Online MBA in Supply Chain Management

Program Overview

St. Mary's University London's 100% online MBA in Supply Chain Management equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to excel in this critical business area. Through a flexible part-time format, students gain a holistic understanding of supply chain processes, logistics, and operations, while developing leadership and management abilities. The program prepares graduates for careers in various industries, including manufacturing, retail, and healthcare, empowering them to optimize supply chains, improve efficiency, and drive organizational success.

Program Outline

Degree Overview

Overview:

St. Mary's University London offers a 100% online MBA in Supply Chain Management designed to help you deepen your knowledge in economics, cost-based decision making, corporate financial management, operations, marketing strategy, organizational management, corporate planning, and more. Through this digital classroom experience, you will:

• Apply learned theories to real-world workplace challenges.
• Collaborate and work effectively in teams across and within functional areas.
• Enhance your communication skills.
• Sharpen your critical and analytical thinking.
• Deepen your ethical decision-making in business contexts.
• Proactively anticipate rapidly changing business challenges in a global economy.

Objectives:

The program's objectives include:

• Equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in supply chain management roles.
• Helping students develop a customer-centric supply chain strategy that optimizes service delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Enabling graduates to apply key concepts and definitions in supply chain logistics to develop an effective strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Empowering graduates to evaluate the impact of different supply chain regulations and processes on a company's operational and financial performance.
• Enabling individuals to analyze the role of communication, collaboration, and decision-making in driving supply chain performance and sustainability.
• Providing graduates with the ability to utilize data analysis tools and techniques for strategic decision-making in supply chain management.
• Equipping individuals to assess the impact of global trends and issues on supply chain management and develop strategies for managing risks and opportunities in a global context.

Description:

This program is ideal for those looking to develop careers in the critical business area of supply chain management. It provides a holistic understanding of supply chain, logistics, processes, and operations while helping you gain valuable leadership and management skills. You can earn this degree entirely online and part-time, offering flexibility to manage your career alongside work, family, and life commitments.

Outline

Program Content:

• The program focuses on supply chain management and its application across various organizational processes and structures.
• It covers key concepts in purchasing, operations, customer relations, and logistics.
• Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire supply chain management system.

Structure:

• The program comprises three core courses specifically focused on supply chain processes and structures, as well as effective supply chain management.
• Students delve into supply chain planning, procurement processes, operations, inventory and transportation management, and technology solutions.
• The program takes 24 months to complete.

Modules:

• Supply Chain Management: Explores how supply chain management is used to manage the supply chain throughout various organizational processes and structures.
Discusses purchasing, operations, customer relations, and logistics.
• Supply Chain Logistics: Explores how supply chain logistics coordinate the movement and storage of goods throughout the supply chain.
Covers key concepts in supply chain logistics, warehouse management, transportation management, inventory management, and computerized systems.
• Operations & Procurement: Covers key activities within a supply chain that allow organizations to deliver goods and services.
Explores supply chain planning, procurement processes, manufacturing operations, operations within service organizations, and quality impact on operations and procurement processes.
• Business Strategy: Provides a perspective on organizations, both within and outside the for-profit business world.
Applies strategic analysis and managerial thinking to organizations to improve their competitive position and provide value to stakeholders. Explores theories, concepts, and models of strategic analysis and their role in management practice. Covers time value of money, investing in various instruments, capital expenditure decisions, and firm capitalization methods. Also discusses managing cash flows and allocation of financial assets.
• Economics for Managers: Explores key economic concepts, theories, analytical techniques, and economic fundamentals.
Includes supply and demand models, market analysis, product and market structures, fiscal and monetary policy, and selected topics in international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and externalities.
• Financial Accounting and Analysis: Analyzes financial statement information to improve organizational efficiency and profits.
Examines the impact of various decisions on capital projects, long-term investments, and risk aversion on the bottom line.
• Leadership & Organisational Behaviour: Equips students with leadership skills and characteristics.
Explores applying leadership skills during change and in multicultural and diverse environments. Covers ethical leadership, emotional intelligence, reflective leadership, and the relationship between contemporary leadership issues and classical leadership theory.
• Operations Management: Provides a deep understanding of operations management and its importance in various fields.
Explores major problems and decision processes in operations management, including operations strategy, process and capacity planning, facilities planning, aggregate planning, materials planning, and quality planning.
• Business Intelligence & Visualisation Tools: Examines technologies used to support organizational decision-making.
Investigates data organization, BI processes and techniques, and various BI applications, including reporting, online analytical processing, data visualization, and business process management.
• Research Methods for Business and Management: Develops understanding of business research, covering both academic and consultancy research.
Explores research concepts and theories, research practice, and research proposal development for academic or consultancy projects. Examines research problem identification, research design, literature review, philosophical and epistemological research assumptions, research methodologies, ethical aspects, and consultancy.

Teaching

Teaching Methods:

• The program utilizes an online learning platform, allowing students to access course materials, participate in discussions, and interact with peers and instructors remotely.

Unique Approaches:

• The program offers a 100% online and part-time format, providing flexibility for working professionals.
• It combines theoretical knowledge with practical application through real-world case studies and projects.
• It focuses on developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills essential for success in the supply chain management field.

Careers

Career Paths:

• Graduates can pursue careers in various areas of supply chain management, including:
• Strategic Sourcing Manager
• Operational Excellence Manager
• Supply Chain Performance Manager
• Manager of Global Sourcing
• Logistics and Transportation Analyst

Career Opportunities:

• The program prepares graduates for a range of opportunities in various industries, including manufacturing, retail, technology, healthcare, and more.

Career Outcomes:

• Graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge to:
• Design and manage effective supply chains
• Optimize logistics and transportation operations
• Improve efficiency and productivity
• Make strategic decisions that drive organizational success
• Other
• The program is designed for individuals looking to advance their careers in supply chain management.
• It provides a strong foundation in the core principles and practices of supply chain management.
• The program is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
• Graduates can benefit from career support services offered by St. Mary's University London.