Global Supply Chain Management Brunel University of London

Overview

The Global Supply Chain Management programme at Brunel University of London includes a series of guest lectures, supply chain and procurement conferences, company visits and employability workshops. Past company visits have included site tours of Mini and Jaguar car plants. We have also welcomed LEAN specialists to Brunel Business School from Rolls Royce and Wiles Greenworld.

Key Facts

A wide range of topics is studied including development of supplier relationships, operations improvement, procurement strategies, outsourcing, inventory control, and logistics operations, as well as addressing the issues that affect these areas. The breadth of study forms a solid foundation of understanding allowing you to explain and apply theories on logistics, operations and project management, and business modelling and simulation to your practice.

The relationship between logistics and supply chain management will also be approached through the lens of contemporary social issues such as the state of geopolitics, advances in technology, and the increasing importance of transparency and sustainability.

Careers and your future

A number of Associate memberships to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) are open to Brunel Global Supply Chain Management graduates, offering discounted full membership rates upon application. Members of the CMI may use the following letters after their name as appropriate: Associate ‘ACMI’, Members ‘MCMI’ and Fellows ‘FCMI’.

Our programmes are built with input from business professionals with the specific aim of helping you enter the workplace fully equipped and confident of your abilities. As a masters graduate you’ll be equipped to enter a number job roles, including:Industry analyst; Project manager; Global logistics manager; Transportation director; Supply chain consultant; Purchasing manager

Some of the well-known names who value Brunel Business School graduates include Accenture, Amazon, Barclays, British Airways, Capgemini, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover, L’Oréal, McCann, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Xerox.