Supply Chain Management Major (MCom)

This major is designed to provide knowledge and skills to those either wishing to become Supply Chain professionals or those seeking to increase their knowledge in the management and practice of operations in a global business environment. Areas of study include logistics, operations, and supply chain management; transportation and physical distribution; procurement; production; warehousing and inventory; ethical, responsible, and sustainable approaches to SCM; and the role of 21st-century information digitalisation and technology in facilitating supply chain management. The major will meet the needs of those professionals with technical and supervisory skills in logistics and supply chain management and allied fields.

• appraise logistics and supply chain management concepts, theories, practices, and strategies in a rapidly evolving business environment, GC1
• apply innovative concepts to deliver supply chain processes and systems as they emerge, GC1, GC6
• analyse the application of analytical and teamwork skills to work effectively within diverse, collaborative business environments, GC2, GC4, GC6
• examine how technology and digitalisation are implemented in best practice supply chain processes, GC1, GC3, GC6
• create responsible, ethical, and sustainable solutions within local, national, and global supply chain contexts, GC1, GC2, GC4