BSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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University of Huddersfield

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• Objectives
  Manufacturing organisations face great logistics challenges if they are to remain competitive in today's global marketplace. New integrated approaches to distribution, production planning and control and purchasing are central to achieving efficient operation of the entire supply chain, offering the key strategic benefits of inventory reduction and time compression. This course provides an in depth analysis of supply chains, with emphasis on the challenges facing manufacturing organisations. It covers the total supply chain from raw materials inputs through the production process and on to the flow of products to the final customer. We will equip you with a wide range of management and IT tools in readiness for a career as logistics analysts and supply chain managers.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements Typical points score for entry 200 - 260 points No specialist subjects required. You should normally have GCSE Mathematics at grade C or above, or equivalent. Every offer will be made individually after consideration of your academic and/or work experience profile.
• Academic title
  BSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Course description
  Course Structure
  
  Year 1
  
  Principles of Logistics and Marketing
  Professional Skills and Transport Studies
  Economics for Business
  Data Management and Analysis
  Accounting for Managers
  One option from:
  The Legal Environment of Business and Employment
  Principles of Tourism and Leisure
  Languages
  
  Year 2
  
  Logistics Management
  Operations Management
  Logistics and the Workplace
  Buying and Merchandising
  Logistics Planning Techniques and Applications
  
  One option from:
  
  European Business
  European Freight Transport
  Languages
  
  Year 3 Supervised Work Experience (optional)
  
  You will spend the third year in a business or organisation involved in logistics, distribution and/or transport operations. Our excellent industrial contacts ensure that you will obtain salaried placements of the highest calibre, providing you with a competitive advantage in the graduate employment market.
  
  Year 4
  
  Strategic Management
  Strategic Supply Chain Management
  Project, Quality and Production Management
  Supply Chain Modelling
  Project
  
  Also, Logistics BSc.

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