The Supply Chain Academy to launch Supply Chain degree where “The University comes to you.”

ESSEX, U.K. - Dec. 2, 2013 - PRLog -- The first non-campus university course in international supply chain management directed specifically at organisations that want to develop the capability of their key staff and executives is set to be unveiled in the UK.

The Supply Chain Academy has teamed up with the University of Plymouth and is in the final stages of a formal agreement to launch a BSc (Hons) degree in International Supply Chain Management.

The Supply Chain Academy will run the courses – setting content, arranging lecturers, tutors and student schedules – while the University of Plymouth, one of the best 4 percent Universities globally, will act as the moderating and awarding body which confers the degrees on the students.

There are several key differences between this course and existing degrees in supply chain management. Zen Yaworsky, Supply Chain Academy programme director commented:

“The course is  neither site, nor time specific; face-to-face lectures and tutoring will take place at client sites wherever they may be in the world; and it does not adhere to the typical academic year that runs from September to June, but rather can be commenced at any point in the calendar year to meet the needs of the sponsoring organisation.

“We are, essentially, moving away from the traditional trappings of bricks and mortar universities and working with companies to take cohorts of their staff through this degree. This model enables the delivery of a significant return on investment for companies, because the cost of this degree is significantly less than that of a traditional qualification and the business impact is focused and company relevant.”

The degree is deliberately targeted at organisations and is designed  to be tailored to suit the sector in which it operates – for example; oil & gas, automotive, retail, pharmaceutical or government procurement – while also taking into account students’ specific needs.

“The degree is constructed not only to provide a direct relevance to an organisation’s business needs and strategy, but also to respond to the employee’s desire to understand the broad context of supply chain practice, to understand how procurement, operations, freight, finance and information all play their critical and intertwined roles in delivering customer and shareholder value,” added Mr Yaworsky.

The UK’s professional bodies that represent logistics and procurement executives, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, respectively, have given their full accreditation to the degree, and successful completion of it will enable the memberships status of MCIPS or MCILT.

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For further information please contact  Zen Yaworsky, zy@supplychainacademy.org.uk,
tel: 01708 259439, 07788 190574

Notes to editor:

·       The Supply Chain Academy Ltd was incorporated in 2011.  It is based at 133, Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1AL. It delivers its programmes from a recently restored Edwardian building; Upminster Court. It provides both non-residential and residential learning opportunities and has on offer 12 luxury bedrooms for delegates.  It is a privately structured initiative and receives no funding from public resources. Its clients include major retailers, manufacturers, service providers and public bodies.

A brochure and literature are available on request.