Suitable for both practising managers and recent graduates with a first or second class honours degree. While some managers also prefer to study and complete their MSc in one year many choose to remain in employment and study the part-time Executive or modular Global MSc.
Takes you on to employment shortly after graduation. We provide assistance to recruiters in the process of selecting potential candidates for specific employment. Our students are employed by a range of organisations including: consultancies; manufacturing, retailing and logistics service companies; national and international government agencies.
You will be taught by a team with an international reputation. Cranfield is home to Europe’s largest faculty specialising in logistics and supply chain management. We regularly work with organisations to find the best way to meet their management development needs, and our hands-on consulting also keeps us in touch with real issues.
The course will provide you with a comprehensive and practical knowledge of logistics and supply chain management within the context of a highly stimulating, challenging and exciting learning environment.
Specifically, you will gain:
an in-depth understanding of logistics and supply chain management and their importance to contemporary businesses, including the need to manage and plan supply chains within an overall business environment in an integrated manner
the necessary technical knowledge relating to the key components of logistics and supply chain management
the analytical and managerial skills necessary to successfully apply this knowledge.
The content of the course reflects the importance of the supply chain concept and is designed to emphasise the integrative nature of logistics.
The course modules include:
Supply Chain Management – corporate context
Supply Chain Management – functional and logistical components
Measurement, Analysis and Modelling Tools
Principles of Management
Information and the E-supply Chain
Achieving Supply Chain Integration
Elective Subjects
an individual dissertation project (research or company-based).
Companies submit proposals for individual dissertation projects to have a particular problem studied in depth. This provides students with a challenging outlet for them to develop their skills and prove their worth to the sponsoring company.
Specialist equipment
The main school computer studio provides access to an extensive range of specialist logistics software, supply chain business games, the internet, MSc course portals and the Supply Chain Knowledge Centre’s database.
1st or 2nd class UK honours degree, or professional qualification and a number of years’ work experience; IELTS band 6.5 or TOEFL 237 (computer) or 580 (paper) if English is not the first language; GMAT may be required for full-time applicants; interview.
Duration
11 months full-time; 2 years part-time (Executive); 2 - 4 years modular (Global).
Start date
October (full-time); January (part-time); February (modular).