Master Gestion De Production, Logistique, Achats

Tuition costs 292 USD per year.

Production management, logistics and purchasing (Gestion de Production, Logistique, Achats) is a field within business and industrial engineering that focuses on how organizations plan production, move goods and manage supplier relationships, and this master's program is run by Université de Caen Normandie in Caen, France. Students typically study production planning and scheduling, supply chain management, inventory control, procurement and supplier negotiation, quality management, and the use of information systems to coordinate operations across a business. Coursework generally combines quantitative methods, such as optimization and forecasting, with case studies and projects addressing real operational problems faced by manufacturing and distribution companies. Graduates from this field commonly move into roles such as production planner, supply chain analyst, logistics coordinator, purchasing manager, or operations consultant, across manufacturing, retail and distribution industries. This is a master's degree lasting two years, taught in French, so applicants should be comfortable following technical coursework and case discussions in that language. The program begins in September, with yearly tuition of 250 euros. Students considering this path should have an interest in the operational and numerical side of business, since production, logistics and purchasing work involves constant coordination between numbers, processes and people, and programs in this area typically prepare graduates to manage that coordination within French and international supply chains.