Further degrees....

[Sockpuppet]

So. Did you do one?

I'm contemplating doing either an MSc Logistics (the work related option) or a BSc Physics (becuase I should have always done it at Uni first time around but a crap predicted grade from physics teacher (an E) meant I got no offers....ended up with an A).

Both are partially "becuase I can". Will be night school or OU courses.

Have any of you done another degree after leaving Uni?

 

[Ruprect]

Yup - doing an OU one at the moment. Takes a lot of willpower and dedication, espec fitting it in around work. Interesting though. Its part of my plan B for when my job goes east.

 

[milanbenes]

sockpuppet,

tell me if I am talking complete clap-trap, for those of us already timeserved in IT and especially those like yourself who have already further demonstrated their intelligence by getting a 1st in a physics degree,


wouldn't it be better to do a businessy/master of business course style qualification and then be able to demonstrate understanding the business and the technical side

instead of going further down the techy degree route ?

Milan.

 

[Ruprect]

Milan, I believe our fluffy cotton friend was referring to a school grade - perhaps A-Level? Not a first in physics. If he had a first in physics I suspect he wouldn't be designing warehouses (no offence SP)

 

[DodgyAgent]

There are lots of degrees in Romania, people are dying from them.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/feature/2007/07/18_b2.htm

 

[Sockpuppet]

I dont rate business degrees. Unless its the MBA.

The MSc as its mildly related to what I am doing now and would allow me to join a chartered institute (its a willy waving thing).

The physics degree is just becuase I always enjoyed it and would like to do it.


To be honest I doubt a business degree would help me in what I plan to do. Business degrees are for people who run insurance firms. You're unlikley to become head of a DHL department/business unit without knowing how a warehouse works.

 

[Sockpuppet]

Milan, I believe our fluffy cotton friend was referring to a school grade - perhaps A-Level? Not a first in physics. If he had a first in physics I suspect he wouldn't be designing warehouses (no offence SP)

None taken. If I had a first in physics I'd be sitting at Sellafield raking the money in and crushing those who stood in my way.

 

[The Lone Gunman]

None taken. If I had a first in physics I'd be sitting at Sellafield raking the money in and crushing those who stood in my way.

With all five hands and both heads.

 

[milanbenes]

ahh warehouses are easy, let me explain that to you and then you can focus on the mba

this is how it works, transit collects parcel and scans it into van

van takes parcel and scans it into depo

depo scans parcel into trunker

trunker takes parcel to regional hub and parcel is scanned into hub auto sorter perhaps a vanreet system

autosorter drops parcel into lane for destination and parcel is scanned into trunker

trunker takes parcel to depo and parcel is scanned in

parcel is scanned into transit and taken out on the delivery round

parcel is delivered and scanned to customer

all the while the vehicles are being satellite tracked

of course it all gets more complicated if there are more than one sortation center (hub) you know like regional hubs

hope that answers your warehousing question and now you can focus on getting an MBA

you owe me a pint


Milan.

 

[milanbenes]

furthermore such an operation should be expecting a higher than 99% success rate, but when a bigger parcel carrier is moving 150,000 parcels a night even 1 percent loss is a huge amount of work for the customer care department

Milan.