Karin Stalenhoef_alumna Supply Chain Management

Alumna Supply Chain Management Karin Stalenhoef

now Manager Procurement Operations at Vanderlande Industries

Supply Chain Management

1 year English Starts end of August and end of January

Become an expert in designing, implementing, and managing competitive supply chain processes within and across organizational boundaries. As a supply chain manager or consultant, you take the collaboration with suppliers and distribution partners to the next level by optimizing and integrating key processes such as production/operations, purchasing, and distribution.

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Program and courses 

Global and local perspectives on supply chain issues, facilitated by international teachers and emphasized by the contrasting ideas of your international classmates.

  • Strongly focused on real-world application with tutorials and guest lectures by prominent industry representatives, practice related group assignments, and the possibility to do an internship as part of your Master’s thesis.
  • Excellent balance between theory, methods and practice. Besides theory, the program is strongly focused on career development and the development of soft-skills. 
  • Opportunity to pursue a double degree in collaboration with one of our foreign partner universities.
  • In the first semester of the regular program, you can also apply for the following additional advanced programs:
    * The Extended Master's Program, which adds a half year traineeship to the regular Master's program.
    * The QTEM network program, which adds an additional year to the program which you spend at a QTEM partner university and corporate partner.

Typical courses are:

  • Supply Chain Strategy
  • Supply Chain Design & Planning
  • Sustainable Supply Management             

More on the program and courses

  • Jordi Mulder - Supply Chain Management

    Jordi

    Master's student

    "In the course Supply Chain Modelling we learn how to understand system dynamics interrelations by real-world cases. These cases are big and challenging, just like they are in practice."

  • Marenne Gevers

    Marenne

    Master’s student

    "For my Master's thesis I joined a research project whereby I came in contact with students of Law, Social Psychology, and Econometrics, who look at the problems from different angles. I learned a lot from that."

    Read Marenne's story

  • Thomas Versteeg - Supply Chain Management

    Thomas

    Master's student

    "So far I really like the program, especially due to the balanced combination of theory and practical cases."

Career prospects

Become a manager, specialist or consultant in logistics, quality management, or purchasing management within manufacturing or service organizations in the profit or non-profit sector.

Some examples of our graduates' first jobs:

  • Supply Chain Management Trainee at Unilever
  • Logistics Supplier Manager at ASML Holding
  • Supply Chain Planner at BMW Group

Alumni facts

  • Average number of months until first paid job: 3.37
  • 85% would recommend the program to friends, family and colleagues
  • Gross monthly income one year after graduation: €3,372

Source: National Alumni Survey, 2021 | n=28

More on your career prospects

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Application and admission

This Master’s program starts:

End of August and End of January

Best preparatory programs:

  • Business Administration (previously Business Economics, in Dutch: Bedrijfseconomie)
  • International Business Administration
  • Economics and Information Management

Pre-Master’s program:

Open to both Research University students and students from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO). 

Tuition fees and scholarships

International students find all information about tuition fees and scholarships here.

Interested in this Master’s program?

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More information on this Master's program

Create your own e-brochure with information on program content, admission requirements, career prospects, and student life in Tilburg. Throughout the year you can take part in various types of events: on-campus, abroad or online.

Interested in the MSc Supply Chain Management?

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