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The Master in Supply Chain Management is unique both in Austria and beyond, because it offers not only a thorough education in relevant theories and state-of-the-art methods and techniques, but also aims to provide a transdisciplinary and integrated view for gaining a deeper understanding of supply chain related decision problems in a performance perspective. Such decision problems in supply chains will be considered from the view of different types of focal companies, such as manufacturers/suppliers, logistics service providers and retailers.

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Length

2 years (4 semesters)

Start dates

October 2010

Application Deadline

The online application period for the academic year 2010/11 begins on March 1, 2010 (14:00, CET) and ends on April 1, 2010 (14:00, CET).

Teaching Language

English

Exams Required

n/a

Other Requirements

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

Application form

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Enrollment Office
International Section
Augasse 2-6
1090 Wien, AUSTRIA

Course content

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.

Intake per year

60

Application/vacancy ratio

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Number of nationalities

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Average age

Percent male

Percent female

Tuition fees

No tuition fees apply for EU students, € 363.36 per semester for non-EU students

Scholarships

n/a

Financing contacts

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Department

n/a

Telephone

Email

scm-master@wu.ac.at

Homepage

www.wu.ac.at/programs/en/master/scm