The programme and IBSS maintain a close partnership with the Yangtze River Delta Supply Chain Research Center and the international business community, and MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management is one of the few all-English graduate training programmes in this category in China. As a Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM) member school, IBSS is also able to provide students with additional communication and learning opportunities at 25 top schools around the world. IBSS students can take advantage of the school’s extensive industry links with companies in Suzhou and Shanghai for their research and future careers, as well as the school’s own research centres.
In a world where international supply chains are increasingly disrupted by economic, political, environmental and technological challenges, the ability to predict, understand and adapt to these challenges is paramount. The MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management programme covers all aspects of efficient operations and supply chain management in a highly competitive global market.
The programme and IBSS maintain a close partnership with the Yangtze River Delta Supply Chain Research Center and the international business community, and MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management is one of the few all-English graduate training programmes in this category in this category China.
As a Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM) member school, IBSS is also able to provide students with additional communication and learning opportunities at 25 top schools around the world. IBSS students can take advantage of the school’s extensive industry links with companies in Suzhou and Shanghai for their research and future careers, as well as the school’s own research centres.
Why should I study Operations and Supply Chain Management at XJTLU?
Benefit from XJTLU’s strategic location in Suzhou – home to one of the China’s largest economies and many Fortune 500 companies
Tailor your studies to suit your career ambitions to electives in accounting, project management, operations simulation and marketing management available
Learn how to identify and apply a range of operations management initiatives and techniques that can inform the development of an operations strategy
Get support from IBSS’s career development team who engage with national and multinational employers to identify the potential job opportunities for our students and graduates
Earn a University of Liverpool degree that is recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Knowledge and skills
By the time you graduate from the MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management, you will have:
Gain opportunities to learn about how to apply and optimise various mathematical algorithms and models in the field of supply chain operations.
Knowledge of how effective operations and supply chain management can shape a company’s sales and profit goals.
A deep understanding of how to apply operations management knowledge and technology to provide value for the firm and support strategy development.
Learn about and analyse the latest trends and best practices in operations and supply chains with the help of a series of industry lectures and fascinating enterprise visits.
Customise your education according to your own career goals through a series of elective courses that include accounting, project management, operations simulation and marketing management.
Careers
Upon graduation, students will possess the foundation required for senior management positions and strategic roles in operations, logistics and supply chain management. Our graduates have been employed across a range of diverse sectors by companies such as Jaguar, Bosch, Mondelez, Accenture, Caterpillar, Daimler Chrysler, the Ford Motor Company, GE, Maersk, Unilever, Unipart, Westinghouse and Cargill.
