Course Aims

The Supply Chain & Logistics Management programme is structured around the key value creating processes within sets of manufacturing and service companies which constitute a complete supply chain; and the contracts and relationships and technologies which enable these processes. These core competencies are placed within the context of the global economy. The central content is the concept of a supply network, constructing the relationships which bring it into being, commissioning the technologies which enable it to operate, managing the input, the material and information flow, and distributing the product. This will be supported by the availability of personal development opportunities in more generally applicable competencies such as statistical method, quality management, business and industrial law and improving personal performance.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Conduct Market Analysis and create Business Winning process, product and service proposals.
• Locate and enlist suitable suppliers, constructing productive and motivating contracts.
• Apply the concepts of Systems Integration, and Concurrent Business Design to the Design and Development of Processes, Products and Services.
• Comprehend the implications and benefits of regarding a set of companies as an extended enterprise, and hence the need for mutually beneficial arrangements, sharing data through Inter-Enterprise Resource Planning and control.
• Evaluate, manage and improve, Service, Operational and Supply Chain processes.
• Evaluate and manage appropriate enabling technologies, including information and communication technologies and relevant physical technologies, such as materials handling, transport and storage.
• Apply an underpinning knowledge of strategy development, innovation, design, operation and performance management.

Module Requirements for Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Candidates for the MSc will be required to take 180 credits overall to include modules equivalent to at least 20 credits from the Core list*, 10 credits from the Direction, Motivation and Care of People List, at least 10 credits from the Business List, and at least 30 credits from the Operations, Supply & Logistics List as well as a dissertation project.

Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma will be required to take

• EITHER 120 module credits, with at least 20 credits from the Core list*, 10 credits from the Direction, Motivation and Care of People List, at least 10 credits from the Business List, and at least 30 credits from the Operations, Supply & Logistics List
• OR 60 module credits, with at least 20 credits from the Core list*, 10 credits from the Direction, Motivation and Care of People List and Business List combined and at least 10 credits from the Operations, Supply & Logistics List as well as a dissertation project considered by an Exam Board to be a pass at Postgraduate Diploma level

Candidates for the Postgraduate Certificate will be required to pass 60 credits, with at least 20 credits from the Core list*, 10 credits from the Direction, Motivation and Care of People List and Business List combined and at least 10 credits from the Operations, Supply & Logistics List.

Candidates for the Postgraduate Award will be required to pass 30 credits, with at least 20 credits from the Core list*.

*At least 20 credits from the Core list are required at all levels, except for candidates taking the Route 2 Part Time Programme who must have either 15 or 30 credits from the Optional Core list (depending on module choices based on anti-requisite relationships)

Definition of terms:

• Core: students must pass the module (50% or above)
• Optional core: students must take the stated proportion of modules from this list and must achieve a pass (50% or above).
• Required: students must achieve mark of 40% or above on the module
• Defined Elective: students must take the stated proportion of modules from this limited list
• Optional (elective) modules: students may take any remaining credits from this list after satisfying the list requirements outlined above
• Students are still required to achieve the stated amount of passed credits and credits failed in the 40s for award as per General PGT Regulations page

Course regulations are written as the basis on which awards can be made. They are not written to make any guarantee of which optional modules may be available in any location in a specific academic year.