Ross Master of Supply Chain Management is a STEM-focused 10-month program with a focus on supply chain insights from the complex supply chain players in China, Southeast Asia, the US, and South America.
Skill Goals: Driven on supply chain management principles and an immersive Supply Chain Consulting Studio, the primary goals are to hone students' leadership and data analytics skills.
Total Credits: The Ross MSCM degree requires a total of 30 credits.
Terms: The entire program has been divided into three terms: Summer Term, Fall Term, and Winter Term.
Summer Term: Students are introduced to business basics, management tools, and their function in operations and supply chain management at the beginning of the program in June. Summer Term includes:
• Business Fundamentals Bootcamp
• Supply Chain Colloquium
• Leadership and Career Training
Fall Term: Students begin the fall semester off right with foundational courses like Applied Analytics and Strategic Sourcing that will provide them the in-depth knowledge of the supply chain industry and the technical skills they’ll need to succeed in their careers.
During professional networking opportunities, hiring fairs, and other business gatherings conducted at Ross, like the annual Global Operations Conference, students get the opportunity to network with prospective employers.
Fall Term comprises of:
• Manufacturing and Supply Operations
• Applied Business Analytics
• Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management
• Information Technology in Supply Chain and Logistics
• Project Management
Winter Term: In the last term, students will complete their requirements and put the knowledge they gained from the Supply Chain Consulting Studio course to use. Students get a chance to go on-site to do research and deliver their final recommendation to leadership while working in teams to identify innovative solutions to a serious supply chain challenge at a real company.
Winter Term includes:
• Supply Chain Consulting Studio
• Logistics
• Big Data Management
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Master of Supply Chain Management Electives
| Summer Term | Fall Term | Winter Term |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership & Career Training | Elective(s) | Elective(s) |
| Business Fundamentals Bootcamp | Manufacturing and Supply Operations | Supply Chain Consulting Studio |
| Supply Chain Colloquium | Applied Business Analytics | Logistics |
| Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management | Big Data Management | |
| Information Technology in Supply Chain and Logistics | Global Supply Chain Management | |
| Project Management |
Supply Chain Consulting Studio
Students in the Supply Chain Consulting Studio program collaborate with a Ross professor to produce a project for a corporate sponsor. Before they deliver their final suggestions and submit their report to their sponsors, the course includes on-site data collection and presentations to company executives over Spring Break.
Students who participate in Supply Chain Consulting Studio projects gain practical knowledge and experience in a range of subjects, including data analytics, sustainability, product design and development, forecasting models, risk assessment, and more. In the past, companies including Google, Deloitte, Cisco, Dow, GM, and Estee Lauder. have sponsored the event.
Living Business Leadership Experience (LBLE)
The Ross Experiences in Action-Based Learning (REAL) portfolio, which includes experiences that let students launch, lead, advise, and invest in actual firms while in business school, includes the LBLE course.
The LBLE projects that the student teams were in charge of included everything from creating and putting into practice a marketing analysis strategy for a biometrics company to starting a micro-influencer campaign for an all-natural cosmetics line. In each venture, faculty advisors oversaw the students' learning while they collaborated closely with company executives.
All Master of Supply Chain Management students are eligible to enroll in this course.
Applicants need to apply and get accepted to join the class.
Some of the LBLE Sponsors and Plans were:
1. 15 Seconds of Fame: Get insights from a customer survey to create a roll-out plan to investigate the new market potential for ESPN's College Gameday program.
2. Backpac: To achieve market credibility and concentrate on more market testing, grow Backpac's user base and nonprofit network.
3. Inspired Biometrics: To develop customer personas, develop a marketing strategy that focuses on the highest-value client category.
4. Refraction AI: Create a go-to-market plan for the last-mile delivery robot from Refractions AI to develop a growth strategy that goes beyond food delivery.
5.The NRP Group: Create a company that creates and applies a novel affordable housing paradigm in the US.
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