Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Source: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/industrial-engineering-and-management/specialization/supply-chain-management-and-logistics Parent: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/industrial-engineering-and-management
Specialize in the operational aspects within, e.g., the shipping industry, optimizing everything from supply chains, ports, routes, energy consumption, to decision-making procedures. In addition, you will consider the alternative fuels of the future and their impact on sustainable development.
Specialization: Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Supply chain management and logistics have become increasingly critical in today's globalized economy. The success of a company's operations can make or break its competitiveness, profitability, and ability to satisfy customer demand. Therefore, there has been a growing interest in understanding and optimizing supply chain and logistics operations to achieve greater sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness.
The specialization in supply chain management and logistics involves various topics, including supply chain analytics, operations management, network and transport optimization, and sustainability. By studying these topics, you will gain insights into optimizing the supply chain and logistics operations to reduce costs, improve service levels, and enhance overall performance.
Mandatory course
All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:
Programme specific courses, mandatory for this study line:
| 42380 | Supply Chain Analytics | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 42403 | Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
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Note that 42114 must be completed in the mandatory category instead of 42112.
Choose the remaining 15 ECTS in the programme specific courses from the following courses:
| 02431 | Risk Management | 5 | point | January |
| 42115 | Network Optimization | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 42404 | Maritime Logistics and Management | 5 | point | Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 42879 | Decision Support and Strategic Assessment | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 63881 | Railway transport and sustainable logistics | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
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Suggested study plan (start in September 2024)
You can only register 50 ECTS in the programme specific category. If you take more programme specific courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives.
Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
42402\ Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain... Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM)
5 point
42114\ Integer Programming
5 point
38108\ Technology and Innovation Management
5 point
42115\ Network Optimization
5 point
Elective \ Elective
Shared
02431\ Risk Management
5 point
2.Semester
42380\ Supply Chain Analytics
5 point
42543\ Management of organizational change
5 point
63881\ Railway transport and sustainable... Railway transport and sustainable logistics
5 point
42016\ Business Economics and Finance
5 point
42404\ Maritime Logistics and Management
5 point
42417\ Simulation in Operations Management
5 point
3.Semester
42403\ Advanced Operations Management for... Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems
5 point
42879\ Decision Support and Strategic... Decision Support and Strategic Assessment
5 point
Elective \ Elective
15 point
42502\ Facilitating Innovation in... Facilitating Innovation in Multidisciplinary Teams
5 point
4.Semester
Master thesis \ Master's thesis
30 point
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If doing a thesis on 32.5 or 35 ECTS, the ECTS exceeding 30 will be taken from the elective category. E.g., if writing a 35 ECTS thesis, you will only have 25 ECTS electives available.
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.