Operations Excellence – (M.Sc.)

Suitable for professionals who have the potential for senior management roles in the development of the Operations Supply Chain, both domestic and procured. This includes manufacturing engineers, capacity owners, plant leaders and logistics professionals, as well as members of the procurement community.

Takes you on to positions that enable you to deliver significant business benefits within your current role. In addition the greater depth and breadth of skills will better equip you for more challenging future roles.

You will be taught by academic specialists from Cranfield University and the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, with support from industry practitioners who are experts in their field.

Course description

The Operations Excellence MSc has been developed in conjunction with Rolls-Royce and is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) for meeting the `further learning requirements´ for Chartered Engineer registration.

The course is delivered at both Cranfield and the University of Cambridge.

The course is not intended to be a knowledge transfer exercise, but an educational experience that will help develop students to lead the implementation of change in business. Rather than just being presented with accepted classic business theory, students are exposed to the latest research and thinking, challenging them to debate and test what they have learned.

Students study all aspects of the supply chain, from introducing new products, operating effective factories, through to managing new technology and working with suppliers.

The course comprises eight one-week taught modules, in which students gain an understanding of world-class business practice and work on a group project as well as an individual thesis project.

In the group project, students apply their learning in delivering major change to the business. For the thesis, they research, develop and apply frameworks in their chosen area, developing a breadth of understanding in delivering a world-class business. There is also a non-assessed one-week study tour.

"Overall the course proved to be extremely enjoyable and interesting, although it was demanding on time commitments. An additional benefit is the excellent networking opportunity it provides to gain and share knowledge with other engineers across the country."

Pat Ruddy, Manufacturing Operations, Rolls-Royce

Modules: * Business and Manufacturing Strategy (Cambridge)
* Effective Factories (Cranfield)
* Management Accounting and HRM (Cranfield)
* Manufacturing Assessment and Improvement (Cranfield)
* Innovation (Cranfield)
* Production Planning and Control (Cranfield)
* Realising Competitive Manufacture (Cranfield)
* Technology Management (Cambridge).