Transform operations and lead the way in supply chain management
University of Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA Supply Chain Management aims to deepen your knowledge of supply chain processes and enhance your ability to manage them effectively. Through three specialised modules, you’ll explore supply chain planning, procurement, operations, inventory, transportation management, and technology solutions. You will also gain the skills needed to design and manage efficient logistics and supply chain systems, covering everything from sourcing raw materials and ensuring ethical manufacturing to delivery at the point of consumption.
Designed to fit around your professional and personal commitments, this MBA Supply Chain Management prepares you to lead in a global, fast-paced logistics environment. You’ll build the strategic insight and operational expertise needed to optimise supply networks, manage risk, and drive efficiency across complex systems in industries worldwide.
Course overview
Focusing on operational excellence and strategic procurement, this course prepares you for leadership roles across global supply chains. You’ll master how to optimise purchasing, logistics, and customer relationships while enhancing the flow of goods and services through complex networks.
Through modules such as Supply Chain Management and Operations & Procurement, you’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of supply chain systems and performance drivers. You’ll also explore how modern logistics supports organisational efficiency and customer satisfaction. This course is ideal for professionals looking to drive innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness in the global marketplace.
Skills and knowledge
Graduates of this course will be able to:
Implement supply chain planning and procurement processes
Analyse operations, inventory, and transportation management systems
Design and manage ethical, end-to-end logistics and supply chains
Evaluate global trends and their impact on supply chain strategy
Develop risk management strategies for global supply chain operations
Entry requirements
To study Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA Supply Chain Management, you will need to have completed:
A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)
OR
A minimum of three years of relevant work experience (CV required, including one reference).
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, or if your most recent education or work experience was not conducted in English, you must demonstrate proficiency through an approved English language test. This includes IELTS (minimum overall score of 6.0, with no individual component below 5.5) or an equivalent qualification.
Modules
Supply Chain Management
Explore how supply chain management manages the supply chain through the various processes and organisational structures. You will cover concepts that include the greater supply chain management system. Topics include purchasing, operations, customer relations, and logistics.
Supply Chain Logistics
Explore how supply chain logistics coordinates the movement and storage of goods throughout the supply chain. You will cover the concepts form the greater supply chain management system. Topics include supply chain logistics, warehouse management, transportation management, inventory management, and computerised systems used for managing the supply chain.
Operations & Procurement
Operations and procurement are key activities within a supply chain that allow an organisation to deliver goods and services to meet customer demand. Examine the processes that enable these key supply chain activities. You will cover topics including supply chain planning, procurement processes, manufacturing operations, operations within service organisations, and how quality impacts operations and procurement processes.
Leadership and Organisation behaviour
Explore what it means to be an effective leader and learn how to navigate change and lead ethically within multicultural and diverse settings. You’ll focus on emotional intelligence, reflective leadership, and responsible decision-making. Drawing links between classical leadership theories and modern-day challenges, you’ll build a toolkit to lead with integrity and purpose in complex organisational environments.
Finance for Managers
Develop the essential financial knowledge to support day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning. You’ll explore the time value of money, investment options, capital expenditure decisions, and financial structuring. With a focus on cash flow management and asset allocation, you’ll gain the skills to guide your organisation’s financial sustainability and growth.
Economics for Managers
Explore key economic concepts, models, and analytical tools to support sound managerial decision-making. You’ll study supply and demand dynamics, market structures—from perfect competition to monopoly—and the theory of the firm at a micro level. At the macro level, you’ll examine fiscal and monetary policy, along with broader topics such as international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and externalities. By applying economic reasoning, you’ll learn to evaluate trade-offs and make choices that align with organisational objectives.
Strategic Decision Making for Managers
Develop your capacity to make informed strategic decisions by examining how organisations build capabilities to compete effectively. You’ll study decision-making frameworks drawn from global business practices and apply them across a range of firm sizes and industries. You’ll strengthen your ability to align strategy with the external environment while fulfilling long-term objectives.
Business Strategy
You’ll gain a clear understanding of strategic thinking and how it supports long-term organisational success. This module introduces key theories, models, and analytical tools that help general managers make sound, value-adding decisions. Whether in the public, private, or non-profit sectors, you’ll learn to assess competitive positioning, build strategic capabilities, and lead your organisation with a forward-thinking mindset.
Operations Management
Explore the core elements of operations management and their critical role in business success. You’ll analyse areas such as process and capacity planning, quality management, materials and facilities planning, and operations strategy. Whether you work in consulting, start-ups, or corporate leadership, you’ll build the skills to optimise resources and drive operational efficiency.
Research Methods for Business and Management
Develop a solid foundation in both academic and consultancy-based business research. This module guides you in identifying research problems, conducting literature reviews, and designing effective methodologies. You’ll learn about philosophical underpinnings, research ethics, and practical methods for gathering and analysing data. By the end, you’ll be ready to produce a rigorous, well-designed research proposal.
Applied Research for Business and Management (30 credits)
Develop and apply your knowledge of research methods to tackle a real-world business issue. You’ll define a research problem, design your study, gather and analyse data, and deliver practical recommendations. Whether you pursue a thesis or project, you’ll demonstrate your ability to conduct independent, applied research that adds value to your field.
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