Advanced Diploma of Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management

About the Program

Do you like to figure out how to make things better? Would you like to help increase profitability in a company? Then Supply Chain and Operations Management may be for you!
The three-year Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management program prepares graduates for successful careers in the growing, dynamic, and underserviced field of supply chain management. In Canada's supply chain sector there is a greater demand for skilled graduates than there are graduates available. Our program has a long-standing reputation for providing the skills and knowledge required to play key roles in this rewarding and varied field, where graduates can make decisions that have a global impact.
A supply chain describes the flow of goods, services and information from suppliers to the final customer. In today's business environment, companies no longer compete against companies; supply chains compete against supply chains. In the program, you will develop the necessary knowledge and skills to manage and coordinate the supply chain activities required to produce and deliver all the goods and services we use every day.
The central theme of this program is continuous improvement, a key element in being competitive in a global market. As a graduate of the program, you will receive a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate, endorsed by High Performance Solutions Inc. This program is also fully accredited by the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC).
This program also takes a hands-on, project-oriented approach and provides opportunities to work with current business and industry partners. Instructors are experts in their disciplines, often using an interactive approach to enrich the learning environment. This approach benefits our graduates, and improve their employment prospects in public and private sector organizations in areas such as purchasing, logistics, project management, distribution, planning, scheduling, systems implementation and many more.
Partnerships with professional associations including Supply Chain Canada (SCC), Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), Ontario Public Buyers Association (OPBA) and Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT) will provide you with opportunities to network with professionals. You can achieve the ASCM CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) professional designation while at school.
Note: First-year students meeting specific performance criteria may be eligible for the co-op option.

Program Outcomes

• Examine the connections between strategic objectives, stakeholder expectations, and supply chain functions, processes and roles, to support decision-making, problem-solving and coordination of tasks.

• Determine the value added and financial implications of supply chain decisions on overall business profitability, efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Ensure supply chain activities and transactions are compliant with relevant legal, regulatory and contractual obligations, and industry and organization standards and policies for quality, health, safety, accountability, social and environmental responsibility.

• Use risk mitigation tools and strategies to inform supply chain management decisions.

• Manage the acquisition and sale of goods, services and materials in accordance with best practices and public and private sector stakeholder expectations across a variety of industries.

• Plan and schedule material requirements and resource allocation and manage inventories for efficient production and fulfillment of customer orders and returns.

• Manage the efficient handling and movement of goods, services, materials and related information within and between supply chains.

• Contribute to the identification and management of continuous improvements to functions and processes within and between supply chains.

• Use available technologies to enhance work performance and support supply chain functions, processes, transactions and communications.

• Monitor relevant trends, emerging technologies, and local and global economic, political and environmental issues to enhance work performance and guide management decisions.

• Perform tasks in accordance with policies and procedures for workplace health and safety and industry standards and best practices for professional, ethical and accountable conduct and communications.

• Maintain relationships with a diversity of stakeholders to support the achievement of business goals.

• Apply strategies for personal, career and professional development.

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