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Supply Chain Management – (M.Sc.)
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Research Institute Supply Chain Management
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| Application Deadline: | Rolling Admissions for the academic year 2013/14 will start in the fall 2012. | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 728 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Vienna / Austria / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Supply chain networks are the underpinning skeletons of the business world. These networks - more and more - are global in nature, with products consisting of parts manufactured in different regions of the world, assembled in yet other locations, and then shipped across continents and oceans to retailers and consumers. Such complex networks consist of manufacturers and their suppliers, shippers and carriers using various modes of transportation, distribution centers where the products are stored and sent to retailers which ultimately supply the customers. Supply chains involve many decision-makers interacting with one another, sometimes competing, and at other times necessarily cooperating.
Key Facts
Language of instruction: English
Duration: Four semesters, full-time degree program
Credits: 120 ECTS (incl. 20 ECTS for the Master Thesis)
Degree awarded to graduates: Master of Science (WU), abbreviated as MSc (WU)
Start: October 2011, every winter semester
Intake: Up to 60 students
Contents
The first year of the program introduces students into the fundamentals of operations, transport and logistics on the one side and draws attention to fundamental principles, methods, techniques and information tools necessary for the analysis, management and operation of supply chains.
In the second year the students have the possibility to specialize in two out of a set of five specialization areas including Decision Support Systems, Integrated Information Systems, Transport and Logistics, but also Transport Geography and Modelling, and Retail and Marketing. In the Seminar Course they will apply the concepts and methods in real world environments, and discuss recent issues in supply chain management such as, for example, supply chain finance, outsourcing/off-shoring, supply chain risks, green supply chains, disaster relief logistics with experts from the industry. A Research Seminar serves the purpose to support students in preparing and writing their thesis. Students gain hands on experience in writing a publishable research article.
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The following requirements have to be met in order to be admitted to the Master´s Program in Supply Chain Management:
Successful completion of a relevant Bachelor's program or an equivalent degree program at a recognized Austrian or foreign post-secondary institution of education (according to § 64 (4) of the Universities Act 2002). To be considered relevant, the completed program has to meet the following criteria:
The program comprises at least 180 ECTS credits. 180 ECTS credits correspond to three academic years.
Examinations have to be taken in one of the following subjects:
- Business Administration, and/or Economics, worth a minimum of 60 ECTS credits
- Production Systems, and/or Logistics Systems, and/or Information and Communication Technologies, worth a minimum of 40 ECTS credits
- Information Systems, worth a minimum of 40 ECTS credits
- Mathematics, and/or Statistics, worth a minimum of 40 ECTS credits
- Geography, worth a minimum of 40 ECTS credits
Sufficient proficiency in English
- English as native language
- Full Bachelor's program done in English (university confirmation required)
- valid TOEFL 600/250/100 or valid IELTS 7.0 or the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
- certificates of exams taken at WU in English Business Communication worth at least 7 ECTS credits and with a weighted average grade of 3.0 or better
Skills and knowledge in Production, and/or Transport, and/or Logistics
Skills and knowledge in Management Information Systems and/or Geoinformatics
Skills and knowledge in Mathematics and/or Statistics
Achievement potential
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Score: 67 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
The EQUIS accreditation is without a doubt WU’s most important international quality assurance standard. The limited circle of EQUIS accredited business schools includes only 130 universities in 36 countries (as of December 2010). WU is the largest of the EQUIS accredited schools in Europe, and one of only five accredited universities in the German-speaking world.
A clear mission statement and a modern and comprehensive selection of degree programs in line with the Bologna reform process convinced the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), the agency that grants EQUIS accreditation, that WU is worthy of this distinction. Quality and practical relevance of teaching, as well as the international orientation of the academic programs, were further criteria. Graduates’ qualifications and research activities were also evaluated, and all of these aspects, together with WU’s continuing education program portfolio, formed the basis for the panel’s positive decision.
EQUIS accreditation and the quality control process preceding it have added to WU’s reputation both in Austria and abroad. To meet the quality regulations, WU is subject to continuous and comprehensive quality assurance procedures. Important criteria for these procedures include:
› The university’s strategic development
› Internationalization
› Connections to the business community
› Quality management
AMBA (Association of MBAs) is one of the world’s leading accreditation agencies, alongside renowned institutions such as EQUIS, AACSB and FIBAA. AMBA’s prestigious quality assurance goes only to MBA and DBA programs that fulfill AMBA’s high standards.
All of WU Executive Academy’s MBA programs are AMBA accredited:
- Executive MBA (Vienna)
- Executive MBA (Bucharest)
- Executive MBA (PGM Vienna)
- Professional MBA
Currently, only 161 business schools in 72 countries (as of October 2010) have received AMBA accreditation. WU is one of only three AMBA accredited universities in the German-speaking world.
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