MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Business and management
Related subjects • Engineering
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Read about our employer links gained through consultancy work.
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At the heart of many successful businesses is effective logistics and supply chain management practice. For their ongoing success businesses need access to staff who can bring expertise, the latest technical skills and real ambition and determination to improve and change the industry.
Logistics and supply chain management is much more than just organising transport and systems. The rapid growth of technology and the expansion of global markets has increased the importance of logistics. More companies have operations worldwide and a focus on customer satisfaction which can be met through logistics and supply.
The course provides you with the opportunity to develop your understanding of current best practice in the theory and application of leading processes and systems in logistics, operations engineering and global supply chain management.
This course is suitable for
• supply chain practitioners wanting to become technical specialists or managers in industrial and manufacturing companies
• recent graduates beginning a career in this dynamic area
• engineers and managers needing to develop their skills in logistics and supply chain management
• other well qualified individuals who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in the logistics and supply chain industry
It increases your career potential by improving your
• knowledge and experience in logistics and the global supply chain
• technical and problem solving skills
• supply chain management techniques
• management skills
• ability to take on greater responsibility
You also develop your understanding of current best practice in the theory and application of leading edge technologies, processes and systems in logistics, operations engineering and global supply chain management.
You work on industry projects during the course. This allows you to apply your knowledge in practice, gain new skills and appreciate the workings of the industry. You develop transferable skills wanted by employers, such as problem solving, teamworking and presentation skills while increasing your self confidence and developing an independent attitude to work and learning.
Successfully completing this course contributes towards the academic requirements for registration with the Chartered Institution of Logistics and Transport (CILT). As a graduate in the logistics sector, advanced technical and management careers are open to you.
This can enhance your career prospects in the supply chain sector as well as in engineering, manufacturing, international transport and logistics, business and commerce.
Find out more about MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Full-time – 12 to 18 months
Part-time – typically three years, maximum six years
Starts September and January
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Typically £4,590 for the course
Part-time study should be calculated pro rata.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,980 for the course
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• examination • coursework • project reports
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). It offers full exemption from the educational requirements for chartered membership, if graduates achieve an overall average of at least 50 per cent.
Course modules and industry projects (0:29)
Mohit Kumar, talks about what's involved in certain modules and also what he has enjoyed while studying them.
Student work
Nilesh Trivedi
Nilesh looked at the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in an industrial setting. RFID replaces barcodes and enables organisations to track the movement of goods more quickly and more accurately. It is particularly useful where the goods are either of high value or where security is important.
Nilesh's future plan is to explore the applications of RFID in logistics and make a successful career in this aspect of logistics technology.
Adrian Teasdale
Adrian investigated Zigbee wireless networks. These are very good, low power systems which enable organisations to monitor their products during shipment and record the environmental conditions which the product experienced and then transmit the information using the wireless link to confirm that the product is still in perfect condition.
The system can be linked with the organisations main IT infrastructure to update product data in real time. The objectives of the project are to use the Zigbee equipment to provide an insight into the Zigbee wireless standard and to test its implementation in the demanding logistics sector.
Employer links via consultancy work
Several Sheffield Hallam academics have been involved with blue chip and large employers within the logistics and supply chain management industry, creating stronger links and bringing valid experience, contacts and knowledge to the course.
Over the last 12 years Professor Sameh Saad has worked on and led many research projects involving major collaboration with industry, including
• Rolls Royce – a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy
• Pafec Ltd – a leading software consultancy
• GEC Alsthom Large Machines – provides a wide range of rotating electrical machines for the petrochemical industry
• British Aerospace Dynamic Ltd – currently known as MBDA a missile manufacturer
• Dowty Group USA – deal with ultra electronics
• Popkin Software Ltd – leading provider of tools and services to optimize enterprise and e-business processes, and to design and manage software applications and databases
• Techomatix – provider of manufacturing process management (MPM)
Professor Sameh has developed many new theories and integrated solutions in his areas of expertise. He co-founded the Responsive Manufacturing Model for the Aerospace Industry in the UK.
Dr David Clegg has recently worked with CHEP, a global supplier of pallets, whose products are used and distributed to multi-nationals and their supply chains. CHEP manages the daily movements of over 265 million pallets and containers from a global network of over 440 service centres in 42 countries. With more than 300,000 customers worldwide, CHEP serve
• Procter & Gamble
• SYSCO
• Carrefour
• Kellogg’s
• ESSO
• Shell
• Woolworths
• Kraft
• Nestle
• Lion Nathan
• The Home Depot
• Tesco
• Unilever
• Hewlett Packard
• Ford and GM
David had to develop a series of modules which enable each of their pallet repair centres to be simulated. Enabling various factors such as fluctuating damaged, ratio of the pallets and different operating strategies to be evaluated e.g. single shift, day and/or night shifts to be examined. Modularising the model development process reduces model development time and enables alternative resource configurations to be simulated and their performance assessed prior to investing in new technologies.
Another recent project by the team was completed at ARMEG in Chesterfield. A strategy was developed to address quality and delivery problems which ARMEG had with one of its international suppliers. Root Cause Analysis was used to identify hidden process operational problems. A range of operating techniques and practices were identified for the company, which have been implemented as part of a new global supply chain strategy.
What makes this course special (0:57)
Course leader Martin Howarth describes how the region is at the heart of the UK's logistics and supply chain distribution system, and talks about the international researchers and experts who make this course special.
Dr Karen Vernon-Parry
Course leader for the Extended Degree in Engineering
Phone 0114 225 4852
E-mail k.vernon-parry@shu.ac.uk
I studied materials science at Oxford University, and also completed my DPhil there, which was on the microstructure and properties of superconducting thin films. After a post-doctoral position at Oxford, I moved to the University of Manchester and then to UMIST. In 2004 I came to Sheffield Hallam University, becoming a senior lecturer in 2006. I have been course leader for the Extended Degree in Engineering (prep year) since January 2009.
I am interested in the correlation between the structure and the physical properties of materials at the atomic scale. In the past 10 years this has concentrated on the development and evolution of process-induced defects in semiconductors, initially ion implantation damage in silicon and silicon-germanium alloys, and more recently defects such as grain boundaries in multicrystalline semiconducting diamond. Such studies are in support of electronic device development. I also collaborate with the electroceramics group at Manchester University to investigate the role of specific dopant species in varistor formulations.
I have recently become involved in a multi-disciplinary research program developing 'intelligent' materials, particularly for healthcare applications.
I am a member of the EPSRC Peer Review College and am a Member of the Institute of Physics
Chris Short
Principal lecturer
I trained as an apprentice engineer in the hand tools industry, during which time I completed a degree in mechanical and production engineering.
After graduating I worked in the design departments of a number of companies designing special purpose machine tools before beginning a postgraduate teaching qualification. I subsequently taught a range of engineering subjects in the further education sector for eight years before joining Sheffield Hallam in 1990.
My role is a Portfolio Director with responsibility for all the BSc technology degrees, and I teach on several design modules at all years of the courses.
I am a chartered mechanical engineer and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
My areas of interest and research are design, design management, the implementation of new technology and engineering education. I have completed a range of research and consultancy work with companies implementing new technology or developing new products and have written around 30 publications.
The most recent development in my portfolio has been the addition of an aerospace technology degree and this has proved very exciting for me.
Dr Andy Young
Principal lecturer
On leaving school I became a craft apprentice in a defence company manufacturing naval artillery, where I was trained as a precision miller-turner-fitter. In 1989 I was awarded a Whitworth Scholarship from the IMechE to encourage practical engineers to seek higher education, which led to my enrolment on a Manufacturing Systems Engineering degree at The University of Leeds.
In my first year I transferred onto mechanical engineering to get a more general education, and by the third year I developed an interest in computer modelling of how fluids behave. I was awarded prizes from the IMechE and Sun Microcomputers for project work, a Parkinson scholarship for continued study from the University, and sponsorship from International Paper to embark on a PhD research degree into thin film generation for the printing industry.
I was then employed as a Research Fellow in the Industrial Coating Research Group, where I focused on the transference of academic research to industrial problems, working with companies such as Kodak, 3M, and Ilford.
I moved to a leading industrial consultancy company called Fluent in 1998, and became focused on thermo-fluids and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). I worked in materials processing industries, helping manufacturers apply technology to understand how to make better glass, polymer, and metals products.
In 2005 I began teaching engineering fundamentals and their industrial applications to students. I joined engineering at Sheffield Hallam leading the teaching for thermo-fluids and CFD, and supervising PhD students.
In 2009 I recognised an opportunity to start-up a new venture in the University called Hallam Energy which works directly with industry to reduce their energy costs and carbon emissions by the application of technology.
David Legge
Senior lecturer, engineering and mathematics
I am a senior lecturer in the engineering design subject group. I am a time served engineer with professional experience in design, manufacturing, logistics and organisational development.
I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, with a bias towards design and manufacture. I am particularly keen on developing the formal and informal formative experiences of undergraduate engineers; especially within the aerospace degrees, which are a relatively new group of degrees at Sheffield Hallam. I feel well placed to do this as I am a qualified gliding instructor and own my own glider.
My education was in manufacturing systems engineering. I also have a postgraduate degree (Technical Licentiate) from Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. This was for research into off-line programming of coordinate measuring machines (CMM's) and standards for data transfer between CMM's and computer aided design (CAD) software.
My previous academic role was as a senior lecturer in the Department of Manufacturing Development at Lulea University of Technology (LTU). For the last few years I have been a freelance consultant in logistics and LEAN. I divide my time between Sweden, where I have lived for the past 20 years, and the UK.
I have some 20 research publications to my name. Areas in which I have carried out research or have particular skills include CAD/CAM, CNC machining, metal cutting, metrology, robotics, organisational development, LEAN, workspace design and pedagogy.
Dr Qinling Li
Senior lecturer in thermo-fluids
I am a senior lecturer in thermo-fluids. I am interested in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology and applications. Before moving to Sheffield Hallam, I was a research associate in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge.
I also spent part time in the CFD Lab, which is part of the Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbomachinery and Thermodynamics Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge.
From 2003-2006, I worked as a research associate in the Aeronautical and Automatics Engineering Department, Loughborough University.
I studied for a PhD degree in the Aerodynamic Flight Mechanics Research Group, Southampton University, in 2003. And I obtained my first and master degrees, and used to be a lecture at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
Research interests
• fundamentals of turbulence
• direct numerical simulation (DNS) of compressibility effects in wall-bounded channel flow
• large eddy simulation (LES) of fan/outlet guide vane (OGV) broadband noise prediction
• les for short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL)
• turbine blade cooling
• biomechanical
• fluid-structure interaction (FSI)
Dr Mark Thompson
Principal lecturer
I gained an upper second degree in BEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Humberside University in1994.
I then studied for a PhD at York University, applying artificial intelligence techniques to the control of antenna systems, resulting in the development of a software package and the publication of a number of international papers.
After gaining my doctorate in 1997, I worked as a research associate for a number of years, first at Hull University, developing fault monitoring and diagnosis systems. I then worked at the University of Sheffield developing an artificial intelligent control system for a chemical processing plant. In 2000 I became a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam.
I am currently head of undergraduate admissions for engineering and have designed courses for a number employers including Rolls-Royce, Bombardier and Kimberly-Clark in collaboration with Derby College, Rotherham College of Arts and Technology and North Lindsey College. This has helped to ensure that our courses are relevant to the needs of industry.
Profiles
Dr Karen Vernon-Parry
Course leader for the Extended Degree in Engineering
Chris Short
Principal lecturer
Dr Andy Young
Principal lecturer
David Legge
Senior lecturer, engineering and mathematics
Dr Qinling Li
Senior lecturer in thermo-fluids
Dr Mark Thompson
Principal lecturer
The Digital Design Centre
The Digital Design Centre comprises a suite of 6 IT laboratories (4 PC and 2 MAC) together with the Print Output room, an area for printing medium to large format high quality output on a range of different media. The laboratories have a wide range of software supporting 2D and 3D engineering and creative design applications.
The Digital Design Centre runs a high quality computer printing facility and has the ability to print sizes between A4 and A0 and wide format banners. A3, A2, A1, A0 and Banner photo quality printing is available on a range of papers, as well as AutoCAD type plans ( B & W ) on standard paper.
Technical support team
While you will find excellent facilities throughout, the most valuable resource you will have at your disposal is access to our extremely dedicated, highly experienced technical staff.
All the staff are there to support you during your time in the workshops. The technical team with its professionally qualified staff and practicing professionals, has a wealth of knowledge and expertise across all areas of our provision and comprises engineers, designers, silversmiths and jewellers, fine artists, media arts specialists and IT experts.
The team are committed to using their diverse range of skills and knowledge to support practical aspects of your
course work, whether solving a simple software problem, producing a complex engineering project or creating design work for an international exhibition. There are currently 50 technical staff directly supporting the Technical Resource Centres and the research institutes of the faculty.
