05.11.2026

Business Analytics, IT Systems, and Supply Chain Management are the "secret drivers” of long-term business success. Business Analytics provides data-driven insights that minimize risks and unlock targeted opportunities; Supply Chain Management guarantees that processes run efficiently, cost-effectively, and with a strong customer focus; while stable, secure, and scalable systems IT Systems are essential for business in a digital landscape. Managerial Decision Analysis complements the three disciplines by offering structured decision-making methods.

The CAS Business Intelligence & Supply Chain program provides you with a solid foundation in above mentioned areas, thus supporting you to foster strategic agility and operational excellence in your company. The CAS format encourages immediate application in your own context and active exchange with peers from other industries.

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Mandatory Master Classes

Operations & Supply Chain Management

Operations & Supply Chain Management is at the core of any organization when it comes to designing, producing and delivering products and services that satisfy external and internal customer needs. Throughout the Master Class, you will develop an understanding of the complex and crucial interactions between operations and other functions, particularly marketing and finance. You will identify effective measures to improve operational performance and show how this in turn improves the organization’s financial results.



Managerial Decision Analysis

In the era of data science and artificial intelligence, managers need a solid grasp of the foundations of uncertainty modeling, business analytics, and AI tools. This course begins with fundamental concepts of uncertainty management and decision-making under risk. You will explore both the power and limitations of data analysis in business contexts. Special emphasis is placed on regression analysis, which continues to be one of the most important and interpretable tools in management analytics. The course will also include forward-looking discussion of modern AI, including an accessible introduction to large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, and their potential role in enhancing managerial insight, productivity, and decision-making.



IT & Strategy

Information technology is transforming firms, markets, products, and processes with remarkable speed. Recent developments in AI have the potential to further accelerate the transformation. This presents managers with new challenges and valuable opportunities. This course dives into the strategic use of IT within a business context, focusing on how IT can enable competitive advantage, enhance business processes, and drive innovation. The course interweaves theory and practice, with students acquiring useful frameworks for analyzing the use of IT in organizations.



Business Analytics

Data has become an essential asset for companies to be able to operate and compete effectively. In fact, four of the six top companies in market valuation – Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, and Alibaba – base their business models exclusively on the use of data to optimize advertising. Moreover, SMEs are starting to benefit substantially from analyzing data about their operations, finances, clients, and employees. It is therefore essential that business managers understand data as a production factor and know how to extract the value it contains. This Master Class introduces data as a production factor, explaining its unique attributes, and examines how data can transform existing organizations and give rise to new business models. Once you understand data as a production factor, this course shows you how to generate insights and gain value from it by means of various analytical and graphic tools.



Elective Master ClassesPlease choose one of the two elective courses to complete your CAS.Project Valuation

The Project Valuation Master Class provides the conceptual framework necessary to help managers decide what investment decisions make best sense. We take a look at investment projects, such as replacing machines, launching new products, or building new factories. The perspectives presented in the course cover both theoretical and practical issues. While the course’s focus is on investments, the principles we develop apply to management decisions in general with a view to helping you make better choices.



Leadership & Empowerment

The Leadership & Empowerment Master Class takes you on a transformative journey from Leading yourself to Leading Teams and Leading Change in organizations. You will learn how to lead with greater impact, authenticity, and effectiveness. Starting with self-discovery, you’ll use a personality assessment to enhance self-awareness and understand your strengths, gaps, and motivational drivers, setting the stage for more authentic leadership. Experiential learning will deepen your understanding of team dynamics and organizational culture, while the course concludes with ambidextrous leadership, a proven strategy for leading dual transformations and driving enterprise-level success.



Innovation & Entrepreneurship

More than ever before, technological innovation and disruption affect the way business is conducted and new wealth is created. How to master technological change and profit from innovation are therefore key questions for business leaders. They are essential for developing a competitive advantage and boosting performance in all company types – new and old, large and small – across all industries. In this course, you will not only be exposed to the latest thinking about entrepreneurship, technological change and innovation but also apply new business tools that allow you to master technological disruption. Furthermore, you will develop an individual strategic innovation project for your company.



All participants are eligible to join the optional international trip together with the participants of the parallel EMBA program at the Simon Business School in Rochester (New York, U.S.).

Voraussetzung
To qualify for the program, we require:

-Over 5 years of line/project management experience plus a university degree (or equivalent)

or

Over 10 years of management experience in lieu of academic qualifications (sur-dossier)
-Middle or senior level management experience with growth potential
-A convincing character, along with teamwork and time management skills
-Fluency in English

Lernziele
After the CAS Business Intelligence & Supply Chain, you will have a good understanding of the foundations of business analytics and understand both the opportunities and the limitations of data analysis in business. Moreover, you will see the potential of data as a production factor and a transforming element of existing organizations. Finally, you will dive into the strategic components of IT and supply chain management within a business context and understand how both enable competitive advantage, contribute to financial results, and drive innovation. In the elective modules, you can (a) develop practical tools for successful leadership in a transformational environment, or (b) get to know how to master technological change and implement innovation or (c) understand how to evaluate the value of the projects you plan.

You will benefit from renowned academics from different business schools, as well as exchanges with a group of established business leaders in your class. The knowledge you gain can be applied immediately in your professional environment. If desired, you may complete additional CAS programs after the CAS Business Intelligence & Supply Chain to obtain a DAS in General Management or the International Executive MBA.

Zielgruppe
We embrace diversity in both functions and industries, welcoming managers from finance, manufacturing, IT, engineering, law, medicine, and many other backgrounds. This variety enriches our classes, fostering a 360