Global Supply Chain and Operations Management

The MA in Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (G-SCOM) is designed for graduates from Germany and abroad who have completed a career-oriented first degree (usually a Bachelor's or "Diplom") and would like to study a post-graduate programme in an international group of students. Excellence in supply chain and operations management becomes one the most important success factors for companies. This requires a new kind of leader to manage complexity, risks, and diversity in global supply chains and operations. The MA in Global Supply Chain and Operations Management programme prepares you to be one of those leaders. Three pillars build the programme framework: practical orientation and creation of working knowledge, research focus in the final stage of the programme with a research seminar and Master's thesis, and personal developments of students with the advancing of their communication, interaction, and organisational skills. Some of the advantages of studying global supply chain and operations management at HWR are as follows: practice-oriented learning, interactive learning experience, international environment, combination of lectures, case-studies, business simulation with the use of commercial software, and vital exchange with the world of supply chain management and operations by means of guest lectures, company visits, and research projects in manufacturing and services. HWR means learning in an international and multi-cultural atmosphere. Our students and professors come from all over the world; all our courses are held in English. The programme curriculum addresses the issues supply chain and operations managers are facing today and in the near future. Courses are predominantly structured as interactive seminars and taught in English. The small group size facilitates direct dialogue and close contact between the students and the academic staff, enabling intensive work on case studies as well as fruitful and wide-ranging discussions. Programme content: Global Supply Chain Management Advanced Operations Management International Logistics Management Business Analytics and Information Technology in Supply Chains and Operations Analytical Computational Methods for Supply Chains and Operations Supply Chain and Operations Simulation Supplier Relationship Management Lean Management and Six Sigma Innovations in Operations and Industry 4.0 Factory Planning and Global Operations Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design Risk and Complexity Management Production and Sourcing Management Management and Analysis of Distribution and Transportation Systems Supply Chain and Operations Planning Methods Warehouse Management International Supply Chain Strategy Global Strategic Management Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains and Operations Scientific Research Seminar International Project Management Case Studies in Supply Chains and Operations based on Business Games and Simulation Consulting in Global Supply Chains and Operations