Toronto, Canada
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
May 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 18,900 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International Tuition
Introduction
In the Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management three-year advanced diploma program, you’ll learn how to perform a variety of essential functions, including marketing forecasting, demand management and production planning. Whether you’re interested in logistics, transportation, warehousing, exporting or planning and forecasting, we’ll give you the skills you need to succeed.
Full Description
With the Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management three-year advanced diploma program, our supply chain and operations management courses will equip you with the expertise to excel not only in business but also specifically in supply chain jobs. By the time you graduate, you'll be well-prepared to tackle any challenge that comes your way in this exciting and evolving field.
Graduating from this program can lead to a variety of career options in the supply chain management and logistics sector. You could become a procurement officer, customs analyst, forecasting and demand specialist, logistics analyst, supply chain specialist, or purchasing agent for materials management in various types of organizations, such as government agencies, transportation companies, manufacturers, and more.
Here are some skills you’ll be able to show off after completion of the Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management advanced diploma program:
- Evaluating the impact of a company’s supply chain initiatives on its human resources strategies and policies
- Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, safety requirements, and professional standards
- Applying knowledge of logistics, purchasing, distribution, transportation, and warehousing to manage an integrated supply chain
- Interpreting financial documents and assessing financial strategies to support the supply chain
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Each year we award over $2 million dollars in scholarships, awards and bursaries to first-year students. Check out our financial aid web pages for ways to pay for college and the full list of available scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Curriculum
In order to graduate from the B122 program, you need to complete 37 courses: 34 mandatory courses and 3 general education electives.
Depending on the results of your placement tests, you may be required to take COMM 1000 Introduction to College Communication before progressing to COMM 2000. 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 37 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 4, 5 and 6): You must complete three general education courses from at least two 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 in every semester. Our staff can assist you in any special timetable requirements you may have.
Semester 1
| CODE | COURSES |
| BUS 1038 | Business Concepts I |
| COMM 2000 | Communicating Across Contexts |
| COMP 1010 | Business Computer Applications I |
| MARK 1020 | Principles of Marketing I |
| MATH 1008 | Math for Business & Management I |
| MGMT 1049 | Supply Chain Management I |
Semester 2
| CODE | COURSES |
| BUS 1040 | Project Management |
| COMM 1034 | Professional Communications I |
| COMP 1115 | Business Computer Applications II |
| ECON 1031 | Microeconomics |
| MATH 1095 | Math for Business & Management II |
| MGMT 4009 | Operations Management |
Semester 3
| CODE | COURSES |
| ACCT1036 | Principles of Accounting |
| BUS 1044 | Business Law |
| ECON 1032 | Macroeconomics |
| MGMT 2049 | Supply Chain Management II |
| PSY 1129 | Organizational Behaviour |
| STAT 1012 | Business Statistics |
Semester 4
| CODE | COURSES |
| ACCT 2031 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMP 2157 | Comp. Appl. Involving Analytics |
| HRM 1008 | Fundamentals of HR Management |
| MGMT 2051 | Transportation and Warehousing |
| MGMT 3015 | Quality Improvement Lean/Six Sigma |
| STS 1037 | Career Planning & Development |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
Semester 5
| CODE | COURSES |
| BUS 1041 | Small Business Management |
| MGMT 1020 | Management Decision-Making |
| MGMT 1035 | Global Trade Assessment |
| MGMT 3025 | Procurement |
| MGMT 3049 | Supply Chain Management III |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
Semester 6
| CODE | COURSES |
| CMMK 1087 | Human Skills |
| MGMT 1030 | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| MGMT 3006 | Strategic Analysis |
| MGMT 3027 | Integrative Supply Chain Management |
| MGMT 3037 | Supply Chain and Technology |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
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 by 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 by 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
The supply chain management and logistics sector encompasses a diverse range of organisations, including retailers, distributors, consulting firms, service providers (such as hotels and 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
Take a closer look at potential careers in the supply chain management industry with these profiles on professionals in sourcing and procurement and warehousing and distribution roles.