Community College Options
LLogistics is a huge business with lots of opportunities. If you’ve finished a four-year degree, here’s some links to institutions (in the Quad Cities and the region) that offer Masters or graduate educational opportunities in logistics and/or supply chain:
Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis also offer a Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (M.S.G.S.C.M.).
Read more about this offering here.
Also the students of the MBA program can apply to participate in the business enterprise "Global Supply Chain Innovation Enterprise (gSCIE)".
These business enterprises are strategic assignments with central Indiana companies open to second- and third-year Kelley MBA students.
According to its Web site, the Carlson School of Management, has a part-time MBA program featuring "designed portfolios that build solid functional expertise in five leading career sectors. These flexible tools guide students in selecting courses that enhance their skills in any field."
One of these portfolios is designed Supply Chain & Operations. Read more about career paths and suggested courses for this portfolio here.
The Carlson School also has executive education offerings, under the Operations Programs category. Read about the November 2008 "Supply Chain Management in a Changing World" event here.
Through the Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Department, this university has a graduate Logistics certificate.
According to its Web site "By focusing on supply chains, radio frequency identification systems and sigma six quality, the Logistics certificate program addresses the growing need for graduate level training in the transportation industry."
Read more about this program here.
The University of Wisconsin is the home of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management.
This center is the only endowed, university-based center specializing in supply chain management in the United States.
According to its Web site "Its unique curriculum is cross-functional and takes an integrated business process view of supply chains, including marketing, sourcing, logistics, operations, and customer service."
Read more about the MBA and the Grainger Center here.