Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
IMF Smart Education
Key Information
Campus location
Online Spain
Languages
Spanish
Study format
Distance learning
Duration
24 Months
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
EUR 650 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
Master in Logistics, Specialization in Logistics, Master in Logistics and Supply Chain
Logistics is the set of actions and means intended to provide the necessary resources to carry out an activity in a timely manner and at the lowest cost within a framework of productivity and quality.
Currently, logistics is an essential field in the operation of any company to compete and position itself globally. In recent decades, its approach has evolved and its activities have been redefined in a highly complex process.
To carry out an efficient distribution of products with an excellent service, a firm and updated training is necessary to the evolution of the market. IMF Smart Education is a specialist in the preparation and delivery of courses in all areas of company management, which has provided it with the necessary experience to develop in depth all the aspects necessary to master logistics operations.
Why study Logistics and Supply Chain Management?
- The logistics sector has practically 100% employability for personnel with higher qualifications, such as that accredited by our master in supply chain.
- General and complete vision of the supply chain, delving into each of the activities and functions of the participants in the supply chain in the field of supply, production and commercial distribution.
- It makes it easier for the student to obtain that global vision that is required for an efficient management of the supply chain.
- Knowledge in logistics and the supply chain are strengthened with the support of continuous practical cases related to the subject taught in each unit.
Program Outcome
- Know the strategies to carry out an efficient distribution of the products with an excellent service.
- Provide students with the keys to direct and plan quality processes and logistics operations.
- Acquire the necessary knowledge on the fundamentals of logistics, production and commercial distribution at a global level.
- Train the student with the necessary tools to plan a logistics project in all its phases and make operational decisions.
- Know the operation of purchasing and supply management and the mechanisms for creating a supply chain.
- Master logistics information technologies and all those related to logistics systems and engineering.
Curriculum
Master's degree designed by a committee of experts made up of doctors and active professionals from leading companies in the field of Business Administration and Logistics. Their experience supports the suitability of the studies and the skills that are acquired, either for incorporation into the world of work or for professional improvement in the sector.
Logistics Fundamentals
Introduction to logistics and supply chain
- Logistics and supply chain (SCM)
- Main logistics functions and activities and their integration in the company
- The store
- The logistics process
- Quality in logistics
Supply chain management
- Strategic supply chain management
- Supply chain strategy and planning
- Consideration of risk in a supply chain
- Supply chain and value chain
Effective management in logistics: outsourcing and lean logistics
- Effective logistics chain management
- Third-party logistics
- The lean philosophy in logistics
Purchasing and supply management
Introduction to purchasing and supply management
- The purchasing function in the industry
- Purchasing management, the value chain and LNP and CPS products
- Supply and demand management
- Joint study of supply and demand
- Demand estimation and forecasting methods
- Planning and decision making through the use of forecasts
- Risk analysis in the supply process
- Risk analysis in purchasing sectors or families
- New technologies and risk management in purchasing
Purchasing management: organization, planning, negotiation and integration
- Purchasing decision making. Internal activity or subcontracting
- Third and fourth suppliers
- Supplier selection
- Kano supplier and matrix policies
- Strategies and integrations with the supplier
- Purchasing management plan
- Planning and programming. Purchasing organization
- Shopping strategies
- Techniques in purchasing management. E-procurement
- Purchasing management techniques oriented to the organization. Purchasing groups
- Purchase contracts
Stock management, supply and transportation
- General management, control, calculation and monitoring of stock
production logistics
Production logistics, goods flow and storage
- production logistics concept
- Material flow planning
- The flow of stock
- Packaging, packaging and palletizing
- Load support
- General classification of maintenance items;
- Maintenance
Warehouse design and management
- Warehouse functions and location
- Storage methods
- Design project of a warehouse
- Stock management and control
- Concept and organization of order preparation
- Warehouse equipment and installation
Maintenance and conservation as logistical operations
- The maintenance area
- Total maintenance (TPM) and autonomous (AM)
- Effect Prevention and Equipment Enhancement
Physical distribution. Reverse logistics
Physical distribution and transportation of goods
- Physical distribution
- Models and strategies
- Transportation of goods
Distribution and internal storage
- Internal logistics
- Maintenance and transportation
- internal warehouses
- Typology of distribution warehouses and sizing of production units
- Location of production units
Reverse logistics and green logistics
- reverse logistics
- Reverse logistics strategies
- Changes in logistics activities and barriers to reverse logistics
- Green logistics or green logistics
Supply chain management. Operators and logistics centers
Supply chain management
- Supply chain and comprehensive logistics
- Costs and the supply chain
- The sustainable supply chain
- Physical infrastructure of the supply chain and competitiveness
Supply chain management strategies
- Supply chain strategy and SCOR model
- logistics outsourcing
- Logistics collaboration strategies
- E-procurement and e-fullfillment
- assistive technologies
Logistics operators and logistics centers
- Logistics operators
- Specialized activities and logistics parks
- Logistics activity centers
- Development of a logistics center
- Infrastructure, commercialization and marketing
- Logistics center management
- Intermodal logistics centers
- Trends in logistics activity centers
Commercial distribution and global logistics
Commercial distribution
- Introduction to commercial distribution
- commercial channels
- Selection and management of commercial channels
- Competition and trade policy. brands
- Distribution business models and their evolution
Global logistics
- Introduction to global logistics
- International Trade. Marketing channels
- Strategic planning and transportation regulation
- Intermodalism and land transport
- Marine transport
- Air Transport
Customs and administrative logistics
- Customs operations and regulation
- Financing and international payment methods
- Safety aspects
- Intermediaries, alliances and subcontractors
The logistics project
The logistics project. Planning
- Introduction to PMI, PMP and PMBOK
- Project Scope Planning
- Human resource planning in the project
- Work team planning
- Communications planning and schedule
- Risk planning
- Risk Response
- Quality, procurement and cost planning
- Procurement planning
- Cost planning
Project execution and leadership. Quality
- Execution and leadership processes
- Monitoring and control processes of a logistics project
- Logistics quality and competitive strategy
Costs and the project
- Service and logistics costs
- Quality and hidden cost
- Procurement and inventory costs
- Storage costs
- transport costs
- Management and administration costs
Project management and scorecard
- Logistics reengineering
- Balanced scorecard (BSC)
- Dashboard and strategic maps
Information technologies in logistics
ICT and its application to logistics
- Introduction to ICT
- ERP. The ICT tool par excellence
- ICT and logistics
The digitalization of logistics
- Basic concepts about industrial revolution and digitalization
- logistics 4.0
- Digitization and enablers
- The governance of digitalization and implementation
- The digital transformation plan
E-commerce and logistics
- Introduction to electronic commerce or e-commerce
- E-commerce and logistics
- Logistics management strategy with a market focus
- ICT in e-commerce
- Stock: yes or no
- E-commerce logistics warehouses
- Setting the foundations for warehouse management: e-warehousing
- Distribution in e-commerce
Integrated logistics support. Logistics engineering and systems logistics
Systems engineering (IS) and integrated logistics support (ALI)
- Basic concepts
- Systems engineering (IS)
- Integrated logistics support (ALI)
RAMST engineering in the design and development phases of a system
- Basic concepts
- Elements that make up RAMST engineering
- RAMST Engineering Requirements for Design
Support engineering in the production, operation and support phases of a system
- Basic concepts
- Elements that make up support engineering
- Strategies in procurement contracts: existing types of support
Integration and implementation of ALI in systems acquisition projects
- Basic concepts
- Transforming ALI requirements into support capabilities
- Adaptation (tailoring) of the ALI in acquisition projects
- ALI planning and management: definition and development of the ALI plan (PALI)
Master's Final Project: Media Plan
The purpose of the Master's Thesis (TFM) is to individually evaluate the advanced knowledge and general skills of the degree acquired by the student through the completion of an original work, project, report or study.
For the student, it is also an unbeatable opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired by recreating the environment and conditions of the real work context.
English course
Basic, Preintermediate, Intermediate or Advanced.
The student can choose one of the four levels.
Corporate Social Responsibility Course
- Corporate social responsibility and safety at work.
- Social responsibility: implementation and situation in Spain.
- Corporate social responsibility.
- Standards and models for CSR management.
- CSR methodology. socially responsible investment
Scrum agile methodologies
- What is Scrum and how to apply it
- The Scrum Framework
- Self-organized teams
- The role of clients and stakeholders
- Agile product and project management
- Development and continuous integration
- How to evolve towards an agile organization
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The master's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Business Management is intended, therefore, to provide global and management skills in the field of business logistics, supply chain and operations management.
One of the main current challenges for the company is to successfully develop the maturity of its supply chain. For the different actors in the chain (small and medium-sized companies, subcontractors, suppliers, distributors, etc.) it is necessary to optimize their strategies and bring them closer, in terms of performance, to that of large groups.
At the end of our master you will be able to practice as:
- Director or Head of Supply Chain and Logistics
- Director or Production Manager
- Director or Head of Purchasing and Procurement Department
- Director or Warehouse Manager
- Traffic Chief
- Demand or Production Planner
- Director of operations
- Distribution and Transportation Technician
- Strategy and Information Systems consultant and advisor
- Import Director
- Demand Planning Manager
- International logistics manager
Accreditations
Ideal Students
Professionals and managers interested in specializing or enhancing their knowledge in the area of logistics operations and mastering the necessary skills required by this sector:
- Quality processes
- Logistic operations
- Commercial distribution
- Supply chain
- Purchase management
- Supply management