OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (120 Credit)

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About Course

Credits Awarding body Course Code Delivery mode
120 OTHM, UK – an Awarding body by the UK Government’s regulator – OfQual. 603/5865/8 Online

Overview

The Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a comprehensive program that equips students with advanced knowledge and skills in managing complex supply chains and logistics operations. This course covers a wide range of topics, including procurement, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, distribution, and strategic supply chain planning. Students gain a deep understanding of the principles and best practices in logistics and supply chain management, as well as the ability to analyze and solve complex logistical challenges. The course focuses on developing critical thinking, leadership, and strategic management skills to optimize supply chain performance and meet the evolving demands of the industry. Graduates are prepared for senior-level positions in logistics and supply chain management across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, and logistics service providers.

Entry requirements

Learners must possess:

  • Level 6 Award/Diploma or a bachelors degree
    or
  • Any other equivalent qualification
    or
  • 5 year of work experience if none of the above.

Units covered

Mandatory units

  • Logistics Management (20 credits)
  • Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics (20 credits)
  • Procurement and Supply Management (20 credits)
  • Supply Chain and Operations Strategy (20 credits)
  • Sustainable Operations Management (20 credits)
  • Business Research Methods (20 credits)

Payment plans

1. Option 1: (£925.00 +1.5% transaction fee) and get a 5% discount on the total fee when you pay in full.

2. Option 2: (£462.5+1.5% transaction fee) upon enrolment and pay the rest on the next month.

 

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Course Content

Unit 1 : Logistics Management
The unit focusses on the strategic, value adding role of logistics in supply networks. It aims to impart learners with a thorough understanding of key theoretical and operational aspects of managing logistics, specifically transportation, storage/warehousing and packaging. The related considerations for business competitiveness and operational efficiency is emphasised as is the interdependency between operational, technological, and regulatory aspects.

  • Lecture: 1
    00:00
  • Handbook
    00:00
  • Assignment: 1

Unit 2 : Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics
The unit aims to provide learners with in-depth knowledge about planning processes across all key aspects of supply chain management. The relevance of each of the planning processes, the associated information requirements and modelling and analytic techniques are covered.

Unit 3 : Procurement and Supply Management
The unit seeks to provide learners with a thorough understanding of procurement and supply management from a strategic, technological, process and relationship perspective. The goal is to provide insights on the role of procurement within supply chain management, the tools and techniques to assess sourcing options, the negotiation and contractual issues encountered with suppliers, effective supplier relationship management and technological enablers in procurement.

Unit 4 : Supply Chain and Operations Strategy
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of supply chain and operations management, including its scope, impact and importance as well as the strategic decisions that need to be made in today’s world of global supply and global markets, taking into account the major competitive drivers. The unit discusses supply chain and operations management practices and approaches in a range of contexts.

Unit 5 : Sustainable Operations Management
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding, knowledge and skills of sustainable operations management, including key elements of sustainability and their importance to businesses, the business drivers and barriers affecting the move towards sustainability, the different practices across the supply chain that can be worked upon to improve sustainability as well as the performance measures and the business impact of sustainability. A variety of different sectors are explored.

Unit 6 : Business Research Methods
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of research principles including the formulation of research proposals, literature reviews, referencing, data collection using interviews and surveys, questionnaire design, statistical analysing using SPSS, qualitative data, and methods for drawing conclusions from the analysed data.