This module is only available for students following the MBA (Logistics and Supply Chains) specialist route. You cannot take this module if you are studying any other route.

This is compulsory on MBA (Logistics and Supply Chains).

This module runs exclusively in trimester 1 (September). It is not available in any other trimester. By selecting this module, you acknowledge that it can only be taken during the listed trimester.

This module fee is for UK and ROI fee payers only.

Detailed Description

This module is only available for students following the MBA (Logistics and Supply Chains) specialist route. You cannot take this module if you are studying any other route. 

This module applies key concepts of logistics and supply chain management to provide you with an understanding of the strategic and operational roles of logistics in the global business environment. Emphasis is placed on global and pan-European systems for materials sourcing and product distribution, to enable you to learn how businesses configure their supply chains to compete in today’s major trading blocs. Early topics identify key issues in global logistics and contrast international and domestic logistics systems. Subsequent topics explore the main components of global supply chains and the logistics activities involved in their management.

The module begins with an introduction to the characteristics of global logistics and a discussion of the role of logistics in international business. The module then covers the development of international trade, regional trading blocs and the logistics implications. The rise of global marketing and global logistics is then addressed in the context of the international business environment, requiring the management and operation of inbound supplies and sourcing, manufacturing, global distribution channels, international transport and international order management. Contemporary issues arising out of the former that will be explored in the latter part of the module include the rise of e-logistics and new developments and organisational issues in developing European and global logistics systems.