Intelligent Operations and Resilient Supply Chains | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	March to June (February start) October to January (October start) March to June (February start) October to January (October start)

New innovative ways and various intelligent options are required for managing and operating businesses to rebuild necessary resilience. Additionally, addressing challenges arising from the transition from linear to circular economic models to support sustainability requires managing different operations and supply chain management areas together from a holistic perspective.

The Intelligent Operations and Resilient Supply Chains (IORSC) research cluster carries out cutting-edge research and co-creates sustainable solutions with stakeholders. Supply chains and operations face enormous challenges due to ongoing disruptions, especially in critical sectors such as healthcare, food, textiles, automotive, and energy.

The cluster members work on the following two themes broadly:

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership or the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; some are funded by University studentships; others are self-funded.

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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