The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan will offer a Master of Supply Chain Management degree program starting next January.

The admission deadline for the inaugural class is August 2007.

MSCM applicants must have earned the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree and taken the Graduate Management Admission Test.

Admission is open to graduates of accredited colleges in virtually all areas of study, including science, economics, engineering and business, among others. Previous courses in engineering, science and math are important, but not essential.

The MSCM curriculum will include manufacturing and supply operations, supply chain management and analytics, IT for logistics, as well as various electives in operations management and other business disciplines. Students will work on company-sponsored real-world assignments, with supervision from Ross School faculty members.

“Business leaders view supply chain management as the central nervous system of the global economy. That's why companies are increasingly looking for innovative leaders with the vision and skill to manage their supply chains,” said program director Ravi Anupindi, associate professor of operations management at the Ross School.

For more information, go to www.bus.umich.edu/mscm.