Graduate Certificate In Supply Chain Management – Logistics
Centennial College
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Campus location
Online Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 16,539 *
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* for 2 semesters for international students / fees include incidental fees and health insurance for the first year of study
Introduction
- Program Code: 2862
- School: The Business School
- Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Program Type: Graduate Certificate program
- Program Length: 1 years/ 2 semesters
- Location: Progress Campus
The Supply Chain Management – Logistics Post Graduate Certificate provides students with an inter-disciplinary perspective to the multitude of supply chain management and logistics roles that are crucial to the success of any organization.
Information technology applications such as the German founded Systems Applications and Products (SAP) software and Descartes Management Systems Resources (MSR) software are in demand. The 2862 program provides students with an understanding of these software and the skill set to work with them within multiple corporate divisions.
This program is specifically designed with the goal of building a strong foundation for future supply chain and logistics leaders. The curriculum will focus on both hard and soft skills through teamwork, verbal presentations, online interaction, and experiential learning.
Centennial is recognized by CITT as a Centre of Excellence in Logistics learning and is the first program to be accredited in this manner.
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Curriculum
Program Outline
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Program Outcome
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Examine the connections between strategic objectives, stakeholder expectations, and supply chain design, functions, processes, and roles, to guide decision-making, problem-solving, and coordination of tasks.
- Determine the value-added and financial implications of supply chain decisions and design 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.
- Contribute to 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.
- Contribute to the strategic planning and scheduling of material requirements, resource allocation, and inventory for efficient production and fulfillment of customer orders and returns.
- Coordinate 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.
- Use leadership and communication skills to establish and manage strategic relationships with a diversity of stakeholders and support the achievement of business goals.
- Develop and apply ongoing strategies for personal, career, and professional development.
Career Opportunities
Program Highlights
- Introduction to the SAP, an enterprise resource planning software that is recognized as being a world leader in supply chain application software.
- Introduction to Descartes Management Systems Resources (MSR) software, a Canadian-based software product that provides automates customs, trade, and fiscal compliance processes.
- Connection to industry supply chain professionals through association with the CITT organization and its many networking events to expose students to potential employers
- Students will have the opportunity to gain experiential learning through external classroom exposure in the form of field trips to local companies and college-sponsored Faculty-Led International Programs (FLIP).
Career Outlook
- Supply chain analyst
- Logistics analyst
- Inventory planner
- Sourcing specialist
- Fulfilment supervisor
- Production supervisor
- Transportation coordinator
- Warehouse operation manager
- Production coordinator
- Inventory specialist
- Distribution clerk
- Logistics coordinator
Professional Associations
To become fully accredited with the CITT designation, you must also fulfill the following requirements:
- Attain five years of industry experience
- Provide proof of continuous professional development
- Accept the CITT Code of Ethics
- Pay CITT membership dues
The qualification requirements and costs for each external accreditation, designation, certification or recognition are set by the granting body — not by Centennial College. In order to qualify for any external accreditations, designations, certifications or recognitions, you will need to follow the processes and meet the applicable requirements listed on the websites and in the materials of those external bodies.
Areas of Employment
- Manufacturing
- Third-party logistics
- Freight forwarders
- Fulfillment centers
- Government agencies
- International trade
- Transportation sector
- Manufacturing sector
- Distribution
- Warehousing
- International trade
- Purchasing sector
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English Language Requirements
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