Supply Chain Management
Last Updated: 2025
Understand the logistics of a business and how to analyze operations throughout the supply chains. This Study Path is recommended for students who are interested in procurement and sourcing, supply chain optimization, and/or the general management of supply chains.
Programme Curriculum
For comprehensive information about the requirements and course options for the ISM/BA degrees, please view the links below.
- Bachelor’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
- ISM Master’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
- Business Analytics Master’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
Recommended Bachelor’s Minors for Supply Chain Management
Recommended Master’s Minors for Supply Chain Management
- Systems and Operations Research
- Machine Learning, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence
- Sustainability Management
= mandatory course, cannot be substituted with any other courses
= minor course
2nd Bachelor’s Year
This is a complete sample study path recommended for a student interested in supply chain management that includes all credits needed for Bachelor’s graduation from ISM. In the example below, a Bachelor’s minor in Systeemitieteet is assumed.
Autumn (I-II)
CS-A1111 (I-II)
Basics Course in Programming Y1, 5cr
ISM-C2002 (I-II)
MySQL for Data Analytics, 6cr
ISM-C1003 (I-II)
Mathematical Tools for Analytics, 6cr
ISM-C1004 (II)
Business Analytics 1, 6cr
MS-C2128 (II)
Prediction and Time Series Analysis, 5cr
Spring (III-IV)
ISM-C1002 (III-IV)
Advanced Course in Statistics and Data Analytics, 6cr
MS-C2133 (III-V)
Laboratory Assignments in Operations Research I, 5cr
35C04000 (IV)
Global Logistics and Distribution Networks, 6cr
MS-C2110 (IV)
Introduction to Operations Research, 5cr
+ language courses, 11cr total
3rd Bachelor’s Year
Autumn (I-II)
MS-C2107 (I-II) <or III-IV>
Computational Assignments in Applied Mathematics, 5cr
BIZ3130.kand (I-II)
Bachelor’s Thesis and Seminar, 10cr
35C03000 (I-II)
Capstone: Process Analysis and Management, 6cr
+ language courses, 11cr total
1st Master’s Year
This is a complete sample study path recommended for a student interested in supply chain management that includes all credits needed for Master’s graduation from BA. In the example below, a Master’s minor in Systems and Operations Research is assumed.
If you are interested in pursuing an ISM Master’s instead, please reference the ISM Master’s 2024-2026 Curriculum Page.
Autumn (I-II)
30E03000 (I) <or IV>
Data Science for Business I, 6cr
35E03000 (I)
Sustainable Supply Chains, 6cr
35E02000 (I)
Procurement and Strategic Sourcing D, 6cr
MS-E2135 (I-II)
Decision Analysis D, 5cr
ISM-E3003 (II)
Operations and Supply Chain Analytics, 6cr
Spring (III-IV)
ISM-E1004 (III)
Business Analytics 2, 6cr
ISM-E1005 (III)
Forecasting Methods in Business Analytics, 6cr
MS-E2121 (III-IV)
Linear Optimization D, 5cr
35E00550 (III)
Quality and Performance Management, 6cr
ISM-E3004 (IV)
Revenue Management and Demand Analytics, 6cr
ISM-E1006 (IV)
Decision Analytics for Consulting, 6cr
35E00400 (V)
Coordination of Supply Chains, 6cr