Global Operations and Supply Chain Management MSC at University of Derby

This multi-accredited Masters degree in International Logistics and Supply Chain Management has been designed to provide you with the specialist skills to confidently manage and adapt supply chains, enabling you to become a pioneer of logistics strategy. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and risk management, the course will prepare you for the worldwide challenges facing modern business.

You’ll be encouraged to develop a forward-thinking approach to strategy development, creating resilient and flexible strategies that will give you a competitive advantage when entering senior management or executive roles. The MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management is accredited by three leading professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and the Institute of Operations Management. Course content is also reviewed by a panel of industry advisors, so you can be sure that your studies are relevant to the workplace and your new-found expertise enable you to become a valuable asset to employers.

In the evolving and expanding global marketplace, organisations regularly compete through their supply chains. This makes logistics management a crucial element as businesses look to exploit the advantages offered by global supply chains and related supplier and customer networks. Logistics and supply chain management is no longer a 'back office' discipline, and the labour market and employers are fast realising the importance of having suitably qualified staff.

Sourcing raw materials. Managing production. Distributing to stores. Logistics Management is important for small business owners and multi-national corporations. You'll learn the intricate steps needed to ensure the supply chain from manufacture to consumers getting what they want, when they want it including inventory management and the flow of materials.

When you go to a store and find aisles of well-stocked shelves, it's no accident. Logistics managers make sure companies can deliver the right product, at the right time, at the right price. Whether you're helping a retailer bring in products, or ensuring a manufacturer can produce and distribute those goods, logistics managers keep the process moving. And in our global economy, logistics management is more important than ever.

You'll learn about all aspects of production and distribution through this major, including transportation, inventory, warehousing, packaging and materials handling, logistics information, and customer service. And because almost every industry depends on logistics, from aviation to zoos, you'll have a huge choice of careers upon graduation.