MBA in Supply Chain & Logistics
Key courses, career pathways and hiring industries for the Supply Chain & Logistics specialization in the two-year GSBM MBA, Chennai.
The Supply Chain & Logistics specialization prepares students to move goods efficiently from suppliers to customers across India and global markets. Students learn to manage international freight, run warehouses and distribution networks, source strategically from suppliers, and build supply chains that are sustainable and resilient to disruption. Graduates leave ready to reduce costs, speed up delivery and keep businesses running through uncertainty.
Where this leads
Career pathways
Popular roles
- 01Supply Chain Manager
- 02Logistics Manager
- 03Procurement / Strategic Sourcing Manager
- 04Warehouse & Distribution Manager
- 05Demand & Inventory Planner
Industry sectors that hire
- Logistics & 3PL Companies
- E-commerce & Quick Commerce
- Manufacturing & FMCG
- Shipping, Ports & Freight Forwarding
- Retail
- Pharma & Automotive
Your two-year journey
- Semester I
Core courses
- Common core courses across all key functional areas of management
- Semester II
Core courses
- Operations & Production Management
- Semester III
Specialization
- Four electives to specialize in Supply Chain & Logistics
- Semester IV
Capstone & internship
- Supply Chain Management
- Integrative capstone courses
- Corporate internship
- Master’s thesis
Also builds on related core courses in Semesters II and IV.
Key courses
- 01Global Logistics & Freight Management
- 02Warehousing, Distribution & Inventory Management
- 03Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
- 04Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability & Resilience
Core courses
- Operations & Production Management (Semester II)
- Supply Chain Management (Semester IV)
Or shape your own path
Design Your Own Specialization
In line with the flexibility encouraged by NEP 2020, GSBM students may build a specialization of their own. They can combine electives from any of the seven streams or shape a new specialization around a sector they are passionate about or an emerging business opportunity. Examples are listed below.
- Aviation & Aerospace Management
- Aviation Health & Aerospace Medicine Management
- Film, Media & Entertainment Production Management
- AI Product & Strategy Management
- AI Governance, Ethics & Compliance
- Data Centre & Digital Infrastructure Management
Mentored & self-study, if student strength is less than 15 in selected specialization
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A candidate with a bachelor's degree, of at least three years, from a recognised university, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved categories), is eligible.
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