OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management qualification is to broaden learners’ understanding of logistics and supply chain management and is designed for those who wish to prepare for a first professional role and future career in the field.

It is also suitable for logistics and supply chain professionals in the early stages of their career looking to enhance their knowledge and skills and move to the next level professionally.

Successful completion of this qualification will equip learners with the specialist knowledge and skills needed to further their career as a logistics and supply chain professional.

 

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The students are required to complete a total of 6 modules:

  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.

Learning Outcome:

The learner will

  1. Understand key concepts and issues in logistics
  2. Understand the different modes of transport and their underlying operational and economic characteristics.
  3. Understand the regulatory aspects and procedures and practices with international processes.
  4. Understand strategic and operational aspects of warehouse management.

 

  1. 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

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand supply chain planning models and approaches used in contemporary business operations.
  2. Understand the integration of supply chain planning, scheduling, and control approaches in business operations.
  3. Understand the application of data analytics in supply chain management.

 

  1. 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.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the contexts of procurement and supply Management.
  2. Understand the application of tools and techniques for sourcing.
  3. Understand approaches to finalise contractual agreements with suppliers.
  4. Understand and manage the dynamics of relationships with suppliers.

 

  1. 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

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand key operations and supply chain management concepts, theories and strategies.
  2. Understand performance measurement approaches and techniques.

 

  1. 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.

 

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the concept and theories of sustainable supply chains.
  2. Understand how to make the businesses more sustainable.

 

  1. 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

 

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Be able to identify research problems and formulate research objectives.
  2. Understand how to review the literature on a research topic.
  3. Be able to design appropriate business research methodologies
  4. Be able to develop a research proposal.

 

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry requirement (Mature Candidates)

Learners must possess:

  • Diploma in any field or SPM or GCE-O Level
  • 8 years of management experience

 

Language Requirements:

  • Pass in English in GCE-O level or IELTS 5.5 or Bizchamp Internal Placement test with minimum 50% achievement of the test

 

Age requirements:

  • Learners must be 30 years old or older at the beginning of the course

 

Minimum Entry Requirements:

Learners must possess:

  • An honours degree in related subject or UK Level 6 Diploma or;
  • An equivalent overseas qualification of Bachelor Degree in any field
  • No working Experience required

 

Language Requirements:

  • Pass in English in GCE-O level or IELTS 5.5 or Bizchamp Internal Placement test with minimum 50% achievement of the test

 

Age requirements:

  • Learners must be 25 years old or older at the beginning of the course

 

Course information

Course Duration:

8 months

Course Developer:
OTHM Qualification

 

Qualification Awarded:
OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

 

Awarding institution:
OTHM

 

Awarding Country:
United Kingdom

 

Delivery Method:
Blended (Lectures, case studies, tutorials, seminars and workshops.)

 

Mode of Teaching:
Classroom

 

Mode of Learning:
Part-time basis

 

Type of Assessments:
Assignment: 100%

 

Course Fee:
S$16,800.00

 

Intake:
January, May, September

 

Teacher to Student Ratio:
1:43