New Certificate in Supply Chain Management
The Department of Administrative Sciences at MET has introduced a new graduate certificate program in Supply Chain Management. Offered evenings on campus as well as online or in a blended format, the new certificate program curriculum will appeal to industry professionals who seek expertise in the applications of global supply chain management, international trade, and logistics strategy.
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Boston University’s Metropolitan College Announces
New Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management
July 2016, Boston—The Department of Administrative Sciences at Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) has introduced a new graduate certificate program in Supply Chain Management. Offered evenings on campus as well as online or in a blended format, the new certificate program curriculum will appeal to industry professionals who seek expertise in the applications of global supply chain management, international trade, and logistics strategy.
As defined by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), “Supply chain management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities.” In an environment of global trade and just-in-time sourcing, supply chain managers oversee complex global networks to ensure that products find their way to consumers around the world. Professionals who know how to manage these complex networks have become highly sought after in recent years—yet, according to Fortune magazine, as soon as 2018 the United States could face a shortage of 1.4 million personnel with solid supply chain terminology knowledge and logistical capacity.
To meet this growing need, the four-course, 16-credit Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management will help students gain hands-on experience with a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques used in the area of supply chain management, along with topics in operations management, global supply chains, strategic logistics management, international trade, and import/export operations. The program is taught by full-time faculty members who have extensive leadership experience in manufacturing and management, and who are highly respected for their innovative research on inventory control, project management, and the application of operations management techniques to nonprofit-sector logistics challenges.
“As today’s global supply chain networks become more complex, the need for companies to effectively design and manage their supply chains is ever increasing,” says Assistant Professor Canan Gunes Corlu, who serves as faculty director for the program. “MET’s new Supply Chain Management program will help students acquire the techniques and state-of-the-art tools used in the process of the design and management of global supply chains.” The Supply Chain Management certificate underpins its dynamic academic curriculum with innovative educational technologies, flexible delivery modes, and direct professional contacts with industry leaders in supply chain management. Whether on campus or online, courses utilize advanced pedagogy and the latest digital learning concepts such as video conferencing, live lectures and seminars, proctored assessments, access to proprietary software applications within virtual labs and the cloud, creative learning, teamwork, and competitive games offered with the help of advanced business simulations.
The certificate includes the following four courses:
- Operations Management: Business Process Fundamentals (MET AD 605)
- Global Supply Chains (MET AD 680)
- Strategic Logistics Management (MET AD 690)
- International Trade and Logistics (MET AD 760)
Graduates of the program, which can be completed in eight to twelve months, will be able to analyze business process flows and control the flow of materials, information, and services across the supply chain of a corporation.
“As a department, we are very excited about the launching of the Supply Chain Management Certificate,” says Dr. John Sullivan, associate professor and chair of Administrative Sciences. “Not only is the certificate led and championed by academic experts and leaders in the field, it has the full support of all other disciplines in the department, creating a symbiotic academic relationship.”
For more information about MET’s new Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management, please visit bu.edu/met/supply-chain.
About Boston University
Founded in 1839, Boston University today is internationally recognized as a top institution of higher learning and research. With more than 32,500 students from all 50 states and 140 countries, it is the fourth-largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 schools and colleges, offering more than 250 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and special degree programs. Collectively, the BU network has more than 340,000 alumni, worldwide.
About Metropolitan College
As one of Boston University’s 17-granting degree bodies, Metropolitan College (MET) has helped broaden the reach of BU for more than half a century, with part-time study during the evening and through innovative online and blended programs. Today, the College hosts more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, along with hundreds of individual courses, that support the academic, professional and intellectual needs of working adults. For more information visit bu.edu/met.
About the Department of Administrative Sciences
MET’s Department of Administrative Sciences responds to the educational demands of students by providing industry-specific academic programs that are innovative, scholarly, challenging, interdisciplinary, and practically focused. Degree and certificate programs incorporate the technologies necessary so they can be delivered at times, places, and in formats that meet a wide array of learning needs. The department’s programs are accredited by AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Master’s degree programs in Administrative Studies (Boston) and management (online) are accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Program Accreditation System (EPAS). In addition, the Master of Science program in Project Management is accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC). In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked the department’s master’s degree programs in management #6 among the nation’s best Online Graduate Business Programs.