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This course has been designed to prepare you for a range of careers, such as international trade manager, supply chain management, international logistics, management consultancy and importexport manager. It is intended for those who have not formally studied for a degree in business or management and who would like to increase their understanding of a range of business and management subjects and also specialise in international logistics. Most organisations are involved in receiving products, handling them and despatching them to customers. Improved performance in the retail sector worldwide (increased range, lower prices, faster time to market) is mainly due to increased logistics competencies. Logistics is about managing and controlling the activities along this chain of supply, with the objective of creating sustainable competitive advantage in an international arena. It is no longer enough to push products through the supply channel in the hope that customers may like them. Customer pull strategies to meet the expectations of ever more demanding customers, through customised products and services, quick response deliveries and state-of-the-art information systems, mean that international logistics must be seen as a key enabler of business strategy. Course content The MSc is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules, including a dissertation: Business Strategy introduces you to the major concepts of business strategy and the analytical tools used to develop strategy in complex business environments. You will develop an understanding of how financial statements can be used to evaluate organisational and strategic performance, and how a range of stakeholders interests impact on the development of business strategy. Principles of International Business Economics introduces the key principles and concepts of economics by studying the theories that underpin the subject. You will explore the topics of consumer behaviour, firm behaviour, pricing strategies under different market structures, the role of the government and the external parameters of the business environment in an international context. Managing Business Operations explores the complex and interconnecting relationships between functional areas and the real world of business. You will learn how business operations and resources can be most effectively and efficiently managed in order to achieve competitive advantage, and how every organisation has to manage its operational activities so as to add value by transforming inputs into saleable or usable output products and services. Principles of Financial Accounting and Statistics provides the opportunity for you to develop core competencies in accounting, basic statistics and their integration in business decision making. The module seeks to engender the development of an understanding of financial and quantitative information relevant to middle or senior managers which will enhance your effectiveness when operating in an international organisation. The module is primarily concerned with the analysis and interpretation of quantitative and financial information, not its production. Project and Contract Management introduces the principles of project and contract management, and will develop your skills in designing, planning, implementing and controlling business projects. These range from construction, through the introduction of new information systems, to the outsourcing of business processes. This module will help you to develop an understanding of the principles, practices and techniques vital to the leadership and commercial management of such projects. International Trade and Globalisation provides the opportunity to explore and examine theoretical and empirical frameworks. This will enable you to enhance your awareness of international trading relationships, trends in trading patterns, appreciate what globalisation means for different types of businesses and how globalisation is regarded

This course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and nationalities. Applicants are welcome from any academic discipline, as well as those seeking continuing professional development. You normally need: a minimum of a good secon MSc is Itemalue+oSn++???A????#? ?+???????????????????????????????????+S?++??????,???@#iItem????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????{?????W?????????W???W????{*?W?W???????????
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