If you are looking for a rich and rewarding career in purchasing, operations, logistics or supply chain management, either as part of a large organisation or within a specialist procurement or logistics outfit, this course will give you the knowledge, understanding, and experience of developing and managing the global supply chain required to successfully compete on an international business stage. Through the MSc Operations and Logistics Management, you will acquire theoretical and applied knowledge of the key procurement, logistics and operations management processes in a value chain, together with advanced diagnostic techniques for the improvement of supply chain performance. This will allow you to work as a purchasing, operations, logistics or supply chain manager in both manufacturing and service companies. You will also acquire the skills to conduct purchasing, operations and supply chain research, enabling you to pursue a PhD degree or work in consulting firms. Beyond this specialist expertise, you will learn cognitive and transferable skills; including critical thinking and creativity, problem solving and decision-making, the effective use of information and communications technology, presentation, teamwork, personal effectiveness and ethics, and value management. Further increasing your capabilities, and your worth to both public and private sector organisations.