Minor in Supply Chain Management

Supply chain enables organizations to operate profitably, win market share and deliver customer expectations. To turn their supply chains into strategic advantage, organizations must understand how global systems and platforms function, and how different resources (e.g. warehouses, freight carriers, factories, service providers) contribute to complex end-to-end service/manufacturing processes.

This skillset will be particularly valuable if you assume a career in accounting, finance, IT, management consulting, manufacturing, marketing, risk management, sales, sourcing, or sustainability management.

In this Minor, you will gain an in-depth understanding of supply chains and networks from demand forecasting to supplier management and from manufacturing to delivery. You will learn how to analyze and design effective and sustainable production and service systems and processes. You will also acquire skills for using data, software and models for business decision-making.

Code: BIZ5143

Extent: 24 ECTS

Language of instruction: English

Level: Masters

Target group: All Aalto students

Theme: Global business dynamics

Teacher in charge: Markku Kuula

Administrative contact: Anna Kuparinen

Organising department: Department of Information and Service Management

Prerequisites: You should pay attention to the course-specific prerequisites and make sure you meet them in order to succeed in the courses.

Quotas and restrictions: Many courses have limited number of seats and students are selected according to the order of priority confirmed in the course description.

Application process: All Aalto students can choose this minor.

Supply chain enables organizations to operate profitably, win market share and deliver customer expectations. To turn their supply chains into strategic advantage, organizations must understand how global systems and platforms function, and how different resources (e.g. warehouses, freight carriers, factories, service providers) contribute to complex end-to-end service/manufacturing processes.

In this Minor, you will gain an in-depth understanding of supply chains and networks from demand forecasting to supplier management and from manufacturing to delivery. You will learn how to analyze and design effective and sustainable production and service systems and processes. You will also acquire skills for using data, software and models for business decision-making.

This skillset will be particularly valuable if you assume a career in accounting, finance, IT, management consulting, manufacturing, marketing, risk management, sales, sourcing, or sustainability management.

Choose 3 courses from the following:

and 1 course from the following:

or 1 from the following intermediate level courses:

Basic information

Code: BIZ5143

Extent: 24 ECTS

Language: English

Organizing department: Information and Service Management

Teacher in charge: Markku Kuula

Administrative contact: Johanna Haarala

Target group: All Aalto master's students

Application process: All Aalto students can choose this minor. However, many courses have limited number of seats and students are selected according to the order of priority confirmed in the course description.  You should pay attention to the course-specific prerequisites and make sure you meet them in order to succeed in the courses.

Content and structure of the minor

Supply chain enables organizations to operate profitably, win market share and deliver customer expectations. To turn their supply chains into strategic advantage, organizations must understand how global systems and platforms function, and how different resources (e.g. warehouses, freight carriers, factories, service providers) contribute to complex end-to-end service/manufacturing processes.

In this Minor, you will gain an in-depth understanding of supply chains and networks from demand forecasting to supplier management and from manufacturing to delivery. You will learn how to analyze and design effective and sustainable production and service systems and processes. You will also acquire skills for using data, software and models for business decision-making.

This skillset will be particularly valuable if you assume a career in accounting, finance, IT, management consulting, manufacturing, marketing, risk management, sales, sourcing, or sustainability management.

Choose 3 courses from the following:

(also course 35E03000 Sustainable Supply Chains can be included in these studies. More info from Planning officer Elli Hämäläinen)

and 1 course from the following:

or 1 from the following intermediate level courses:

Basic information

Code: BIZ40701

Extent: 24 ECTS

Language: English

Organizing department: Information and Service Management

Teacher in charge: Markku Kuula

Administrative contact: Elli Hämäläinen

Target group: All Aalto students

Application process: The general application procedure for minors at Aalto University, see Instructions for applying 2018-2020

Quotas and restrictions / Kiintiöt ja rajoitukset / Kvoter och begränsningar: Degree students at Aalto School of Business do not need to separately apply for a study right for the minor. During the academic year 2019-2020, maximum of 15 students from other Aalto schools can be granted a study right for the minor. Of this quota, 14 places remain for the September application period. / Kauppakorkeakoulun tutkinto-opiskelijoiden ei tarvitse erikseen hakea opinto-oikeutta sivuaineeseen. Lukuvuonna 2019-2020, maksimissaan 15 opiskelijaa muista Aallon kouluista voidaan valita suorittamaan sivuainetta. Syyskuun hakuun tästä kiintiöstä on jäljellä 14 paikkaa.

Prerequisites / Esitietovaatimukset / Förkunskaper: See on WebOodi for each course

Content and structure of the minor

Supply chain enables organizations to operate profitably, win market share and deliver customer expectations. To turn their supply chains into strategic advantage, organizations must understand how global systems and platforms function, and how different resources (e.g. warehouses, freight carriers, factories, service providers) contribute to complex end-to-end service/manufacturing processes.

In this Minor, you will gain an in-depth understanding of supply chains and networks from demand forecasting to supplier management and from manufacturing to delivery. You will learn how to analyze and design effective and sustainable production and service systems and processes. You will also acquire skills for using data, software and models for business decision-making.

This skillset will be particularly valuable if you assume a career in accounting, finance, IT, management consulting, manufacturing, marketing, risk management, sales, sourcing, or sustainability management.

Choose 3 courses from the following:

and 1 course from the following:

or 1 from the following C-level courses: