MSc Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management

This course provides the essential framework, concepts and toolkits that managers of logistics and supply chain need in modern business.

The course is modular and provides an up to date understanding of key management concepts and principles.

Global Supply Chain Management

This module evaluates the strategic role of logistics and supply chain management in the modern global organisation.

Some of the topics within this module are:

logistics information systems
key performance indicators and benchmarking
management structures
inter-company supply chain relationships
partnerships and strategic alliances
virtual supply chain organisation

Strategic Management

This module look at how the theories of strategic management can be applied to effective logistics and supply chain management, and how this can be set within wider corporate strategic objectives. Seminars will focus on case studies and there will be guest lectures from professionals within the industry.

Freight Transport Management

This module examines the principles of transport management and how the choice of transport option influences global supply chains.

Logistics Operations and Techniques

This module analyses the tactical planning and management techniques needed to support corporate logistics goals. It looks at:

Inventory planning - models and computerised systems
Distribution strategies
Distribution network configuration

Supply Chain Decision Support and Modelling

This module looks at how data can be obtained, extracted and manipulated to enable decision support tools to be used to support management functions such as stock and inventory analysis, forecasting, simulation, route planning and scheduling.

Retail Logistics

This module examines the impact on logistics of changes in the retail market, customer buying patterns and product sourcing. It considers how retailers and suppliers have re-engineered their supply chain around the Quick Response (QR) and Efficient Customer Response (ECR) models.

Professional Development and Research Methods

This module focuses on the professional and academic skills required at masters level to create reports, write essays, give presentations and work as part of a team. Students are also trained in research design, implementation and reporting and in formulating research questions.

Dissertation

This module allows the student to carry out an original investigation into a particular logistics and supply chain management problem. Students will be allocated a supervisor who will provide guidance in methodology, literature sources, review techniques, data collection and analysis and final presentation. The dissertation will normally be of between 15,000 and 20,000 words.

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