Universidad Europea

Master's Degree in Logistics

Candidates who have not previously passed a course on production and operations for social science degrees must undertake additional training.

Course programme structure

• Logistics and Transport
• Supply Chains
• Inventory Management
• Performance Based Logistics
• Logistics and Industry 4.0 solutions
• Technological Innovation and Digital Transformation
• Industry 4.0 Implementation Projects
• Logistics and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Internships
• Master's Dissertation

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

• CON01 - Describe the general fundamentals of logistics, demand planning and management and the supply chain in general.
• CON02 - Define the principles governing strategic inventory management, including resource planning and scheduling.
• CON03 - Integrate the sustainable development goals into logistics processes, in particular circular logistics.
• CON04 - Identify the phases of a technological innovation project geared towards the logistics industry.

Competencies

• CP01 - Ability to calculate, forecast, plan over time and manage inventories, including from a financial point of view.
• CP02 - Ability to design, analyse and evaluate all kinds of logistics networks, including capillary, international and reverse networks.
• CP03 - Ability to design and organise supply chains to meet specific goals.
• CP04 - Ability to manage supplier chains to meet specific goals, including from a financial point of view.
• CP05 - Ability to identify, write down and write off obsolete inventory.
• CP06 - Ability to define and evaluate the requirements that support systems should satisfy in order to meet specific goals.
• CP07 - Ability to identify, select and implement Industry 4.0 solutions to meet specific goals.
• CP08 - Ability to create and design specific innovation strategies to transform the logistics industry.
• CP09 - Ability to manage all phases of an innovation project geared towards the logistics industry.
• CP10 - Ability to select, implement and evaluate UN Sustainable Development Goals for logistics.
• CP11 - Ability to manage all costs and financial issues related to logistics operations, including innovation projects.
• CP12 - Ability to practically apply and integrate the knowledge, skills and abilities acquired during the master's degree in relation to a business activity linked to logistics.
• CP13 - Ability to individually prepare, present and defend an original final project in a public setting before an academic panel, bringing together the skills acquired over the course of the degree.
• CP14 - Demonstrate ethical conduct and social commitment at work, as well as awareness of inequality and diversity.

Skills

• HAB01 - Design logistics networks including transport and reverse logistics networks.
• HAB02 - Propose improvements and best practices in the planning and execution of supply chains and inventory management.
• HAB03 - Evaluate performance-based logistics plans, establishing plans for improvement.
• HAB04 - Develop strategies for innovation and implementing Industry 4.0 solutions.
• HAB05 - Develop logistics and business transformation projects.
• HAB06 - Apply Industry 4.0 tools and technologically innovative solutions to logistics.

The skills and knowledge acquired in this course will qualify you for leadership roles in high-value technological areas such as:

• Procurement director.
• Operations manager or director.
• Production/plant manager.
• Stock control manager.
• Import/export manager.
• Logistics director.
• Warehouse manager.