Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Manchester, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' This full-time programme is aimed at students who wish to extend their business knowledge and specialise in an increasingly important area of business: Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM). Graduates of this programme are expected to use it in combination with their first degree and their experience to give them a winning advantage in the job market.

One of the biggest influences in recent years on professional practice in this field is Information Systems (IS). In particular, the routine application of the Internet and e-commerce has revolutionised LSCM.This is recognised in this programme and a distinctive feature of the syllabus is the strong IS content.

The programme will develop and enhance skills in the following areas:-

Managerial/Technical Competence: to understand the key issues in designing and operating effective LSCM systems. Business Confidence: to be able to align LSCM with the broader strategic goals of the organisation such that it can contribute to overall business success.

Leadership: to place LSCM in a broad context of academic and practitioner ideas, stimulating an analytical, reflective and creative approach to organisational learning.

Programme Content & Structure

Aimed at those with a substantial component of business and management or degree which provides some cognate underpinning.

Assessment

This programme is assessed by a combination of examinations and individual and group coursework.

Career Development Opportunities

LSCM is an area with growing career opportunities globally and good salaries.

According to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), when other areas of business have experienced reduced levels of employment, recruitment in LSCM has not declined.

Special Features

Taught by professionally qualified staff with relevant industrial experience.

Has a strong emphasis on information systems, which are now critical in professional LSCM practice.

While the focus of the programme is LSCM, it is broad-based and contains general business elements such as finance, to allow graduates to function effectively as a manager within an organisation.

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Phone:+ 44 (0)161 247 2838

School Address:

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street
Manchester, M1 3GH
United Kingdom

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