Global marketplaces are characterised by shortening product life cycles, increasing product variety, and highly variable demand that is difficult to forecast.
This collection of stackable modules explore how the competitive landscape is constantly changing, and the role of procurement and supply chain management in meeting the contemporary challenges. Procurement contract development and management aspects will be explored in depth for building business relationships.
Who is this for?
- Anyone involved in logistics or supply chain management at an organisation or department level.
- If you choose to study past our Bronze, Silver and Gold badges, minimum criteria for the Postgraduate Award is an English language speaking IELTS score of 6.5.
How you will study
Our modules are fully stackable and self-paced, so you choose how much you want to learn and when.
Available stacks
- Bronze: 4 hours online, access anytime
- Silver: 6 hours online, access anytime
- Gold: 10 hours live online cohort based learning (live dates are every four months, split across two half-days at times to suit many global time-zones)
Our stacks offer reflection activities throughout which we suggest you allow additional time for, this is at your pace but our guidance is up to 8 hours for Bronze and up to 12 hours for Silver. This is your opportunity to apply your new knowledge and reflect on the impact it can have on you in your current and future roles.
Location: Online – a combination of always available, access anytime and live online.
Pricing
What you will learn
Bronze – Self-paced
Award: Cranfield Bronze Digital Learning Badge
By the end of your Bronze stack you will be able to:
- Analyse and debate the basic principles underlying supply chain management and the potential impact on competitive advantage.
- Analyse network structure and flows involved in supply chains.
Silver – Self-paced
Award: Cranfield Silver Digital Learning Badge
Should you want to progress to our Silver stack, by the end of your study you will have developed knowledge enabling you to:
- Examine the purpose of the procurement function and its role in the organisation.
- Critically appraise the strategic and tactical issues in the management of procurement.
- Evaluate the major decision areas that make up logistics and the role of multimodal solutions.
- Apply the knowledge gained on the range of operations, processes, and equipment types used in warehouses.
- Evaluate the key components of a supply chain strategy and its linkage to delivering customer value.
- Examine the key elements and connections which make up a physical supply chain network and associated cost trade-offs.
Gold – Live Online
Award: Cranfield Gold Digital Learning Badge
Taking your stack up to Gold level will deepen your knowledge and learning, enabling you to:
- Apply concepts, tools and frameworks for improvement of supply chain networks.
- Compare and contrast different supply chain strategies to suit supply chain needs.
- Formulate a set of strategic recommendations for improving the performance of supply chains.
Postgraduate Award
Completing the Bronze, Silver and Gold Cranfield Digital Badges within this stack alongside those in the Strategic Procurement stack and an Integrated Assessment will earn you a Postgraduate Award in Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
Purchasing a , will save you £194 on the individual stack purchase price - this earns you Bronze, Silver and Gold Digital Learning Badges in Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Procurement.
To qualify for the PgCert in Business and Management, three core PgAwards are required, which are:
- Making Sense of the Economy and Introduction to Financial Management
- Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
- Strategic Thinking and Strategic Management
The PgCert is a requirement for applying for a PgDip and MSc.
Postgraduate Certificate
This comprises 3 Postgraduate Awards.
Postgraduate Diploma
This comprises 6 Postgraduate Awards.
Master of Science (MSc)
PgDip, plus a thesis.
