TRANSFORM YOUR FUTURE WITH SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY’s
MA in PROCUREMENT and LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
at BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE (BAC)
The Sheffield Hallam’s MA in Procurement and Logistics Management has been designed to
provide students with an understanding and the relevant skills to procure /source on a
global basis. The course is specifically targeted at people within the procurement and/or
supply chain sector, or people wanting to enter the procurement profession. This course is
informed by academic research and practical applied knowledge to provide you with an indepth understanding of procurement, supply chain management, the global perspective,
logistics, corporate governance, ethics and contract management.
The course aims to provide a broader realisation of the many aspects required for people
wanting to enhance their knowledge of this subject and move to the next level
professionally.
Tailor your learning to your workplace
We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation, and your own areas
of interests, which maximizes the value of your studies.
Teaching Boardroom style
The delivery of the teaching uses a boardroom style approach, rather than traditional
classroom format. This format aims to familiarize you with executive environment, and
prepare you for future leadership at executive level.
Modules
Students on this course will study the following modules:
Quality and Supply Chain Management
Quality in Supply Chain Management aims to bring an overview to of the area of supply
chain management from a quality perspective. This module seeks to explore the complex
relationship between quality and supply chain management and the implications that one
has on the other thereby enabling participants to innovatively manage their delivery within
increasingly global markets.
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International Financial management
This module explores the complexity of financial management, in a global context. Students
will be encouraged to develop the critical, theoretical and practical skills to understand the
problems of managing finance in global multi-national organisations. The module will
address the problems of financial management and the financial solutions available to
minimise risk and maximise shareholder wealth in such organisations.
Corporate governance and ethics
This module will help students understand why Corporate Governance is important to
individual organisations; national stock markets and the globalized economy, and how
Corporate Governance operates around the world. It will introduce students to ethical
ideas: helping them to understand how ethics impact the study of Corporate Governance at
the level of the individual; corporation; and the nation.
Procurement Management
In their projection for the year 2032 "80:20 Procurement and supply towards CIPS
Centenary. What do the next two decades hold for the profession?" 1, The UK's Chartered
Institute of Purchasing and Supply predict "procurement professionals must become
experts: respected; influential; persuasive; visionary; strategic; sharp; global; collaborative;
executive and business savvy. We need to develop a new definition of ‘expert’, where the
new supply professionals will be ‘students of their own industry’. They will know everything
about it, from the science, economics, law and politics of their supply markets on a global
scale. […] We also predict that the profession will have to work in an age where the global
centre of gravity has shifted from west to east, in an age when China and India will be
powerful consumer markets in their own right. The role of the procurement professional will
be to secure supply into, as well as from, those nations, as well as offering expertise and
cultural awareness to sales-focused areas of business. "
The role of the procurement professional is becoming more strategic and central to the role
of the organisation. It will become even more important as major trends start to hit
procurement, including increased Corporate Social Responsibility, technological advances,
global geo-political and macro-economic change, changing demographics, and a shift in the
economic centre of gravity.
This module delivers an eclectic mix of ten core topics that will be fundamental in
procurement management in the next 20 years.
Global Logistics
This module provides the student with a critical understanding of the role global logistics
plays in global supply chain management. It will cover the practical implications of delivering
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CIPS (2012) Easton, UK. Available at https://www.cips.org/Documents/About%20CIPS/8020%20vision%20combined1.pdf
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and receiving shipments across national borders; such issues as transportation means and
methods, INCOTERMS® and shipping documents, custom clearance. Practical implications
will include developing flexible procedures to deal with logistical problems which are
prevalent for many organisations engaged in international trade.
International Strategic Management
As international business has grown and developed, the companies which engage in it have
developed different organisational forms and international business strategies to gain
competitive advantage. With the advent of globalisation, companies are now developing
into global enterprises and seeking to develop strategies which will give them global
competitive advantage. This module aims to facilitate an understanding of the development
of International enterprises and the strategies available to such firms to manage and control
their operations against the background of a dynamic global business environment.
Global Sourcing
Many organisations strive to harness the potential benefits of global sourcing in order to
reduce cost, increase efficiency and improve effectiveness. It is therefore commonplace to
find global sourcing initiatives and programmes as part of the supply and procurement
strategies of transnational corporations. These strategies go much further than the priority
to create value and efficiency in trading relationships and incorporate critical activities like
environmental monitoring, political and country risk assessment, and strategic efforts to
influence conditions and form strong and flexible partnerships with supply chain actors. The
aim of this module is to provide a solid and critical understanding of the fundamental
principles of sourcing goods and services across geopolitical boundaries.
Botswana Law and Contracting for Procurement Professionals
A modern procurement professional should understand the legal environment of his or her
profession. Therefore, this module covers the Botswana laws as they relate to procurement
and contracting for the procurement professional either in public or private sectors. This
module aims to facilitate a profound understanding of fundamental principles of contract
law and contract management. The module also focuses on the key principles, objectives,
processes and challenges of public procurement within the larger legal framework of
procurement laws of Botswana.
Research Methods
This module is designed to provide postgraduate students of international business and
global business with a useful and practical introduction to research methods.
Specifically the module aims to:
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Encourage students to examine critically and appraise published research;
Enable students to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various research
techniques and methods;
Encourage students to search for information from a variety of sources and
databases and to interpret these;
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Enable students appreciate the principal research issues which need to be
considered when preparing data for analysis;
Encourage students to utilise a wide range of research methods for analysing data;
Assist students to design a research study of a type which would be suitable for a
postgraduate dissertation.
Dissertation
The aim of this module is to develop capability in undertaking independent research
projects by conducting a research study using the appropriate research methodology and
methods in such a way as to demonstrate development of the self as reflective practitioner
with the potential for continuing personal and professional development.
Key facts
Duration: Part time, 2 years
Tuition fees: P68 000 per annum
Entry requirements: To join the MA programme, you should have a 2.2 degree, or
equivalent, and at least 2 years related experience, or significant managerial and
operational experience
Anticipated Start Date: June 2017
For more information, Contact Postgraduate Office BAC at (+267) 3953062; OR email:
[email protected]
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