Sustainable logistics and supply chain management

Guarantor of the educational programme

The guarantor of the Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management educational programme is Doctor of Economics, Professor O.V. Dykan.

The aim of the educational programme

The aim of the programme is to train highly qualified specialists in the field of logistics and supply chain management who possess modern analytical thinking, theoretical knowledge and applied skills in strategic decision-making, the use of modern technologies in the field of sustainable logistics,  implementing innovative approaches to improve the efficiency of supply chain management, and capable of solving research and management tasks related to the functioning of logistics systems at various levels in complex, unstable and uncertain external conditions.

Advantages of the educational programme

The opportunity to study with professors from the University of Western Scotland.

The programme is taught in English, which allows students to acquire and refine their communication skills in an international business environment.

The opportunity to obtain two diplomas in one term of study: a diploma from the Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport and a diploma from the University of Western Scotland.

Target audience of the educational programme

The programme will be of interest to applicants for a master’s degree and is aimed at preparing individuals to acquire in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and abilities in the speciality 073 ‘Management’ under the educational programme ‘Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management’.

The programme provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as the ability to apply knowledge and form judgements:

The ability to effectively use and develop the organisation’s resources;

The ability to create and organise effective communication in the management process;

The ability to develop leadership qualities and demonstrate them in the process of managing people;

The ability to develop projects, manage them, show initiative and entrepreneurship;

The ability to use psychological techniques in working with staff.

The ability to analyse and structure organisational problems, make effective management decisions and ensure their implementation;

Ability to manage the organisation and its development;

Ability to identify and solve complex problems in logistics activities, solve complex tasks related to sustainable logistics and supply chain management;

Ability to prevent inefficient use of the resource potential of the logistics system and find reserves for improving the efficiency of business processes in conditions of risk and compliance with supply chain security standards;

Ability to apply methods of supply chain design and optimisation when managing a project for the development and implementation of a logistics system;

Ability to understand the principles of building international logistics systems, develop skills in identifying and analysing the complexity and uncertainty of the global supply chain in a strategic context, etc.

Employment opportunities

A graduate with a second (master’s) degree who has obtained a master’s degree in the specialty 073 ‘Management’ under the educational program ‘Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management’ are highly qualified and competitive specialists in the labour market who can work as managers or leading specialists in enterprises of various forms of ownership, economic sectors and organisational and legal institutions, in particular:

– head of logistics services;

– head of regional distribution centres;

– head of a logistics company;

– head of a terminal complex;

– head of the procurement and sales department;

– head of the transport department;

– head of the sales and international transport department;

– procurement and logistics manager;

– freight transport manager;

– customs forwarding agent;

– international transport logistics specialist;

– logistics and data processing manager,

– export market development manager,

logistics planning analyst, etc.

Graduates of the Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management educational programme have opportunities for employment in international companies that are involved in import and export, in large hubs, in companies involved in transport, at customs and terminals, in state institutions and municipal institutions, in manufacturing and service enterprises and organisations in all sectors of the economy.

Additional information

The importance of logistics and supply chain management is growing in times of martial law and during the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine’s economy. Knowledge in the field of logistics and supply chains provides opportunities for career growth both in domestic companies and at the international level. The profession is well-paid, prestigious and interesting.

The Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management educational programme is the right choice for those who want to start their own successful company or become highly paid managers and lead leading Ukrainian and foreign companies.