Advanced Diploma in Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management (Co-op) George Brown Polytechnic (GBP) - St. James Campus, Canada

With the Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management (with work experience) 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 in specific 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

This Centre for Business program (B162) is part of our School of Management and is offered with Work Experience. Students wishing to apply for Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management without work experience should apply to B122.

Your Field Education Options
WORK EXPERIENCE (CO-OP OR INTERNSHIP WORK TERM)
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. Find out more about field education at the Centre for Business.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The graduate has reliably demonstrated 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.