Operations Excellence

Duration:

2 years part-time

Overview:

The Operations Excellence MSc has been developed in conjunction with Rolls-Royce plc 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.

Course Structure:

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.

Modules include:

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

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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