Logistics and Supply Chain Management forms a significant part of any business and improvement in this area will give the company an added advantage. This MSc equips you with advanced skills to identify areas for improvement within an organisation in order to gain the competitive edge. This programme is designed for graduates from a variety of disciplines, including engineering, science, and business and management. The course aims to provide you with the key skills associated with the dynamic logistics and supply chain management environment and will will expose you to a variety of improvement techniques designed to aid improvement of supplier operations. he programme is delivered by world-class, research-active staff, who are also members of the Centre for Logistics and Heuristic Optimisation. It enables you to develop enhanced conceptual, analytical and research skills to support decision making in any logistic area within an organisation. Logistics and supply chain management problems may include inventory, transportation, warehousing, location, reverse and green logistics and customer and supplier relationships. Graduates of this MSc are able to respond to the challenges in an area that is constantly evolving. This programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This programme aims to: provide you with advanced study in the design, analysis and implementation of the techniques used in the area of logistics and supply chain management; educate you as logistic specialists, and thus to improve the quality of management as a profession; prepare you to be operationally effective in the area of logistics and prepare you for an academic career in logistic research, if desired; foster the enhancement of your lifelong learning skills and personal development so you can work with self-direction and originality and contribute to business and society at large; provide you with a range of conceptual, analytical and research skills in logistics that enhance company visibility and add value to its products, so as to gain a competitive advantage; educate you as a manager and logistics specialist to operate in co-ordinated, multi-enterprise organisations and thus improve the quality of management as a profession; provide career development opportunities by enhancing the understanding and professional competence in individuals who are already experienced managers and who wish to enhance their competence through a structured course of study; add value to your first degree by offering you a theoretical and practical examination of the main activities that have an impact within the supply chain to respond to today’s global and highly competitive markets; develop an appropriate range of cognitive, critical and intellectual skills, research skills and relevant personal and interpersonal skills; enhance the quality of applicants to Kent Business School programmes, both from the UK and overseas; use the expertise and experiences of the members of the Centre for Logistics and Heuristic Optimisation; build an effective performance within team environments and the ability to recognise and use individuals’ contributions in group processes and to negotiate and persuade or influence others; team selection, delegation, development and management; the ability to recognise and address ethical dilemmas and corporate social responsibility issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices.