Supply Chain Management (18-month route)

The Supply Chain Management (18-month route) program at University of Hertfordshire has been uniquely designed to provide a rigorous and systematic understanding of the field, equipping you with the knowledge and wide range of skills required to become a credible supply chain professional.

In this Supply Chain Management (18-month route) program at the University of Hertfordshire, you will focus on a combination of practical work and case studies, including analysis and synthesis, contribution to profitability, and understanding of purchasing, procurement, and logistics.

This will promote critical review and analysis of strategic value, procurement and supply chain management.

Key facts

The course focuses on:

• the broad areas of business, supply chain management, storage and warehouse management, financialdecisions in supply chain, people management, transportation techniques

• procurement and inventorymanagement

• logistics and operations strategy

• globalisation and regulations

• case studies, including analysis and synthesis, contribution to profitability, and understanding ofpurchasing, procurement and logistics.

• critical review of strategic value, procurement and supply chain management.

• 18-months full-time MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Management (January entry)

• One-year full-time MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Management (September entry)

• Two-year full-time MSC Supply Chain and Logistics Management with Extended Professional Practice (September entry)

• Two-year full-time MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Management with Advanced Project (September entry)

• Several award routes are offered:

What will I study?

The School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science has a reputation for innovation in teaching and learning, where nearly all MSc modules are delivered through a combination of traditional face-to-face teaching and backup tutorials, using the University's StudyNet web-based facility. StudyNet allows students to access electronic teaching and learning resources and conduct electronic discussions with staff and other students.

A heavy emphasis is placed on theory and practice, and the School has a policy of using industrial standard software wherever possible. The School also operates an open access laboratory and computer policy to help you complete coursework and assignments.

Careers

The MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Management will boost your career prospects, equipping you with the advanced knowledge and skills most sought after in the industry. We will get you ready to enter and stand out in the graduate job market.

The graduates work in a variety of roles, securing employment in a wide range of sectors, from aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, distribution and logistics, to other FMCG. Typical employers are GSK, Tesco and DHL.

Graduates of the MSc Manufacturing Management degree are well positioned for the following roles:

• Supply Chain Analyst

• Demand Planner

• Buyer

• Production Planner

• Procurement Officer

• Warehouse Manager

• Supply Chain Managers

Modules included:

• Logistics and Operations Strategy

• Procurement and Inventory Management

• Financial Decision for Supply Chain

• Globalisation and Regulations

• People Management

• Storage and Warehouse Management

• Supply Chain Management

• Transportation Techniques