Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MSc)

Give yourself a competitive professional edge by learning how to identify the most efficient strategy to manage and improve international supply chains on our Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

Course description

• The modern supply chain is ubiquitous, reaching into many aspects of consumers’ daily lives, and becoming increasingly important for companies. On our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc programme, you'll develop the skills to manage and improve international supply chains.
• We will show you how the right technology and strategy can give you a competitive edge. We use case studies, practical software, industry links and company visits to enhance our teaching. 
• By exploring operations, supply chain and green logistics and core sub-disciplines, you'll acquire expertise to make contributions in these systems and the skills necessary to become a future leader in the low carbon area. Green skills have been identified as a major gap by many governments and industry leaders. This programme will give you an important skill set in an area, likely to be key for future business and organisational leaders.
• For the project dissertations, you can apply to do a company-based dissertation, working with an external organisation and getting experience. Recent dissertations include working with a large logistics company to reduce their fleet’s carbon footprint and a report for an electrical company on the supply chain and market structure of their industry.

Modules

• A selection of modules is available each year - some examples are below. There may be changes before you start your course.

MSc modules
Core modules

• Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Technology
• Logistics System
• Operations Management for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Accounting and Finance
• Global Supply Chain Leadership
• Supply Networks Management
• Research Methods
• Project Dissertation

You will take one of the following:

• Strategic Supply Chain Management
• International Business Strategy

Teaching

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Case studies
• Group work for collaborative learning
• Web-based discussion groups

Assessment

• Individual assignments
• Group projects
• Group presentations
• End-of-semester examinations
• Dissertation