Course structure
This course is designed for graduates of any subject with or without work experience. Case studies, company visits and the option of paid work experience help prepare you for a career in the supply chain.
Core modules will give you practical knowledge in a variety of logistics and supply areas as well as key business skills such as financial analysis. In term 3 you will be able to tailor your course through a choice of a final project or work placement.
Teaching takes place over three terms, from late September to early June, with breaks after assessments in mid-December to early January and late March to mid-April.
At the end of the course, you have a choice between a final year project or a work experience-based report. These are completed after teaching finishes in the summer.
Term 1
- Moving to Masters
This module provides a foundation course specific to our School of Business and Law specialist masters degrees. It seeks to help students make the transition from studying undergraduate level to studying in the UK at masters level and to engage students in developing an appreciation of the benefits of inclusivity through an understanding of acculturation.
- International Logistics and Finance
This module is combination of international logistics and financial and managerial accounting. The module explores international logistics and decisions concerning facilities location, port of loading, port of discharge, and the transportation modes employed within the supply chain. Contextual factors include international trade and infrastructure development, as well as the microeconomic forces affecting markets for logistics services.
The module also introduces you to core logistics concepts and terminology and involves a visit to a port. The financial accounting element of this module shows how accounting data is compiled and presented to external users including shareholders and investors. The managerial accounting component will explore accounting as a tool for decision making, planning and control within the organisation.
- Supply Chain Analytics
This module provides you with the tools, techniques and methodologies that you will use in the career in supply chain management. An introduction to supply chain analytics, an understanding of demand forecasting, computer simulation and algorithmic approaches to supply chain problems, including warehouse layout and vehicle routing. It is largely delivered in the computer laboratories and includes practice in using simulation software.
- Operations Management for Logistics
This module builds an in-depth knowledge of operations management in manufacturing and distribution. It focuses on key techniques in process and layout design, inventory control, capacity management, quality management and 6 sigma, operations improvement and lean operations.
Term 2
- Enterprise Systems and E-procurement
This module examines how and why enterprise systems such as SAP and Oracle are used by organisations, and explores the impact of enterprise technologies. It is delivered in the computer laboratories and includes exposure to a SAP enterprise systems environment. This module also examines current developments in e-procurement and develops an understanding of the effects of e-procurement on business and other organisations.
Term 3
Choose one from:
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Project
The project or work placement report forms the critical completion element of the masters programme and places demands on the participant’s intellect, research, analytical and communication skills. The participant is expected to demonstrate that she/he is capable of undertaking masters level research, which is based on a critical review of the relevant logistics and supply chain management and related literature. During the research process and in cooperation with an academic supervisor each student must demonstrate methodological and analytical rigour supported by well- constructed argument and debate.
Logistics and Supply Chain Work Placement Report
The project or work placement report forms the critical completion element of the masters programme and places demands on the participant’s intellect, research, analytical and communication skills. The participant is expected to demonstrate that they are capable of undertaking masters-level research, which is based on a critical review of the relevant logistics and supply chain management and related literature. During the research process and in co-operation with an academic supervisor each student must demonstrate methodological and analytical rigour supported by well-constructed argument and debate.
