Master / Supply Chain Internazionale e Acquisti

Master / International Supply Chain and Purchasing is the only PGE program in France to get accreditation from CIPS the world leader in Procurement and Supply chain. It provides students with immense opportunities to perform at the highest level of operations management within companies and organizations.

The program is then designed to help students develop skills and abilities in order to manage people, processes, and technologies required by today’s supply chains and manage strategic business issues and the international market competitively.

The role of supply chain management and broadly speaking operations management has evolved in the international context and helped to have now a global understanding of the company or organization in its environment and consequently the mastering of the necessary information systems and processes that support the supply chains.

Objectives

• Develop skills and abilities to manage people, processes, and technologies
• Thrive in complex and interconnected operational environments and systems
• Source products worldwide
• Understand and develop expertise in operations management, and material sourcing
• Identify the risks in supply chains

Highlights

• Highly qualified faculty members, working for the largest international companies in the fields of supply chain, warehousing, shipping, or logistics
• A dynamic network providing students with internships and job opportunities
• A cohort of international students
• Many international career opportunities

Teaching is delivered by a combination of professionals and academics.

Part of the teaching is common to all students of the Esdes Master in Management Program (Responsible Management, Data Management, Managing Cultural Diversity, Strategy: Choices and Implementation, Research Methodology, Business Strategy Game). Students also participate in masterclasses designed to broaden their horizons and deepen their understanding and analysis of the business world.

Specialized courses are introduced progressively each semester.

Benefits of this course

• Unique Master program CIPS accredited in France. CIPS is the recognized global standard for procurement and supply. For students, it offers access to the world’s largest dedicated professional network
• 100% taught in English
• Highly qualified faculty members, working for the largest international companies in the fields of supply chain, warehousing, shipping, or logistics

International Supply Chain and Purchasing plays a vital role in today’s operations management. It is the only PGE program in France to get accreditation from CIPS the world leader in Procurement and Supply chain. It provides students with immense opportunities to perform at the highest level of operations management within companies and organizations.

The program is then designed to help students develop skills and abilities in order to manage people, processes, and technologies required by today’s supply chains and manage strategic business issues and the international market competitively.

The role of supply chain management and broadly speaking operations management has evolved in the international context and helped to have now a global understanding of the company or organization in its environment and consequently the mastering of the necessary information systems and processes that support the supply chains.

Created in 1987 within the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy) Esdes (School for Social and Economic Development) is a post-baccalaureate school of management, a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. Esdes is engaged in the process of international accreditation with EPAS and AACSB.

Its vocation is to train managers and entrepreneurs, able to create and manage sustainable governance for the rise of a responsible economy. Collective performance, citizenship, and openness are the values carried out by Esdes.

3 programs:

• Master's Degree in Management (PGE) in 5 years
• Bachelor's Degree in Business in 3 years French 3 & English 1 track.
• Master's Degree in Management in 2 years French 3 & English 4 track.
• Training for the DSCG diploma

Esdes is the Business School of UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon). The School therefore enjoys the resources and facilities of an international university, two campuses in Lyon and Annecy, and exchanges between the five faculties and five professional schools. This offers Esdes students original ways of accessing backgrounds that are complementary to the managerial aspect of their education. The result: unique profiles with cross-disciplinary skills that are sought-after by companies.

Key figures

1,400 students, 50 permanent faculties including 35 teacher-researchers and 160 professionals involved in the curriculum.