Supply Chain Management Degree Course - BSc (Hons)

Program Overview

This Supply Chain Leadership program combines face-to-face, work-based, and online learning to equip students with the knowledge and skills for careers in supply chain management. Core modules cover topics such as global business environment, supply chain design, and forecasting. Assessment methods include presentations, reports, and a major work-based project, ensuring students demonstrate their abilities in real-world scenarios.

Program Outline

Outline:

Core modules

• Global Business Environment & International Strategy
• Contemporary Supply Chains
• Operational Design & Management
• Inventory & Warehouse Management
• Finance & Procurement Management
• Supply Network Design
• Managing Change in the Supply Chain
• International Supply Chain Management
• Forecasting and Decision-making in Supply Chain Management
• Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Management Major Project Integrated End Point Assessment

Assessment:

All assessments are designed to allow students to demonstrate their learning, and to ensure they are developing the abilities and skills they need to complete the course. Students will be assessed using a variety of authentic assessment techniques that are aligned to real-world activities. These include group and individual presentations, reports, posters, contribution to online discussions, plans, case studies, online tests, and interviews. Students will be fully supported to develop the academic skills required to undertake these assessments. There are no written exams. The End Point Assessment (EPA) will enable students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills acquired throughout the four-year program through a major work-based project, such as inventory reduction, use of lean practices, or tracking multiple outcomes of a supply chain process. This project, which is agreed upon by the Course Leader and the Employer, should prove to be of significant benefit to the business.

Teaching:

This program is delivered via a blend of face-to-face campus teaching, work-based learning, and online teaching supported by established online learning systems to provide additional support for individual study and engagement. The mix of this blended approach varies between apprenticeships; for further details, please get in touch.

Careers:

Some typical job titles for a Supply Chain Leadership Professional include Supply Chain Executive, Supply Chain Management Lead, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and Demand Planner. The course will support students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and behaviors associated with the occupational standards for the Supply Chain Leadership Professional. It is suitable for school leavers, as well as those who have been working in organizations within the sector but are supported by their employers to upskill and develop their management skills and business acumen.