Logistics and Operations Management

Entry requirements

Suitable for graduates in business and management and associated subject areas. Graduates in mathematics and statistics are welcome to consider the Accounting and Finance research area, while graduates from politics, sociology and psychology are welcome to consider the Management, Employment and Organisation research area.

Applicants should have at least an upper second-class honours degree and preferably a specialist master's degree and an interest in pursuing in-depth research in an appropriate area.

Months of entry

October

Course content

We aim to be the world's leading interdisciplinary teams of academics in advancing knowledge, theory and practice in logistics and operations management.

The section comprises four distinct research groupings undertaking both specific and common research projects. The four groups are;

• the Lean Enterprise Research Centre
• the Logistics Systems Dynamics Group
• the Centre for Automotive Industry Research
• the Transport and Shipping Research Group.

Distinctive features

• The section performs world class supply chain research, and has an established reputation for excellence in logistics and operations modelling and simulation, together with a long tradition of original research in shipping, transport and ports, and sustainability.
• Students may access travel funding from the section to attend conferences or workshops during the third year of the four-year programme.
• The section runs a lively visiting speaker programme with both academics and practitioners of international standing.

Department specialisms

Supply chain research: dynamics, management and marketing Logistics modelling and simulation Shipping, transport and logistics Automotive industry economics and sustainability.