
Advanced Diploma in Business Administration–Supply Chain and Operations Management (with or without work experience)
Toronto, Canada
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 17,925 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Students in the advanced diploma Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management program will be prepared to perform marketing forecasting, demand management, production planning, and other functions, in careers that include logistics, transportation, warehousing, exporting, planning and forecasting. The supply chain and operations management courses in this program will allow graduates to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities related to both business in general, and supply chain jobs in particular.
This learning experience will enable graduates to demonstrate:
- Analysis of the impact of an organization's supply chain initiatives on its human resources management strategies, policies, and practices.
- Compliance of an organization with relevant national and internal laws, regulations, safety requirements, and professional standards.
- Application of the knowledge of the functional components in the integrated supply chain including logistics, purchasing, distribution, transportation, and warehousing.
- Use of supply chain tools and resources, in order to comply with the requirements of supply chain management.
- Interpretation of relevant financial documents and assessment of financial strategies that support an organization's supply chain.
Did you know? As of 2017, there were approximately 881,326 workers in the Canadian supply chain sector labor force. Right now more than 27,000 supply chain positions in Canada sit unfilled, and another 66,000 openings are anticipated each year for the next five years.
This Centre for Business program is part of our School of Management.
There is also an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration-Supply Chain and Operations Management (with work experience) option available.
Your Field Education Options
Work Experience (Co-op and Internship)
This program requires the successful completion of two semesters of work experience to graduate. This work experience is either co-op (paid) or internship (unpaid). Either one will give you the practical experience employers value.
George Brown works with employers and industry partners to identify potential work experience opportunities. Students are also strongly encouraged to pursue self-directed industry work experience opportunities they believe will provide the learning experiences they value and meet the learning outcomes of the program. This valuable work experience can in turn be added to your resumé.
In addition to on-the-job work experience, George Brown College endeavours to provide field education opportunities with real-world challenges and clients.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships for international students at George Brown College are generally in-program awards based on students’ academic performance (and other criteria) at George Brown College after the beginning of the academic program.
Curriculum
Required Courses
In order to graduate, you need to complete 37 courses: 33 mandatory courses, 1 mandatory general education course, and 3 general education electives.
For the Business Administration-Supply Chain and Operations Management (with work experience) option, you need to complete 38 courses: 34 mandatory courses, 1 mandatory general education course, and 3 general education electives. For the B162 program you need to take an additional course, the Work Experience Prep Course (BUS 1000) in semester 3, and complete 2 work experience (co-op or internship) terms.
Depending on the results of your placement tests, you may be required to take COMM1000 Introduction to College Communication before progressing to COMM 1007. Similarly, you may be required to take MATH 1027 (Business Math with Remediation) before progressing to MATH 1008. COMM 1000 and MATH 1027 do not count toward the 36 courses required for graduation, and you will be charged for these extra courses. Please speak to the business office staff if you need any assistance.
General Education Courses (semesters 3, 4, 5, and 6): You must complete 4 general education courses. One mandatory (“Successful Social Relations” – GHUM 1087) and 3 chosen from at least 2 of the following categories: Social Sciences (GSSC), Arts and Humanities (GHUM), or Science and Technology (GSCI).
You are required to make up any failed or dropped courses before you are eligible to graduate. You can make up these classes during the day, and some are offered in the evening through Continuing Education. Please check with the business office staff to ensure that the Continuing Education courses are equivalent to what is taught in the full-time program. Please note that some courses may not be offered every semester. Our staff can assist you with any special timetable requirements you may have.
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*This course is mandatory only for students taking the Work Experience Option
Program Outcome
The graduate demonstrates the ability to:
- 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.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Career
The supply chain management and logistics sector includes a wide range of organizations including retailers, distributors, consulting firms, service firms (hotels, restaurants), educational institutions, government agencies, transportation companies, and manufacturing and production companies. Potential positions may include:
- procurement officer
- customs analyst
- forecasting and demand specialist
- logistics analyst
- supply chain specialist
- purchasing agent – materials management
Future Study Options
The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council has established a National Accreditation Program (NAP) to recognize supply chain-related educational offerings that meet its national standard. The NAP standard – developed in partnership with the Canadian Standards Association and with significant input from supply chain stakeholders – reflects industry's needs and educators' best practices.