Manufacturing Consultancy

Duration:

1 year full-time
2-5 years part-time

Overview:

Change is the common theme within today's manufacturing industry. Sustainable growth depends on organisations meeting changing customer expectations and embracing new technologies and business processes.

This course has been developed in response to the growing demand for multi-skilled professionals with the knowledge of, and ability in, implementing change across an organisation, from the factory floor to management, to achieve competitive advantage.

There is a strong emphasis on applying knowledge in the industrial environment, and all teaching is in the context of industrial application. Many features of this course are shared with the Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc, but it favours individuals who already have industrial experience as it better prepares them for a career in consultancy.

Students benefit from our wide range of state-of-the-art equipment, analysis tools and specialist software packages.
The MSc course 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.

Course Structure:

The course objectives are achieved through a carefully integrated and structured series of eight one-week assessed modules, a group project and an individual project.

The modules include lectures, workshops, case studies, tutorials and company visits, and are assessed through written examinations and assignments. These modules provide the tools required for the group and individual projects.

• Consultancy Skills
• Enterprise Systems
• General Management
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Strategy
• Operations Analysis
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain Management

Entry requirements:

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.

English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.

Funding:

Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes.  For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.

Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.

Want to find out more?

Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer by either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.

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