Program Highlights

Chitkara University’s MBA Supply Chain & Logistics program is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of a company’s Supply Chain Management from a global perspective with an emphasis on Operations & Logistics. It renders a framework to systematically put the core of the business operations at the centre and get a bird’s eye view of the varied business processes. The supply chain management skills thus acquired help young professionals better decode the complexities of supply chains to develop agile and low-cost solutions by removing the inefficiencies in these identified processes. Thus, the program allows for a high level of integration between management techniques and the technologies they control, with emphasis on the strategic decision-making and international supply chain management across borders.

Further, an MBA in Supply Chain & Logistics offers a wide range of career opportunities, with a chance to work as a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Operations Excellence Manager, Supply Chain Performance Analyst, Business Operations Manager, Procurement Manager, Manager of Global Sourcing, Logistics Analyst, and Warehouse Operations Manager among others. Apart from these core roles in Supply Chain Management, one can easily explore Consulting, Process Excellence, Project Management, and Supply Chain Technology domains. Digital advancements and advanced analytics in supply chain operations have also opened new doors for Supply Chain and Logistics professionals to explore digitisation in Supply Chain operations.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Our MBA program is a 2-year full-time degree including eight trimesters of three months duration each. The program follows module based teaching – each module has two subjects of two to three credits, with each credit amounting to 18 hours of study including classroom teaching-learning and projects. Each term has three to four modules based on regular industry inputs and requirements. Generally, a single subject carries the weightage of two-four credits, depending on its relevance and rigour.

The curriculum is governed and inducted by top practitioners from Supply Chain Management (SCM) & Logistics industry. It includes exposure to expert facilities of Safexpress and 6 months’ on-the-job training, after 15 months of intensive learning at the campus, including two internships and various live projects. Key focus areas include Global Supply Chain Design and Management, Global Project Management, Quality Management, and Financial Management.