Master in Supply Chain Management

Overview

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. SCM involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. SCM includes the holistic process of movement and storage of raw material, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from the point of origin to points of consumption. Interconnected and interlinked networks, channels and node businesses are involved in the provision of provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain. SCM has been defined as the “design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand to measuring performance globally. SCM draws heavily from the areas of industrial engineering, systems engineering, operations management, logistics, procurement, and information technology, and strives for an integrated approach.

Master in Supply Chain Management (MSCM) specialization program is covering wide range of management discipline involved in the supply chain industries starting from procuring raw material untill end product received by end consumer.

Master in Supply Chain Management (MSCM) is the complement of other master degree programme offered in Universiti Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology (UniKL MITEC) dealing with jobs environment of all industry as all involve movement of material and supply. Generally, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the perfect pair with Logistics. Logistics is the enabler for SCM. Without Logistics, SCM can never be done and vice versa. Logistician and SCM professional with regards to this area of professions had been transformed into academic bachelor programs in UniKL MITEC, namely Bachelor in Industrial Logistics. In order to enhance the knowledge and skill subsequently guaranteed enhancement in career path, these Bachelor in Industrial Logistics levers and related industry worker, this new proposed programme need to be offered.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO 1
  UniKL graduates who demonstrate mastery of theoretical and practical knowledge in business and supply chain management.
• PEO 2
  UniKL graduates who are capable of embarking on business and technopreneurial activities and demonstrate comprehensive managerial and entrepreneurial skills to lead effectively and responsibly in different supply chain organizations.
• PEO 3
  UniKL graduates who adopt and apply abroad range of digital applications and analytical techniques competently to support business functions in supply chain management
• PEO 4
  UniKL graduates who are competent and demonstrate teamwork, effective leadership, interpersonal communication skills, creativity and innovation skills, and practice professionalism with ethics in supply chain industries.
• PEO 5
  UniKL graduates who commit and seek learning for continuous development and lifelong learning in business and supply chain management.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• PLO 1
  Evaluate theories and concepts in business and supply chain management.
• PLO 2
  Resolve complex problems in supply chain by providing recommendations to business organizations
• PLO 3 Organize complex supply chain tasks/operations ethically and flexibly within business organizations
• PLO 4
  Demonstrate effective and cogent written and oral communication and collaborative skills with diverse supply chain stakeholders
• PLO 5
  Demonstrate relevant digital skills for research/work/study in business and supply chain functions.
• PLO 6
  Interpret numerical, qualitative, and graphical data to support decisionmaking and problem-solving in supply chain work/study.
• PLO 7
  Display independent leadership skills, ethics, and responsibility in managing supply chain and business organizations.
• PLO 8
  Display continuous self-improvement and lifelong learning for academic and career development in supply chain Management.
• PLO 9
  Display entrepreneurship skills in resolving supply chain and business problems.