Logistics

BSc Logistics

Mode: full-time

Henry Ford built a factory in Detroit that housed every process needed to manufacture every component of his Model T cars. The raw materials came in one end of the factory, and a car came out of the other. Ford even owned the steel mills that supplied his factory. So, other than delivering the final product to the customer, Ford did not then have a supply chain. Now, a Ford Focus is made up of components and sub-assemblies manufactured in factories spread across the globe.

All of these components are then assembled by Ford in Germany to produce a car. So, how does Ford manage to get all of the car components to their final assembly factories when they need them, in the right amount and to the required quality without it costing them a small fortune?

Programme structure
Year 1 (Level 4)

• Academic and Professional Skills (both semesters)
• Business Environments
• Managing People
• Accounting and Finance
• Marketing
• One Business School or University Level 4 Elective (both semesters)

Year 2 (Level 5)

• Research Methods (both semesters)
• Inventory and Transportation Management
• Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• For Single Honours: two core modules in any other
• For Joint Honours in two Business School subjects: two core modules from the second subject
• One Business School or University Level 5 Elective (both semesters)

Year 3 or 4 (Level 6)

• E-Business and Supply Chain Integration
• International Logistics
• For Single Honours:

o Distribution and Warehouse Management
o Supply Chain Modelling and Analysis

• For Joint Honours in two Business School subjects: two core modules from the second subject
• Either Dissertation (both semesters) or Independent Study (both semesters) and one Business School or University Level 6 elective (both semesters)

Employment prospects
Opportunities for graduates exist across a wide range of companies, including logistics service providers. Globalisation has also created considerable opportunities internationally for logistics and supply chain managers.

All degrees may be taken over three years, or as four-year programmes with the third year spent studying overseas (International) or in a relevant work environment (with Professional Experience).

Logistics may also be taken as a Joint Honours degree combined with Accounting, Business, Business Economics, Economics, Financial Management, Management or Marketing.