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Transport and Supply Chain Management at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Make data-driven decisions for transport and supply chain networks
Want to learn how to create sustainable value in fast-moving industries like technology or fashion? Interested in understanding how government regulations and policies impact business opportunities? Then Transport and Supply Chain Management is the Master’s programme for you.
This Master’s programme at VU Amsterdam will give you the knowledge and skills to successfully solve challenges in modern supply chains and transportation networks. You will also understand the impact of legislation and governmental vision on supply chains and the planet. Your quantitative analytical skills and all-encompassing view of supply chains will make you an attractive candidate for many jobs in the field.
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Transport and Supply Chain Management
This one-year Master’s programme is taught in English. It aims to give you the skills you need to analyse and solve key transport and supply chain problems that modern businesses face. You will not only discuss the latest tools and techniques in the field, but you will also use these to solve real-life cases from different industries.
During the programme, you will learn how to use mathematical models to optimise processes and create sustainable value throughout the supply chain. You will uncover the keys to modelling and development, and to supporting your decisions with facts. You will become familiar with Excel, R and other data analysis tools commonly used in industry.
Unlike any other programme, this Master’s at VU Amsterdam combines Transport Economics and Supply Chain Management into a single degree, giving you a 360-degree view of your field of study. From the supply chain decisions of a single company to the policies and regulations that shape the entire industry, you will understand how it all works, and how to make it all work to your advantage. You will be in high demand for jobs, since you have a better understanding of how all the pieces fit together.
Beyond theory alone, you will develop your quantitative skills by solving practical exercises and analysing real-life cases. The experienced faculty will supplement their teaching with frequent guest lecturers from major international companies, who will share current challenges and opportunities. Part of your coursework will be to explore these challenges and develop solutions for them. Your Master’s thesis will explore a contemporary topic defined in collaboration with industry or government.
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Transport and Supply Chain Management
Those interested in data and quantitative analysis have many options for their future careers.
If your interest and passion lies in managing the global supply chains that keep our world moving, then you need to be able to combine theory with practice and put your skills to the test.
When you graduate, you’ll have a comprehensive view of the supply chain world – from the way a new technology can impact warehousing, to the way government policy and sustainability directives impact an industry. You will use mathematical models to extract important insights from data, and use those insights to make decisions that will impact profit, people and planet.
In addition to becoming highly skilled in popular data analytics software such as Excel and R, you will obtain the skills to use those tools for accurate analyses and effective decision-making.
Graduates of the programme have no difficulty finding work, especially in the Amsterdam area, where many international companies have headquartered. In fact, the majority of our graduates already have job offers before graduation.
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Transport and Supply Chain Management
I have a School of Business and Economics Degree
We welcome ambitious students that possess at least an accredited Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, including sufficient training in supply chain / operations management / operations research and in economics. Experience in using Excel and R is highly recommended. The study programme is demanding and interactive. We therefore aim for high quality and strongly motivated students to guarantee study success and maximize learning outcomes of business games, case studies and company projects.
Admission requirements
With a Bachelor's degree in (International) Business Administration, Economics or Econometrics and Operations Research from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you are admissible provided you successfully meet the requirements in this document.
Students are expected to have:
- A fascination for analysing and solving real-life supply chain challenges
- Solid background in Operations/Supply Chain Management and Economics
- Proven empirical and analytical skills
- Experience in using R and Excel
I have a Dutch higher vocational education (HBO) bachelor’s degree (premaster)
You will gain direct admission after completing the premaster programme; this is a full-time programme with courses on at least three days per week.
Premaster programme
The premaster programme is a deficiency programme that provides the necessary knowledge and prepares you for this master's programme. It is a 30 EC program that takes place in the second semester, from February through July. These courses involve both content as well as academic skills and knowledge, and research methods.
I have a Dutch university level (WO) bachelor’s degree (VU bachelor's degree, VU premaster or bachelor's degree at another university)
We welcome ambitious students that possess at least an accredited Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, including sufficient training in supply chain / operations management / operations research and in economics. Experience in using Excel and R is highly recommended. The study programme is demanding and interactive. We therefore aim for high quality and strongly motivated students to guarantee study success and maximize learning outcomes of business games, case studies and company projects.
Admission requirements
Transport Supply Chain Management is open to students with a university Bachelor's degree that provides a thorough knowledge of supply chain / operations management / operations research and economics.
Students are expected to have:
- A fascination for analysing and solving real-life supply chain challenges
- Solid background in Operations/Supply Chain Management and Economics
- Proven empirical and analytical skills
- Experience in using R and Excel
You need to have successfully completed courses and studied literature related to the core of this programme, summarized below:
- To get up to speed with Supply Chain Management we expect students to be at least familiar with the contents of chapters 1-4 and 11/12/14 of the book "Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation” by authors S. Chopra and P. Meindl; Global edition (latest edition). Pearson Higher Education.
- For Transport Economics a good preparation source is "Applied Transport Economics: policy, management and decision making” by Stuart Cole (latest edition, Kogan Page).
- We use R for data analysis and statistics. Familiarize yourself with the basic syntax and data input/output of this software before the start of our programme (e.g. via Youtube).
- Make sure your MS Excel skills are at an advanced level.
Approval depends on specific backgrounds and the extent to which you are familiar with the topics mentioned under ‘admission requirements’.
With a Bachelor's degree in (International) Business Administration, Economics or Econometrics and Operations Research from Dutch Universities you can review this document. Any additional admission requirements can be found on the Curriculum page of this website.
Please note: this information is only meant as an indication of your admissibility. No rights can be derived from this table. Every application will be reviewed individually by the Admission Board. The final admission decision may differ from the indication in this table. If your programme is not listed but contains enough relevant courses, please feel free to apply.
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Institution
Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
Niederlande
Nord Holland
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Facts about the Masters programme
Location
Amsterdam
Field of study
Business & Economics
Degree
Master
Language
English
Start
winter semester - September
Type of study
Full-time
Duration of study: 1 year
Tuition fees EU: 2168 /
Tuition fees Non EU: 15700 /
Facts about the Masters programme
Location
Amsterdam
Field of study
Business & Economics
Degree
Master
Language
English
Start
winter semester - September
Type of study
Full-time
Duration of study: 1 year
Tuition fees EU: 2168 /
Tuition fees Non EU: 15700 /