Master in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Program Overview

This one-year Master's in Operations and Supply Chain Management from GBSB Global Business School trains professionals with the strategies and analytical skills to drive efficiency, sustainability, and digital transformation in global logistics. Blending cutting-edge theories with experiential learning through industry partnerships and an immersion at Zaragoza Logistics Hub, the program prepares students for leadership roles in multinational corporations, consulting firms, and technology-driven logistics companies. It is ranked #1 in Spain by Financial Magazine 2024 and recognized by QS Business Master’s Rankings 2025.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master in Operations and Supply Chain Management in Barcelona is a one-year program taught in English. It aims to equip professionals with the strategic vision and analytical expertise to drive efficiency, sustainability, and digital transformation in global logistics. The program blends cutting-edge supply chain strategies with data-driven decision-making, procurement optimization, and operations leadership. A key feature is its experiential learning emphasis, including real-world projects, industry partnerships, and a week-long immersion at the Zaragoza Logistics Hub (ZLC), a center for supply chain management research and corporate innovation. Graduates receive an additional certification from the ZLC, part of the MIT Global Scale Network. The program is ranked #1 in Spain by Financial Magazine 2024 and is recognized in the QS Business Master’s Rankings 2025 for Supply Chain Management. The program prepares graduates for leadership roles in multinational corporations, consulting firms, or technology-driven logistics companies, enabling them to navigate complex global supply chains.

Outline:

The program is structured around several key themes: Strategize, Manage, Transform, Source & Plan, and Go Global, culminating in a Capstone Project. Specific modules include:

• Operations and Supply Chains Strategy and Finance (6 ECTS): Covers strategic management, planning, structure, strategic analysis of organizational position, data and strategy, geopolitics and geo-economics methodologies, aligning corporate strategy with operations strategy, building operating models, designing operations networks, fundamental supply chain management concepts, supply chains and finance, and supply chain management trends and best practices.
• Digital Transformation, Innovation and Technology (6 ECTS): Covers the digital economy, digital strategy and transformation, Drucker’s 7 Sources of Innovation, open innovation, strategic approaches to managing innovation, disruption theory, the digital transformation journey, digitalization of business processes, machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence, information management fundamentals, retail and e-commerce supply chain and omnichannel operations, customer service operations management, last-mile and reverse logistics, supply chain transformation, and implications, components, and applications for Supply Chains 4.0.
• Inventory, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management (6 ECTS): Covers inventory models, purchasing and strategic sourcing, and modern distribution systems.
• International Logistics and Transport (6 ECTS): Covers modes of transport, innovations in air and maritime transport, modal, intermodal, and multimodal transport, contemporary issues facing carrier management, regulatory frameworks for different transport modes, freight cost and pricing, third-party logistics, and trade and customs procedures.
• Economics and Geopolitics (6 ECTS) (Online): Covers principles of behavioral economics, geopolitics and geo-economics methodologies, and causes of globalization.
• Strategic Management and Analytics (8 ECTS) (Online): Covers strategic management, planning, structure, strategic approaches to analyzing the organizational position, data and strategy.

Teaching:

The text mentions experiential learning, real-world projects, industry partnerships, and a week-long immersion at the ZLC.

Careers:

The program prepares graduates for leadership roles in multinational corporations, consulting firms, or technology-driven logistics companies. It aims to equip them to navigate the complexities of global supply chains.

Other:

The program is offered in Barcelona and includes an exclusive week-long immersion at the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), which is part of the MIT Global Scale Network. The program leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Management (Operations and Supply Chain Management) qualification, which is officially recognized and state-accredited. The minimum ECTS credits required are 62, with the full Master's degree requiring 90 ECTS. The first 62 ECTS are delivered face-to-face in Barcelona, while the remaining credits can be completed online. The GBSB Global Business School is accredited by the Government of Catalonia’s Department of Education.

The total fee for the program is € 15 900, this fee includes application, enrollment and administrative fees.