knowledge and training in supply chains.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the general University of Missouri-St. Louis Graduate School admissions requirements.
Certificate Requirements
All course prerequisites and all course waivers are applicable. Substitute courses may be approved by the appropriate department chairperson and the Director of Graduate Business Programs.
| Required Course | ||
| SCMA 5310 | Supply Chain Strategies | 3 |
| Supply Chain Management Course | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Global Supply Chain Management | ||
| Strategic Sourcing | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Supply Chain Integration | ||
| Supply Chain Management Practicum | ||
| Individual Research in Logistics and Operations Management | ||
| Supply Chain Analytics Course | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Business Analytics | ||
| Supply Chain and Operations Management | ||
| Business Logistics Systems | ||
| Supply Chain Modeling | ||
| Business Analytics and Data Mining | ||
| Management Science Methods | ||
| Elective | ||
| An additional course chosen from the remaining Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Analytics courses | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
The required and elective courses may be substituted with other courses with the approval of the Chair of Supply Chain & Analytics Department.
This certificate program may also count toward an MBA degree program with the Management, and Operations Management Emphasis.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, certificate earners should be able to:
- Interpret foundational concepts in supply chain management including procurement/sourcing, production, operations and logistics, across domain contexts such as global supply chain management, strategic sourcing and supply chain integration
- Apply analytical methods for data-driven decision making in supply chain management