Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Executive) - Employers

Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Executive)

Cranfield Masterships Master’s level apprenticeships ®

Strengthen your supply chain management talent pipeline Our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Executive) provides the opportunity to sponsor your high-potential supply chain managers through a highly regarded programme. It will develop their supply chain management capability while taking forward your organisation’s strategic agenda. Students learn about the latest academic insights and industry best practice, ensuring graduates can access and apply skills and knowledge to tackle today’s procurement, logistics, and supply chain challenges.

Who is it for? The course is for employers who want to accelerate the development of their supply chain management expertise, in order to build the organisation’s talent pipeline and strategic capability in this area. It is also designed to support the organisation in achieving strategic change, as participants progress from analysing to implementing strategic initiatives. Benefits to your learners Your ambitious future supply chain managers will benefit from this postgraduate qualification and personal development opportunity with one of the UK’s top business schools. This course will support them by: • raising their awareness and appreciation of advanced logistics, procurement and supply chain practices, • develop their ability to critically select the tools and techniques that are most relevant to the challenges they are facing, • teaching them how best to provide effective leadership throughout the supply chain life-cycle, • enabling them to carry out independent and robust research that is relevant to your organisation.

Benefits to your organisation As an employer, you can sponsor your employee by funding their studies fully or in part and/or by allowing them to take time out of work to study. By doing this your organisation will experience both short and long-term benefits. As an employer you will: • strengthen your leadership pipeline, • improve staff retention, • empower a network of individuals to work on meaningful strategic initiatives with the support of a world-class business school partner. The course equips your managers with the vital tools and skillset to bring new thinking and practices to your organisation. The individual thesis project provides the opportunity to investigate an area of interest to your organisation. This can address a particular problem that your business is facing and create real value for your organisation. The course has been co-designed with senior supply chain practitioners, bringing the latest academic insights and industry best practice, ensuring the content remains industry relevant. It is also designed to meet the requirements of the Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s Degree Apprenticeship. Course information

“In our organisation we always look for new tools to adapt and utilise. By sending me on a course like this and utilising a time-based approach, I can take those skills back to my workplace and disseminate them amongst everyone else. I will certainly be using these in the future .”

Chris Cavendish, Procurement Practice Specialist (Project Manager), Crown Agents, (Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc 2018)

Course details

Modules

Supply Chain Strategy and Sustainability

Entry requirements We welcome applications from talented candidates

Part-time Two years

Principles of Strategic Procurement

of all backgrounds and a degree is not always

necessary. Each application is considered on its individual merit, taking into account both qualifications and work experience. Usually candidates must have two years’ work experience and hold either a first or a second class UK honours degree in a relevant discipline, or international relevant degree―equivalent of UK qualifications. Candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered if they have a professional qualification (e.g. CIPS, CILT, APICS) together with five years’ post-qualification relevant work experience. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant

Accounting and Finance for Supply Chain Management

Start date February and October of each year

Analytical Techniques for Supply Chain Management

Freight Transport

Location The 13 intensive modules are delivered at Cranfield with remote study in-between. Delivery Taught modules (65%) are assessed by a combination of written assignments, exams and group work/presentation. The thesis project (35%) is written individually and submitted at the end of year two.

Inventory and Operations Management

Information Systems and E-business

Project Management Introduction

Physical Network Design

Warehousing

Strategic Management

Global Macroeconomics and Business Environment

Organisational Behaviour

experience, may be considered.

Award MSc

Individual thesis project

Elective module

International Study Tour (additional costs)

Fees and funding The Apprenticeship Levy is a levy on UK employers with a pay bill of £3 million or more. You can use your levy to fund apprenticeship training against approved apprenticeship standards. The standard combines on-the-job training with an academic qualification. The Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Executive) fulfills the needs of the newly developed Level 7 Senior Leader Master's degree Apprenticeship Standard. Please see the individual course pages on our website for full fee information. There is an additional cost for the optional international study tour.

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Cranfield School of Management Cranfield School of Management is an exclusively postgraduate business school located in the heart of the UK. We are a world-leader inmanagement education, research and consultancy, and our mission is to improve the practice of management. Renowned for our strong links with industry, we provide practical management solutions through a range of activities including leadership, finance, marketing and logistics. Our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Executive) is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. This ensures our course is relevant and informed by the latest industry thinking and developments. Students may apply for membership to these institutions upon successful completion of the course, providing significant benefit to their career and professional development. Cranfield School of Management is also the first UK-based University to gain the European Logistics Association accreditation. Upon completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply for the designation cESLOG (European logistician), which is valid for five years. Accreditation

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