BSc (Hons) Logistics Management (Military)

This module aims to equip students the appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to engage critically with their studies, and the Independent Research Project in particular.

The aim of this module is to enable students to critically examine the supply chain and to understand the key role that the Supply Chain Manager has to play within successful organisations. Students can evaluate some of the key issues that shape the development and selection of appropriate supply chain strategy in light of the growing requirement to achieve competitive advantage and overall value within the global market place. Finally, against growing calls for increasingly efficient supply chains, students have the opportunity to evaluate the influence of emergent academic concepts within the field.

The dissertation is the capstone project of the programme. It provides students with the opportunity to apply, integrate, and deepen the knowledge, insights, and skills they have learned throughout the programme of study. The focus of this project should be a real-world issue or a research topic. Whilst it is intended that most students will complete a work-based research project, in keeping with the ethos of our programmes, this module seeks to enable and facilitate innovation and creativity. Therefore, the format of the final assessment can be negotiated with their supervisor, dissertation coordinator and programme leader.

Students can choose from one of the following optional electives:

 

Managing the Food Supply Chain

This module aims to address the theory and practices of supply chain management within the context of the food supply system. The aim of the module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the topic of food supply chain management which can be applied to the workplace, to provide the student with the credibility to advise colleagues and higher management with regard to the effectiveness, efficiency and profitability of their employers’ businesses.

 

Managing Distribution Logistics

This module builds on the Strategic Supply Chain Management module to focus on the operational functions which empower and enable the adopted strategic position.

 

Managing Humanitarian Logistics

Natural disasters (such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, hurricanes, and famine) and man-made disasters (such as wars, conflicts, and refugee crises) have increasingly impacted communities and nations around the world in recent decades, and forecasts suggest that the trend will continue. The purpose of this module is to develop the skills needed to manage the supply chain and the associated logistics functions within a natural or man-made disaster.

 

Managing Transport Logistics

This module aims to develop the skills needed to manage a transport logistics operation. The supply chain involves the flow of materials from one element of the supply chain to the next. This is between and across logistics functions and operational process. The flow of goods often involves the movement of both finished and work in progress goods. The physical movement of these goods involves transportation. As supply chains become more complex and geographically dispersed the need for transport grows. Included in this demand is the need to have transport which can support the strategic position adopted by the organisation.

 

Managing Projects

In this module students have the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in the theory and best practice of project management, and can develop the practical skills of how to plan, implement and control projects. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the system perspective on management and a practically-oriented introduction to the nature, purpose and standards of project management and its key functional objectives (scope, time, cost, quality, risk and flexibility). The role and qualities of the project manager and the composition of the team are also evaluated.

 

Managing Operations

This module aims to prepare students to work at the operational level within the logistics sector and enables students to apply attributes, tools and techniques of operational management whilst working within the business strategy. The use of the transformation process is explored to identify the links between the resources, the organisational process and the customer. This provides an insight into operational stakeholder and customer management techniques.

This module aims to equip students with appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to engage critically with their studies, the Independent Research Project in particular.

This module is designed to develop and assess students’ ability to reflect critically on leadership and management professional practice and experiences. The expectation is that academic theory and literature will be critically reviewed and applied to the professional experience and organisational context to allow for personal development planning.

The aim of this module is to enable students to critically examine the supply chain and to understand the key role that the Supply Chain Manager has to play within successful organisations. Students can evaluate some of the key issues that shape the development and selection of appropriate supply chain strategy in light of the growing requirement to achieve competitive advantage and overall value within the global market place. Finally, against growing calls for increasingly efficient supply chains, students to will be given the opportunity to evaluate the influence of emergent academic concepts within the field.

The dissertation is the capstone project of the programme. It provides students with the opportunity to apply, integrate, and deepen the knowledge, insights, and skills that have learned throughout the programme of study. The focus of this project should be a real-world issue or a research topic. Whilst it is intended that most students will complete a work-based research project, in keeping with the ethos of our programmes, this module seeks to enable and facilitate innovation and creativity. Therefore, the format of the final assessment can be negotiated with the supervisor, dissertation coordinator and programme leader

Students can choose from one of the following optional electives:

 

Managing the Food Supply Chain

This module aims to address the theory and practices of supply chain management within the context of the food supply system. The aim of the module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the topic of food supply chain management which can be applied to the work place, to provide the student with the credibility to advise subordinates and higher management with regard to effectiveness, efficiency and profitability of their employers’ businesses.

 

Managing Distribution Logistics

This module builds on the Strategic Supply Chain module to focus on the operational functions which empower and enable the adopted strategic position.

 

Managing Humanitarian Logistics

Natural disasters (such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, hurricanes, and famine) and man-made disasters (such as wars, conflicts, and refugee crises) have increasingly impacted communities and nations around the world in recent decades, and forecasts suggest that the trend will continue. The purpose of this module is to develop the skills needed to manage the supply chain and the associated logistics functions within a natural or man-made disaster.

 

Managing Transport Logistics

This module aims to develop the skills needed to manage a transport logistics operation. The supply chain involves the flow of materials from one element of the supply chain to the next. This is between and across logistics functions and operational process. The flow of goods often involves the movement of both finished and work in progress goods. The physical movement of these goods involves transportation. As supply chains become more complex and geographically dispersed the need for transport grows. Included in this demand is the need to have transport which can support the strategic position adopted by the organisation

Students can choose from one of the following optional electives:

Managing Projects

In this module students have the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in the theory and best practice of project management, and can develop the practical skills of how to plan, implement and control projects. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the system perspective on management and a practically-oriented introduction to the nature, purpose and standards of project management and its key functional objectives (scope, time, cost, quality, risk and flexibility). The role and qualities of the project manager and the composition of the team are also evaluated.

 

Managing Operations

This module aims to prepare students to work at the operational level within the logistics sector and looks to enable students to apply attributes, tools and techniques of operational management whilst working within the business strategy. The use of the transformation process is explored to identify the links between the resources, the organisational process and the customer. This provides an insight into operational stakeholder and customer management techniques.