Course summary

Transitioning to a more sustainable way of life is key to our future. This MSc will provide you with the knowledge and skills to drive forward change in the management of global supply chains. You will focus on ethics, social responsibility and sustainability and how to implement them into supply chains. Supply chains draw together all of the activities required to deliver goods or services to a consumer, from sourcing raw materials to production, marketing and delivery, and are a fundamental element of all businesses. On this degree you will learn how to manage this process. You will develop an understanding of all of these processes and of the different roles people in the chain play and how these work to deliver the product or service. You will explore the use of accounting, budgetary and other information systems in planning, decision-making and control, and how to apply appropriate analytical tools and techniques to optimise organisation performance. You will also examine how sustainability practices and concepts influence international business policy, stakeholder relationships and strategy design and process.