MS Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)
Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management
The USC Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management program uniquely prepares you for an increasingly global, complex, and ever-evolving world in supply chain management. We offer a world-class academic foundation in supply chain management with real-world applications in the form of live projects for leading companies as well as international and domestic site visits.
Our global supply chain program has two delivery options. The Residential Program is designed for new professionals and recent college graduates to complete their degree at USC’s main campus in Los Angeles, the nation’s largest international trade hub. The Online Program offers working professionals the flexibility required to complete their degree while working full-time. Whether you have 10 years of experience working in supply chain, logistics, or have just graduated, the Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management is flexibly designed around your academic and professional goals.
SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM BENEFITS
Program Rankings
Supply Chain Curriculum
APPLYING TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM
CAREER PATHWAYS
MS GSCM STUDENT LIFE
WHY MARSHALL
Career Pathways
Marshall graduate students are actively sought by the world's leading companies Amazon, Google, Salesforce, BCG and Goldman Sachs. Benefitting from Marshall's deep industry ties, they are leaders in a range of industries from Technology, Entertainment and Interactive Gaming to Healthcare, Consulting and Financial Services.
Trojan Network
The Marshall Trojan network links students and business leaders around the globe. Over 90,000 Marshall alumni worldwide create a proactive pay-it-forward culture that drives powerful career outcomes. There is simply no other alumni network quite like it.
Real-World Learning
Every Marshall graduate student has opportunities to integrate and apply what they learn in the classroom to real challenges outside the classroom. Learning by doing trains leaders to be visionary and resilient.
Faculty Expertise
USC Marshall faculty come from a wide array of backgrounds and disciplines. They engage in collaborative and inter-disciplinary teaching to explore business challenges and opportunities from a variety of viewpoints. They incorporate case studies, current events, career panels, and industry speakers to support academic content with real-world perspectives.
Global School in the Heart of LA
Located in the heart of Los Angeles, USC Marshall is embedded in one of the most vibrant global economies and part of a large university community committed to a culture of collegiality, cooperation, and team work. Our students, faculty and alumni play leading roles in the industries that have built and continue to drive LA forward - from real-estate and accounting, to marketing and finance, to entertainment and tech.
MS GSCM FACULTY
Ashok Srinivasan's research interests include supply-chain management, nonprofit management, and productivity analysis. His research has appeared in Management Science, Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, and Managerial and Decision Economics, including "Leadership and Competition in Network Supply Chains," with P. Majumder, that appeared in Management Science in June 2008.
Dr. Nick Vyas, a practitioner in operations management and organizational excellence through the application of Blended Quality Management, AI, ML, RPA, Blockchain, and Data Analytics received his Doctor of Education from USC with his published dissertation on Conceptualization of Higher Education Excellence System (HEES): Use of Advance Data Analytics and Blended Quality Management. A Subject Matter Expert in End-to-End Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM), Vyas has led business transformation for fortune 100 companies. As USC CGSCM’s Executive Director/ Co-founder, Director of MS GSCM and as an Assistant Professor, he was presented with the Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence and recognized as a “Supply Chain Leader” for the APICS Excellence Awards. As a thought leader, he speaks at conferences on global trade, disruptive technology and GSCM. Vyas serves to make GSCM education accessible through the Gift of Knowledge scholarship at USC MS GSCM program and Supply Chain Professionals without Borders. Working closely with students, Vyas consulted for over 25 global operations across various sectors. He integrated technology and directed teams that both optimized speed-to-market and managed cost/quality.
Greys Sošić holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and a master's and a bachelor's degree from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her research interests include supply chain management, sustainability, competition and cooperation in supply chains, with emphasis on coalition stability. Her work has been published in Management Science, Operations Research, M&SOM, and POMS. Greys is an Associate Editor for Operations Research and POMS, and a Department Editor for IISE Transactions. She has received Dean's Awards for Research Excellence and IISE Transactions Design & Manufacturing Best Paper Award. She has been teaching courses on supply chain management, sustainability, and sourcing.
Murat Bayiz is a Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations at Marshall School of Business. He has more than two decades of combined management consulting and academic experience and specializes in operations strategy.
Global Supply Chain News and Events
Global Supply Chain News
Marshall Team Earns Recognition at Rice Cleantech Innovation Competition
Marshall Business Energy Club graduate students proposed EVs are “batteries-on-wheels” as the first team ever to represent Marshall at the annual competition.
U.S. East Coast Port Strikes: Implications for Shippers, Consumers, and the Economy
Professor Nick Vyas weighs in on the strike’s short-term and long-term impacts on the global supply chain.
Keeping the American Dream Alive: USC Marshall Alum Lays the Groundwork for a Sustainable Future
Fueled by his experience at USC Marshall, Randy Kendrick ’86 is building a future marked by innovation and sustainability.
12th Annual Global Supply Chain Summit Gathers Industry and Academic Leaders
Speakers and attendees tackled the future of the supply chain, from sustainability to the integration of artificial intelligence at the Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit.
2024 USC Marshall Grad Programs Open House
Join us at our upcoming Open House to explore the exceptional MBA and MS programs available at USC Marshall, a nationally ranked top 20 business school. Whether you are an early-career professional or seasoned executive, we offer a broad range of flexible programs to fit your academic and career goals with options to pursue your degree on-campus in the heart of Los Angeles, or online.
Advisory Council Spotlight: Steve McElhiney
An interview with Steve McElhiney, the senior vice president and global director of reinsurance, Artex Risk Solutions
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: March 2024
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have received awards, recognitions, and publications for their groundbreaking work.
Supply Chain Students Explore New Developments in Vietnam
Students from the Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute traveled to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for the chance to see firsthand how the country has revolutionized their logistics industry.
Sustainability and Geopolitics: The Global Supply Chain Institute Tackles The World’s Most Pressing Issues
Professors Nick Vyas and Greys Sošić believe the supply chain institute has more to teach than turning a profit.
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS & ANALYSIS
Quoted: Nick Vyas in L.A. Times
As tech companies face uncertainty under Trump’s expanded tariffs, Vyas says simply shifting production outside of China may no longer be enough.
Quoted: Greys Sošić in USC Today
Sošić explains that supply chain issues and lithium price spikes during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the risks of relying on foreign sources.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in Wired
Vyas explains the potential positive long-term effects of new tariffs, noting that the United States has entered a consumption mindset rather than a creation one.
Interview: Nick Vyas in Supply Chain Brain
Vyas discusses the impact of a Chinese company selling port-management contracts at the Panama Canal to an American investment firm.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in Periodico Digital
Vyas, director of the Kendrick Supply Chain Institute, explains that traceability and compliance are becoming key issues in international trade.
Interview: Nick Vyas on KCRW
Vyas, director of the Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, discuss the impact on Trump's tariffs on consumer goods.
Interviewed: Nick Vyas on Voice of America (Mandarin)
VYAS, founding director Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, discusses with Voice of America the impact of Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on Mexican imports and that affect on Chinese companies operating in Mexico.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in the San Francisco Chronicle (Paywall)
VYAS, founding director Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, explains to the San Francisco Chronicle how tariffs on China will greatly affect American companies who rely on the Chinese market for manufacturing and their massive consuming class.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in the Los Angeles Daily News
VYAS, founding director of the Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, tells the LA Daily News the president-elect’s picks for cabinet and agency leads are prime indicators his tariff policies will be levied early on in the new administration.
