MBA in

Supply Chain
& Logistics
About Westford
Westford University College, located in
the UAE, is a well-reputed transnational
educational partner of leading interna-
tional universities, delivering quality
education since 2008. With two branch-
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Offering degrees and certifications from

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bodies from the UK, Europe, USA, and
other places.

The institution has enrolled 10,000+

students representing over 130 nationali-
ties. Westford students have become a
part of a learning community that
promotes critical thinking, experiential
learning, innovation, and enterprise.
About Westford Uni Online
Westford has gained significant recognition for its success in the domain of onsite,
online, and blended learning in the education sector for over 12 years. This has
earned the institution a reputation as a trusted education provider in the Middle
East and beyond. Resulting in the establishment of Westford’s online division
called, ‘Westford Uni Online’, which supports the motto of “Study anytime
anywhere” with a healthy work-life-study balance. Our vision is to be an institu-
tion that offers affordable and quality education to learning aspirants across the
globe.
Westford Uni Online is a synchronous learning platform that offers blended
programmes to make learning efficient, engaging and enriching. The pedagogical
approach includes a combination of live, online, interactive sessions and a
self-study approach via pre-recorded classes with exceptional faculty and admin-
istrative support. Westford Uni Online provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and
diploma certification programmes through its international partnerships and
collaborations with educational providers in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the
United States. These strategic alliances shape students to be dynamic profession-
als and succeed in the evolving corporate world.

Westford Excellence
“BTEC International Institution of the
Year Silver Award”, Pearson, UK
Leading Education Provider for
Supply Chain & Logistics Manage-
ment - Logistics & Transport Awards
2021
Ranked # 12 as “Great Place to Work
in the UAE” 2021
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Ranked # 1 as, “The Best Workplace
for Women in the GCC 2020
Certified as “The Great Place to
Work” 2020
Global Brands Magazine Award
2020 for “Fastest Growing Online
MBA Provider”
Asian Education Leadership Award
for ‘Asia’s Best Emerging Business
School’ in 2019
MENAA award for ‘Best Corporate
Brand’ 2019
“Higher Education Award” Forbes
Middle East in 2019
Middle East’s ‘Best International
Business College’ in 2017
About The Programme:
An Online Synchronous MBA with Live
Scheduled Classes & Onsite Workshops
The MBA in Supply Chain
and Logistics offered at
Westford University College
in partnership with Abertay
University, UK, aims at
providing learners with
essential expertise needed
to advance their careers in
the supply chain and logistics
sector. It renders a frame-
work to systematically put
the core of the business
operations at the centre and
get a bird’s eye view of the
industry. The programme
delves into concepts like
design-thinking to under-
stand the product or service
at a granular level and then
develop ways to build a
supply chain around it.
The programme teaches learners about
how supply chain and logistics connect
with broader business strategies to drive
profitable results. Learners will be
prepared for a dynamic business
environment, developing leadership
skills and know-how to apply conceptual
management theories to real-world
scenarios. Learners will gain competen-
cies in critical thinking, strategic reason-
ing, creative problem solving, and other
important skills required to succeed at
the highest level.
The triple-certified programme provides
a one-of-a-kind opportunity for working
professionals to get a renowned higher
education qualification in Supply Chain
and Logistics Management.
The programme will be delivered in
two parts as mentioned below:

01
PA RT

Extended Diploma in
PA RT
02
Master of Business
Supply Chain & Logistics Administration
Management Top-up

Duration: 6 Months Duration: 6 Months

Modules: 6 | Credits: 120 Modules: 3 | Credits: 60

SQA - Scottish Abertay University,

Qualifications Authority Scotland

01 Extended Diploma in Supply Chain and Logistics

Management, awarded by SQA
TRIPLE 02 MBA in Supply Chain and Logistics, awarded by
CROWN Abertay University
03 Supply Chain Management Practitioner, awarded
by Chartered Management Institute, UK
About Abertay
University
Abertay University is a public university with an estab- An ambi�ous,
lished reputa�on for teaching excellence and preparing forward-thinking ins�tu-
graduates for the world of work. With roots going back �on, it offers degree
to 1888, Abertay has always responded to the needs of programmes to prepare
industry, supplying a pipeline of graduate talent to work, students for careers in
lead and innovate across a wide range of sectors. the modern world.
Abertay University has
Abertay is commi�ed to high-quality research that ranked the #1 in Europe
delivers a real impact on society. From environmental for video games educa-
research into sustainable businesses and food produc- �on (Princeton Review)
�on to using computer games as crea�ve and cri�cal for the 7th consecu�ve
tools to understand the behaviours and structures that year, having launched the
drive and influence individuals in the socie�es in which world's first computer
they exist, researchers at Abertay are solving complex games degrees, and also
real-world problems to fuel innova�on-led growth and the world’s first Ethical
sustainable development. Hacking degree.
Key Highlights of
Abertay University
Abertay was the first university in the
world to offer a "computer games"
degree in 1997.
Ranked Top 10 in the UK for Student
Experience by the Times and Sunday
Times Good University Guide 2020.
“UK University of the Year for Teach-
ing Quality” by The Times & Sunday
Times Good University Guide 2021.
QAA's highest rating for Academic
Standards and Teaching Quality,
2021.
Proven history in preparing
students for the world of work
and a life of learning.
Enhancing graduate employa-
bility is a major priority at
Abertay.
The University is also home to
world-leading research teams.
Students may choose to attend
the convocation ceremony at
Abertay University, Scotland.
About SQA
Scottish Qualifications Authority
The Extended Diploma in Supply
Chain and Logistics Management is
awarded by SQA – Scottish Qualifica-
tion Authority, leading to the Top-up
entry MBA programme awarded by
the Abertay University, Scotland.
The programme is an accredited
SCQF Level 11, earning 120 credits in
Part 1 of the course. The Scottish
Credit and Qualifications Framework
(SCQF) is Scotland’s national qualifi-
cations framework. The SCQF
supports lifelong learning and can
help:
• People of all ages and circumstanc-
es to access appropriate education
and training over their lifetime, to fulfil
their personal, social, and economic
potential.
Extended Diploma in Supply Chain
PA RT
01 & Logistics Management
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
Strategic Leadership and HR
Practices in Organizations
MODULES
Sustainability and Business
International Marketing Man-
agement
• Employers, learners, and the public to
understand the full range of Scottish
qualifications, how qualifications relate
to each other and other forms of learn-
ing, and how different types of qualifi-
cations can contribute to improving the
skills at the workforce.
The SCQF helps describe both
programmes of learning and qualifica-
tions, supports the development of
progression routes and maximizes the
opportunities to transfer credit points
between qualifications.
The SCQF also helps to illustrate the
relationships between Scottish Qualifi-
cations and those in the rest of the UK,
Europe and beyond, which can clarify
opportunities for international progres-
sion routes and credit transfer.
Strategic Management
Strategic Supply Chain &
Logistics Management
Supply Chain & Logistics
in a Global Context
 Strategic Leadership and HR
Practices in Organizations:
The purpose of this module is to discuss and explain the role of strategic
HRM and leadership practices in an organization and their influence on the
overall performance and competence of the organization. This module is
designed to develop an understanding of the contemporary practices of
strategic human resource management and the paradigm shift in the
approaches and methods related to various functions of HRM like strategic
recruitment and selection, strategic leadership, strategic performance
management, and employee development to name a few.

Upon successful completion of the module, the students will be able to:

Critically analyze the significance of strategic human resources manage-

ment and its changing landscape in organizations

Critically discuss the impact of human resources management activities

on Organizational Performance.

Evaluate various leadership styles and practices in organizations.

Plan how to implement change in an organization.

 Sustainability and Business
Organizations within the mod-
ern-day business are required to
redesign their strategies and
policies to be aligned with a sustain-
ability agenda. Corporate social
awareness for many organizations
now sees it necessary to address
economic, social and flora /fauna
issues from a sustainability stand-
point, extending the traditional
reach of CSR. Sustainability aware-
ness creates the environment for a
more innovative organization and
supply chain, with an emphasis on
biodiversity and close loop supply
strategies. The module will critically
review sustainability challenges and
opportunities for organizations in a
global context.
Upon successful completion of the
module, the learners will be able to:
Appraise the multiple dimensions of
sustainability for businesses in the
context of global challenges.
Critically review, evaluate, and
develop sustainability strategies of
organisations.
Critically analyse the strategic
alignment of the business functions
to sustainability.
Critically analyse an organisation’s
global sustainability and their
contribution to the impact on global
sustainability.
 International Marketing
Management
This module demonstrates knowledge and understanding of contemporary
theories and their applications in the research field of international market-
ing and management that provides with opportunities for originality in
developing, applying, and implementing ideas in the areas of international
management and international marketing.

Upon successful completion of the module, the learners will be able to:

Analyse and assess the peculiarities of the global business environment

and shifts in the geo-economic situation, putting a particular emphasis
on emerging economies and their role in an international business
environment.

Formulate judgments and take socially and ethically responsible

decisions in a global business environment.

Analyse and assess internal and external international business environ-

ment and derive managerial decisions on the company’s governance
and international expansion.

Develop appropriate marketing plans with marketing techniques and be

creative and innovative while launching products/services.
 Strategic Management
This module is designed to help learners
understand and evaluate various aspects of
strategic management in a global context. The
module also serves as an opportunity to
develop skills for strategic thinking and analysis,
leadership, communication, teamwork, and
cross-functional integration. The learners are
taught to synthesize information to inform
strategic decisions and actions demonstrating
awareness of complexity, risk, and uncertainty
in a dynamic business environment. The
module helps learners to evaluate the relation-
ship between organizational strategies, perfor-
mance, and stakeholder expectations.

Upon successful completion of the module,

the learners will be able to:

Understand the external/ internal environ-

ment dynamics and assess a business
organization’s strategic capabilities.

Understand the nature and sources of

competitive advantage to gain a strategic
advantage.

Analyze the strategic purpose, culture,

inter-organizational relationships, innovation
and change abilities, which can increase the
strategic capabilities of an organization.

Understand business-level strategies,

corporate strategies, diversification, and
international strategies.
 Strategic Supply Chain &
Logistics Management:
The module aims to prepare learners intellectually
and practically for effective workplace performance.
It assists them in developing a clear understanding
of management and business processes, including
the interrelationship between an organization's core
functional areas across supply chain and logistics
management. Learners will gain knowledge of
inventory management, freight forwarding systems,
inbound and outbound logistics systems, distribu-
tion channels, and the legal aspects of goods
management. They will also understand the funda-
mentals of warehousing and storage systems,
material handling and packaging, and transporta-
tion management.

After successful completion of the module,

the learners will be able to:

Understand the relationship between supply

chain and logistics management, and its linkage
to organizational business strategies.

Be able to use information technology to

optimize supplier relationships in an organiza-
tion.

Understand the role of logistics and procure-

ment, including the buyer/ supplier relationship in
the supply chain industry.

Understand the basics of shipping operations,

including the documentation involved.
 Supply Chain & Logistics
in a Global Context
This module aims to examine the impact of key
aspects that are driving the globalisation of indus-
tries and markets, with special reference to the
structures and management of global and interna-
tional supply chain networks and logistics systems.
The focus will be on supply chain and logistics
planning strategies for companies that operate
globally, with an emphasis on how to plan and
integrate its functional components into a well-coor-
dinated system. Learners are exposed to concepts
and models important in supply chain inventory,
warehousing and freight forwarding management
concepts, with emphasis on key trade-offs and
phenomena.

Upon successful completion of the module,

the learners will be able to:

Understand cross-functional drivers of the

supply chain in a globally competitive context.

Understand multi-model logistics systems,

shipping strategies, stockholding, inventory,
and warehousing management in a global
context.

Understand supply chain management system

models and techniques like Supply Chain
Operations Reference- SCOR and Collaborative
Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR.

Analyse financial agreements within supply

chain management systems and the issues
surrounding tariffs, taxes, and payment meth-
ods in supply chain networks.
 PA RT
02
Master of Business
Administration in Supply Chain &
Logistics - Top-up
Abertay University, Scotland

Research Methods
MODULES

Research Proposal
Management Investigation
(Capstone Project)

Research Methods
This module will teach you about research methods and statistical
analysis. Theoretical, historical, and statistical concepts are taught
using both quantitative and qualitative techniques, allowing you to
apply theory and conduct in-depth research.

Research Proposal
This is your chance to shape the project you'll work on throughout
the capstone module. You will have learned different approaches
to conducting a research project in the research methods module,
and it will guide you in your management investigation.

Management Investigation
(Capstone Project)
This is the capstone to the MBA programme. This capstone's
focus will be directly related to any pathway you have studied.
Whichever MBA program you choose, you can consider a project
that is directly related to an authentic business challenge, and you
will be able to deepen your knowledge in the area you fixate.
Additional Certification

About Chartered
Management
Institute
The Chartered Management
Institute (CMI) works with
businesses and educational
institutions to inspire people to
become skilled, confident, and
successful managers and
leaders.
Chartered Management
Institute is the only chartered
professional body dedicated to
promoting the highest stand-
ards in management and
leadership excellence.
Over 100,000 managers
use CMI’s unique services
regularly. Organizations
like Jaguar, Land Rover,
Royal Bank of Scotland,
Fujitsu, Allianz, Silver-
stone, Royal Air Force,
London South Bank, and
Royal College of Physi-
cians amongst the others
use Chartered Manage-
ment Institute to certify
their professionals.

Supply Chain
Management Practitioner
The professional program designed in association with the
Chartered Management Institute (CMI), helps professionals in
attaining a certificate of ‘Supply Chain Management Practi-
tioner’ from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

For the past few decades’ rapid evolutions of innovative

concepts and techniques in Supply Chain Management have
made organizations constantly enhance the skills of their
workforce. This program covers key practices of forecasting,
planning, procurement, transportation, systems thinking, cold
storage, operations, warehousing, and logistics.
 Westford
Unique Learning
Experience
Westford University College is an institution
that is grounded on excellence, quality, and
opportunity. Westford is committed to
creating a seamless and unique learning
experience for its learners to research,
learn and implement.

Synchronous Learning
Technology has catapulted learners
across the globe to learn, interact
and share virtually. The virtual
learning platforms at Westford caters
to synchronous learning. The MBA
learners attend live classes virtually
with faculties across the world
interacting with them as well as
engaging peer to peer learning from
learners of various domains as well
as industry expertise. A good mix of
pedagogy carefully designed and
benchmarked with best practices
ensure that the learning experience
is engaging and enriching.
The classroom interaction comes
along with a good blend of tools
across a wide spectrum that includes
case discussions, team presentations,
peer-to-peer learning, break out
rooms, quizzes, simulations, and
application of the learning in live
projects. Projects and assignments are
designed to break the conventional
and monotonous methods restricted to
reports. Individual and team presenta-
tions as well as in-class and off-class-
room activities and exercises are
included to make the learning informa-
tive, engaging and application

Euromonitor International’s
PASSPORT is a resourceful
industry rich business intelli-
gence database that helps
our MBA students to enhance
their learning as well as apply
them to their professional and
academic tasks. Covering
thousands of product catego-
ries and industries, Euromoni-
tor International’s market
research helps the users
better understand their core
business and future opportu-
nities.
The world's top academic institu-
tions use Passport for teaching
and research across a range of
disciplines and Westford is already
in the top league. Using Passport's
robust analysis and visualization
tools, faculty can design teaching
materials and projects with
real-world relevance, such as
strategic planning, economic
analysis, industry benchmarking,
competitive threats, and market
entry studies. Whether writing
market entry plans, doing invest-
ment due diligence or completing
a consumer segmentation, put
classroom theory into practice and
create reports with real-world
relevance.

The ProQuest platform makes hundreds of full text, abstracts &

indexes collections available to researchers around the world. The
ProQuest platform hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholar-
ly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & thesis, newspapers
and more.

The MBA learners at Westford are offered access to EBSCO resourc-

es that consists of some of richest sources of references to enhance
the quality of research and learning.

The MBA learners at Westford are encouraged to pursue active

research with some of the best resources accessible, that help them
enhance their academic as well as industry centered career objec-
tives. The benchmark set is top notch, and the quality of assign-
ments and projects are on par with some of the best in the world.
With ProQuest and EBSCO, the digital library resources offered
belong to a wide spectrum of knowledge and application from both
academic and practitioner perspectives.
 AWARDS & ACCOLADES - 2019/2022

Asia's Forbes Higher Best Corporate Best Guinness BTEC Logistics

Best Emerging Education Brand in the International World International & Transport
Business School Awards Education sector College Records Institution Awards 2021
Silver Award”,
Pearson, UK
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