The capital of the Australian state of Victoria, Melbourne is also the most populous city of that state. Comprising a metropolitan area of 31 municipalities, it is also the second most populous city of the nation. Recently recognized as a UNESCO City of Literature and a global centre for street art, live music and theatre, Melbourne is also a leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region. It has a temperate oceanic climate characterized by warm to hot summers and mild winters. Some of the attractions in this city include Queen Victoria Market, Royal Botanic Gardens, Flinders Street Railway Station, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Yarra River.

A public research university established in 1967, La Trobe University was the third to start functioning in the state of Victoria and twelfth across the Australian nation. It is named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, who was the first Lieutenant-Governor of the new colony of Victoria. The institute is a member of various bodies like Universities Australia and Innovative Research Universities. La Trobe has been ranked among the top 1.1% of the universities worldwide in 2019 by Times Higher Education and at 45th position among the world’s best young universities in 2020 by The Young University Rankings. The current student strength at this institute is around 36000 of which over 7000 are international students from 110 countries across the globe. The faculties for the various courses at this university are passionate professionals who deliver globally recognized learning using the latest technology to the students.

The Master of Management (Supply Chain and Logistics) course offered by this university is a full time course of 2 years duration. Candidates gain a complete picture of the end-to-end supply chains that deliver the flow of goods and services from their point of origin to their final delivery to the consumer. They also gain knowledge in areas like supply chain and logistics principles, data analytics and quantitative decision making, service operations management and emerging trends and innovations. Candidates need to study 16 subjects (12 core and 4 elective) and earn a total of 240 credit points (180 from core subjects and 60 from elective subjects) to complete the course. Some of the subjects taught in the course are

Sustainable Management and Marketing, Management Practice and Theory, Human Resource Management in a Global Economy, Foundation of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Analytics for Supply Chain and Logistics, International Employment Relations and Marketing Management.

Classes for this course are conducted at the below venue.
La Trobe University – City Campus
Levels 2, 3 and 20,
360 Collins Street,
Melbourne Victoria 3000

Candidates can look up the link https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/master-of-management-supply-chain-and-logistics  to find more details on admission requirements and procedures, course fees, full list of subjects taught, accommodation options etc.

The Master of Management (Supply Chain and Logistics) degree is for students seeking to develop a career in general management and supply chain and logistics. Candidates with specialised skills in supply chain and logistics can find employment in a variety of industries, including logistics and transportation, government, service, production and manufacturing, and non-for-profit organisations. Some of the designations that they can expect to get are Supply, Demand and Distribution Planner, Transport, Warehouse, Logistics and Supply Chain Manager, Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics Analyst and International Trade Import or Export Coordinator.