Master of Science in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Course details

This Masters degree programme consists of 8 modules and one individual project and the complete programme consists of 180 credit points.


MODULE TITLE CREDIT POINTS % EXAMINATION % COURSEWORK
Human Resource Management 15 60 40
Financial Control 15 60 40
Procurement & Supply Chain Management 15 60 40
Operations Management 15 60 40
Legal Aspects of Supply Chain 15 0 100
Manufacturing Strategy 15 60 40
Manufacturing Information Systems 15 60 40
Operations Research 15 60 40
Msc Individual Project 60 0 100
Entry Requirements

An honours degree (at least 2:2 or above) in an engineering discipline or an appropriate science or any other related discipline where the subject content does not overlap with this programme to any substantial extent.
In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to IELTS score of 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Module

Human Resource Management

Students will gain an understanding of the strategic and operational role of HR within a variety of organisations, including those relevant within supply chain. The module will examine the legal implications of industrial relations and health and safety. It will further analyse the trend of HRM within differing types of industries and businesses. Students will use case studies and scenarios to support lectures and guided learning.

Financial Control

By studying this module the students will gain an understanding of the relevance of financial and management accounting in the business world. The successful students will be able to demonstrate the relevance of financial and accounting measurements to plan, deploy, monitor and control the performance of manufacturing organisations. The module provides a learning opportunity through lectures, case studies and discussion the relevance of funds, the sources and the deployment of finance, typical financial management ratios used; such as liquidity and profitability ratios, their link to management accounting measures with typical techniques used to evaluate costs, profit vs volume analysis and financial and management risk evaluation.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

By studying this module the students will be able to explore and develop an understanding of procurement & supply chain issues through case studies, group work and lectures. Key areas that will be developed include the role of procurement and supply chain management and the increased importance of managing the internal and external supply chain.

Operations Management

This module will cover the fundamentals and strategic aspects of operations management and will enable the students to develop their understanding of operational processes, techniques, planning and control systems. Students will examine case studies relating to both manufacturing and service operations to support lectures and guided learning.

Legal Aspects of Supply Chain

The course will consider the following elements of legal aspects of supply chain management: - The fundamental aspects of contract law;offer, acceptance, consideration, and exclusion clauses. - An overview of relevant statutory protection;Sale of Goods, Contracts for Services. - The role of other key legal areas such as Competition Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade (Sale of Goods), and Insurance Law. - A consideration of Remedies via Contract Law as well as Dispute Resolution.

Manufacturing Strategy

By studying this module the students will gain an understanding of the need for deployment of a successful and integrated manufacturing strategy. Through lectures, case studies and group discussion, the students will develop their knowledge and understanding of how successful manufacturing strategies for competitive advantage could be designed and deployed, taking into account; - the human resource issues, resistance to change, technology and process influences and constraints.

Manufacturing Information Systems

By studying this module the students will gain an understanding of the role of integrated information systems relevant to manufacturing organisation. Through applications of systems analysis and design techniques, the students will be able to develop skills in systems modelling techniques, project management and acquire a broad understanding of networking topologies and eCommerce with relevant applications.

Operations Research

What makes the diffrence between a good decision and a bad decision? A good decision is one that uses analytical decision making, and is based on logic and considers all available data and possible alternatives.Engineers and managers are decision makers, thus to achieve their goals, they must understand how decisions are made and know of which decision-making tools to use. To a great extent the success or failure of human resources and management depends on the quality of their decisions. Therefore, this module determines that with the use and implementation of good operations research decision-making tools, then the process of decision making should be made easier.

MSc Individual Project

The Masters Project is a key integrating feature of the programme. It is designed to challenge and develop critical thinking skills at a post-graduate level. It provides the student with the opportunity to bring together and apply much of what they have learnt both in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Potential projects are identified with the support of staff across the school covering a wide range of appropriate areas. Some will be based in industry, others based within our own laboratories. Students are supported through the delivery of an initial short course training programme designed to equip them with the necessary project management, research methodology, investigation tools and analysis skills necessary to undertake a Masters level project. They will also be allocated and supported by individual project supervisor. It is expected that the project will require 600 hours of student effort and will result in a worthwhile and practical contribution to the chosen subject area.Programme Delivery

Day/ Evening/ Week end classes taught by University of Hertfordshire Fly-in faculty members and BMC Lecturers with Academic and industry experience.

Assessment and Grading System

Each module is assessed by course work and final exam. The weighting of course work and final exam varies. Please refer to the program structure for more details. The overall pass mark for each module is 50%.

The degree classification is calculated based on the average score of best 150 credits.

Distinction: 70% to 100%
Commendation: 60% to 69%
Pass: 50% to 59%
Expected date of release of Assessment result

Assessment results will be available to the students within 3 months upon completion of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal (if any) on assessment results must be lodged within 7 days after the release of assessment results.

Specimen Certificate

Operation