Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

The broad objective of this Diploma in Sustainable Supply Chain Management is to give participants the knowledge, tools and insights to understand and manage sustainable supply chains. Participants will learn and apply the latest thinking from sustainable operations, logistics and purchasing along with advanced techniques for planning and controlling both operational and project environments. By participating in the module, participants will gain a thorough understanding of how to manage their supply chain both strategically and operationally to positively contribute to their organization’s economic, environmental and social outcomes.

• Knowledge and understanding
• Applying the knowledge and understanding
• Making judgements
• Communication and working skills
• Learning skills
• Learning skills
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of sustainability issues in global supply chains.
• Develop technical expertise in supply chain sustainability concepts.
• Demonstrate an appreciation for the role and importance of operations, purchasing and logistics, both as functions within an individual firm and the larger sustainable supply chain.
• Identify and illustrate the elements of planning and decision making in the context of sustainable supply chain management.
• Illustrate the implementation of sustainable supply chain management principles across a wide range of industries.
• Concisely apply the current theory of sustainable supply chain management to practice.
• Concisely apply the current theory of sustainable supply chain management to practice.
• Critically evaluate the intersection and importance of current digital technologies with sustainable supply chain management strategies.
• Evaluate how individual supply chains functions (operations, logistics, purchasing) contribute to sustainable supply chain performance and competitive advantage.
• Critically appraise the current theory on sustainability that underpins sustainable supply chain management in organizational settings.
• Integrate general sustainable operations, purchasing, and logistics management concepts and apply them to specific situations within and between firms.
• Demonstrate the use and application of supply chain tools and techniques to analyse supply chain scenarios and to support sustainable decision making.
• Demonstrate the use and application of supply chain tools and techniques to analyse supply chain scenarios and to support sustainable decision making.
• Professionally present findings on supply chain sustainability topics in written, oral or digital formats.
• Enhance competence in communicating about sustainable supply chain management tools, techniques and strategies to ensure that the organisation creates sustainable business value.
• Develop supply chain analytical and managerial skills.
• Enhance reflective practice and commitment to personal development.
• Pursue professional and personal learning to enhance professional career aspirations.

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The following entry routes are available:

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised