Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Major: Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Logistics (MSSCML)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 45.0
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.1301
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-3071
Note: Effective Fall 2021, students are no longer being accepted into this program.
About the Program
Today, companies worldwide are competing in very different ways and very different environments than they were in the past because of technological advances. Operations, supply chain management, and logistics are key functions through which companies can gain strategic advantage, and companies are hiring graduates to drive innovations for their new economic surroundings.
The MS in Supply Chain Management and Logistics at Drexel LeBow is designed to enable students to manage and lead contemporary supply chains. We work with organizations and leaders from around the world to help shape strategies that inspire competitive advantage and drive business success.
All students have the opportunity to use program electives to complete a graduate minor for their degree. Students with appropriate preparation and interest for research can take courses from the LeBow doctoral program in Operations & Business Analytics.
Additional Information
Please contact Drexel LeBow's Graduate Admissions Office directly with any questions concerning required entrance exams (such as the GMAT), evaluation of undergraduate or graduate records (grades, scores, total years and subjects studied, etc.), and any other issues regarding application to the College.
Degree Requirements
All students will be required to take a series of foundation courses in the management of operations and the quantitative methods that support analysis and decision-making for supply chain management and logistics. After the common core, the students will choose one of the following tracks:
(1) Industry Professional Track: This track covers a range of topics for practical management decisions over multiple horizons for different types of supply chains, and prepares the students for effective leadership in an increasingly complex, dynamic, global business environment.
(2) Research Track: This track goes deeper into the theoretical foundations of decision-making in supply chains and prepares students for doctoral studies in the area.
| Core Courses | ||
| POM 610 | Supply Chain Management I | 3.0 |
| POM 615 | Supply Chain Management II | 3.0 |
| POM 624 | Management of Service Firms | 3.0 |
| POM 628 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| POM 630 | Transportation & Logistics Management | 3.0 |
| Quantitative Methods | ||
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3.0 |
| STAT 610 | Statistics for Business Analytics | 3.0 |
| Capstone Project | ||
| POM 770 | Supply Chain Management and Logistics Capstone Project | 3.0 |
| Select six (6) of the following* courses. One (1) course must be in MIS. | 18.0 | |
| Essentials of Economics | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
| Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | ||
| Information Systems Outsourcing Management | ||
| Managing with Enterprise Application Software using SAP - Logistics | ||
| Special Topics in MIS | ||
| Managing with Enterprise Application Software using SAP-Accounting & Analytics | ||
| Decision Models for the Public Sector | ||
| Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | ||
or ORGB 631 | Leading Effective Organizations | |
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
| Managing Queues for Service Operations | ||
| Revenue Management | ||
| Supply Chain Analytics | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Advanced Statistical Quality Control | ||
| Experiential Learning Requirement | 3.0 | |
| Graduate Internship | ||
| Business Consulting | ||
| Negotiations for Leaders | ||
| Total Credits | 45.0 | |
| * | Courses from a graduate minor can be substituted for courses on the list of approved electives. Also, students with interest for research can substitute courses from the LeBow doctoral program in Operations & Business Analytics. Other substitutions must be approved by academic advisor and department. |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| OPR 601 | 3.0 | POM 615 | 3.0 | POM 624 | 3.0 | Experiential Learning Requirement | 3.0 |
| POM 610 | 3.0 | Electives | 6.0 | POM 628 | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 610 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
| POM 770 | 3.0 | Electives | 6.0 | ||||
| POM 630 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Total Credits 45 | |||||||
Note: First Year Summer is less than the 4.5-credit minimum required (considered half-time status) of graduate programs to be considered financial aid eligible. As a result, aid will not be disbursed to students this term.
Facilities
The LeBow College of Business home is a 12-story, 177,500-square-foot academic building named Gerri C. LeBow Hall. Located in the heart of Drexel University campus, it forms a gateway to Drexel and serves as a backdrop to the historic statue of A.J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904).
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by 15 classrooms of varying sizes and configurations, including a finance trading lab. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture hall, and a behavioral studies lab one floor below. Other amenities consist of 19 collaboration rooms, 3,500 square feet of student lounges and quiet study areas, a bank of four elevators and full ADA accessibility, and an event space with catering capacity. The building's upper floors contain faculty and staff offices interspersed with seminar and conference rooms.
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, the Finance Trading Lab webpage, and the SAP Next-Gen webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.
