Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Core Modules

This year we will be running the following insightful mandatory modules:

• Operations and Quality Management

  This module provides students with an understanding of operations, strategy, process, and quality management within the overall context of the supply chain. It provides examples of operations management in manufacturing and service contexts. On completion you will understand the management of operations strategies and processes, and will be able to for example, critically analyse customer profitability.

• Purchasing & Inventory Management

  This module explores procurement from multiple perspectives such as process, technology, strategy, negotiation, relationships, and models. In doing so, you will gain a holistic understanding of the procurement function. This module will also focus on inventory management, analysis techniques, and will equip you with the necessary skills for analysing inventory and take inventory related decisions. You will furthermore develop team negotiation skills and learn how to for example, formulate buyer supplier agreements.

• Industry Engagement

  The effective management of supply chains has always been important for industries to operate smoothly. The increasing dependence of today’s organisations on global supply chains shows no sign of abating, which means that supply chain managers will increasingly be in demand. This module will provide you with the opportunity to interact with experts at leading supply chain organisations. You will be exposed to leading international organisations which will allow you to better understand first-hand, the complex nature of today’s supply chains. Moreover, you will discuss the challenges and complexities facing supply chain managers and given an opportunity to critically engage with such challenges and complexities, and to provide consultancy to deal with them.

• Professional Project Management Skills

  On this module you’ll explore the nature of management research, its purpose, and gain an overview of the processes involved. You will link theory with practice and will learn about different academic and practitioner literature. You will explore data collection and data analysis methods. You will furthermore be able to develop your dissertation proposal by generating and refining ideas.

• Strategic Supply Chain Management

  This module introduces you to the concept and definition of logistics and supply chain management, how it is increasingly recognised as a competitive strategy and the influence of logistics and supply chain management to other major functional activities to a firm's success. Responsiveness, reliability, resilience and relationships are the basis for successful logistics and supply chain management. These key trends are explored through lectures and case studies to understand the theoretical insights as well as the effective practices faced by international supply chains.

• Warehousing and Distribution Network Design

  This module equips learners to understand the fundamental operations related to warehousing. You will also learn about picking strategies and KPIs that can be used for evaluating warehousing performance. Knowledge gained will be useful for evaluating the performance of warehousing and providing suggestions for improvement. Moreover, you will learn to evaluate various distribution network designs and provide recommendations for designing and improving distribution networks. Students will learn the concepts through a variety of techniques such as solving quantitative problems, qualitative case studies and simulation tools, and make distribution related decisions.

• Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management

  The aim of this module is to help students understand in detail the concepts of both risk and resilience, and how these are defining supply chain design and operation. This would include gaining a comprehensive understanding of supply chain risks, covering internal, external, and global factors, and the ability to categorise and assess these risks effectively; exploring the key components and principles of resilient supply chains, developing the skills to create and implement effective resilience strategies in the face of uncertainties; insights into the complexities of managing risks in a globalised supply chain, considering geopolitical issues, cultural nuances, and regulatory compliance; appreciate the key factors in up to date business continuity practice.

• Independent Business Research Project

  This module is an independent research project. You may select a topic of their choice related to logistics and Supply Chain management which has to be approved by the Course Director. The project should demonstrate both the technical knowledge that is being acquired throughout this Master’s degree programme, and also the ability to integrate knowledge from different subject areas in order to apply it analytically to a business-related, problem.

• Sustainable Supply Chains

  This module introduces you to the concept of the circular economy and how it contributes to a more sustainable supply chain. You will be introduced to key aspects of sustainability and climate change and key megatrends impacting the supply chains of the future. Sustainability is a key concern to supply chain managers particularly since the globalisation of supply chains, where economics, ethics and the environment most widely known as the triple bottom line are critical in supply chain decision-making.

   

Optional Modules

Below is a taster of some of the exciting optional modules that students on the course could choose from during this academic year. Please be aware these do change over time, and optional modules may be withdrawn or new ones added.

• Supply Chain Optimisation

  Analytics and optimisation methodologies and algorithma are a key component of modern data driven decision making in industry and supply chain. They are key components of modern supply chain practice and valuable tools for decision makers. This module will expose students to modern methodologies and algorithms and explore the analytics domain including descriptive, predictive and prescriptive models and tools. Particular focus will be on visualisation and business intelligence tools among others.

• Supply Chains in Emerging Economies

  This module focuses on the effective design and execution of global supply chains, with emphasis on opportunities and challenges that are present in emerging economies. It covers topics related to global supply chain strategies, global network optimization, outsourcing & sourcing strategies and contract design among others. It also introduces advanced supply chain concepts relevant to the context, like supply chain coordination and incentive alignment, pricing and revenue management and sustainability.