StudyQA — Master: Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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In recent years, logistics and supply chain management have been recognised as important management approaches and strategies to increase an organisation's operational effectiveness. This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills you need to manage contemporary logistics and supply chains effectively in a variety of sectors.

This course will put logistics and supply chains into the greater context of business and the economy. You will evaluate issues relevant to the trend of globalisation and engage critically with the legal, social and environmental concerns that organisations face today. You will gain the skills required to optimise supply chain and logistics management decisions at operational, tactical and strategic levels in fast-changing business environments. Your learning will be guided by a study of the best practices in modern businesses around the world, which will help you to gain a critical insight into how logistics and supply chains are managed locally, nationally and over international boundaries.

As the curriculum focuses on the most up-to-date and relevant knowledge for logistics and supply chain management, completion of this course will make you a valued asset to prospective employers worldwide. With the economy dipping and organisations striving to gain a competitive advantage to stay afloat, your ability to increase a business's operational effectiveness could give you a unique edge over other candidates for employment.

Why choose this course?
Graduates of this course will be ideally placed to pursue careers in logistics management, supply chain management, procurement management, inventory management, consultancy and quality management.

During the course you will:
* Develop specialist knowledge and skills in logistics and supply chain management to enhance employability
* Be taught by staff from the Operations and Knowledge Management Research Group
* Make use of the innovative Centre for Teaching and Learning, with its state-of-the-art learning spaces and expert staff
* Gain from opportunities to attend and network at high-profile business events run by the University's Knowledge Hub
* Benefit from multiple chances to interact with guest speakers from key industries
* Visit major logistics centres
* Be eligible to take the PRINCE2 professional exams (Foundation and Practitioner) included in the course
* Undertake collaborative learning with other postgraduate students from around the world in a professional, conference-style learning environment

Areas of study you may cover on this course include:
* Supply chain management
* Operations management
* Logistics management
* Financial analysis
* Project management
* Contract and procurement management
* Sustainable logistics and supply chain management
* Digital business management
* Business research methods

Assessment
A range of assessment methods are used across the course, including coursework and exams. Coursework will include case study analyses, writing reports, planning and review exercises, research, presentations and group work. The assessments are designed to test knowledge and understanding of the appropriate subject matter, but also to demonstrate the range of skills identified in section 3 above.

You will experience a wide range of increasingly complex assessment activities designed to support the development of your knowledge and skills. There will be formative assessment in all units. The purpose of formative assessment is to enable you to monitor and improve your performance. For example, you will have the opportunity to discuss a report structure before completing the report, to present concepts/findings through formative presentations and receive feedback before producing a final report or presentation. In preparation for exams, you will consider revision questions to support your learning with guidance on how to approach questions.

The assessment strategy underlines the courses concern with research and independent thinking, the ability to make information decisions and communicate these under time pressure and, finally, the all-important skills of teamwork and oral communication of ideas.

The written assignments and group reports contribute to the learning outcomes focusing on your ability to research and critically evaluate elements of the curriculum in depth. They generally allow you to use a variety of named sources to support your viewpoint.

The end-of-unit examinations focus primarily on critical discussion of theory and current practice and provide the reassurance of guaranteed student authorship, and a true measure of your own ability and understanding.

The time-constrained tests will be more cursory in nature, generally assessing awareness, understanding and application of elements of the curriculum.

The significant weighting given to individual and group presentations stresses the primacy of team work and of effective oral communication based on research and creative, holistic thinking about organisational, media and stakeholder issues.

Educational Aims
The management of contemporary logistics and supply chain can be challenging and requires a multi-disciplinary skill set, including operations management, information systems, financial management, planning and resource management, and also need critical awareness of legal, social and environmental issues. The course will cover a range of study areas to reflect the responsibilities of todays professional logistics and supply chain manager.

The course aims to develop your knowledge and skills, to manage contemporary logistics and supply chains effectively in various industry sectors, whilst evaluating the issues in managing logistics and supply chains within the trend of globalization. It also aims to ensure you have a critical awareness of legal, social and environmental issues faced by modern organisations.

The course is delivered with an emphasis on current practices in logistics and supply chain management such as:

* A range of significant methodologies, tools and techniques such as JIT, TQM, Six-sigma, and Lean and Agile supply Chain
* A range of relevant examples and contexts
* Research findings, giving insights into current logistics and supply chain management issues
* Tutors, students and external speakers own experience of logistics and supply chain management

In addition, the course will provide you with access to PRINCE2 training, providing an additional professional qualification, which is attractive to employers.

The course prepares and / or develops you for a range of careers in management, or specifically logistics management, procurement management, supply chain management, and inventory management.

The design of the course largely reflects the university CRe8 education strategy which emphases personalised learning, effective curriculum design, realistic learning experience, employability of the curriculum, and assessment for learning.

You should normally have a good honours degree or equivalent.Exceptional entry for mature students is available for applicants who can demonstrate their ability to study at this level and/or have considerable experience in the field of Supplies management or logistics.The University accepts the following qualifications as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Masters degree*UK Qualifications * TELAS 1 or 2 * ESOL level 2 * IELTS Grade 6.0 * TOEFL 550 / 213 / 80 * JMB University Test: Minimum Pass * Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Minimum Grade C * Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Minimum Grade C * GCSE or IGCSE English Language: Minimum C * BEC Higher: Pass (grades A,B or C) * English for Business Communication (C and G) - Level 2 First Class Pass * LCCI International Qualifications - * English for Business (EFB) - Pass at Level 3, * English for Commerce (EFC) - Pass at Level 3 * Cambridge Overseas School Certificate: Minimum Grade C * Scottish Certificate of Education Standard Grade English: Minimum Grade C * Scottish Certificate of Education - Higher Grade English: Minimum Grade D * Irish Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level English: Minimum Grade C * Irish Leaving Certificate - Higher Level English: Minimum Grade D * Oxford High Lever Certificate: Minimum Pass * Warwick English Language Test (WELT): Minimum CCC * Certificate of Attainment in English (Edexcel): Minimum Level 4 * Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language Proficiency * TEEP (University of Reading) 6.0 * Integrated Skills Test in English (ISE): Level III or above * Trinity College of London ISE: Level III or IV * University of Central Lancashire Certificate of Proficiency in English Level 3 - Proficient User Pass * Swansea University English test (SWELT) - Minimum Grade 6.0 * UCL Graduate Preparatory Course - 6.0 or above * London Test of English - Advanced Level 4 English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C)