University of San Diego School of Business Administration

Too often, best-laid plans are nullified by company culture, a force that supply chain managers do not anticipate, and while culture is often cast as a source of inertia and un-thinking rejection of change, it plays an essential role in executing strategy.

Irrespective of age, gender, or experience, the most highly compensated logistics managers are those with the best formal educations - but academics and job recruiters say leadership acumen, the ability to adapt to technology, and “cultural skills” are not to be discounted.

Given the significant investment of resources and sacrifices that our students make to earn their master’s degrees, we work diligently to ensure that the education they receive is a transformative one. Successful students are those who learn as much about themselves while enrolled in the program as they do about the principles and practices of supply chain management.