Business Administration. Supply Chain and Operations Management Post-secondary Program (Optional CO-OP) Programa en Operaciones y Logística

The Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management program at Centennial College focuses on teaching you how to effectively and efficiently run a business.

Employing hands-on learning in environments that are similar to actual business settings, the courses in this advanced diploma program cover:

Purchasing and inventory management.
Supply chain and logistics management.
Operations planning.
Direct supervision and quality assurance.
Analysis of operations processes to identify productivity improvements.
Application of business process re-engineering (BPR) techniques to simplify and streamline organizational processes.
Planning and designing quality improvement programs.
Applying team-approach principles to effectively analyze and recommend solutions to operations problems.
You also acquire the expertise needed to maximize productivity in these and other areas (such as enterprise integration) while preparing for a career in any service or goods manufacturing industry.

One of the most interactive aspects of this School of Business program involves learning to integrate manual and computer-based systems, like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, as they relate to supply chain management activities.

Academic Requirements:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission
Mathematics Grade 11 or 12 C, M or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take a Centennial College Math Skills Assessment for Admission

Additional Requirements:
Students will be placed in the appropriate English level based on skills assessment results. This may lead to additional courses and require extra time and fees.

Start Date:Fall, Winter, Summer

Semester 1
College Communication 1
Applied Business Software 1
Human Resources Management
Mathematics of Finance I - E
Principles of Marketing

Semester 2
College Communication 2
Applied Business Software 2
Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
Mathematics of Finance II
Introduction to Supply Chain and Business Operations
Project Management Principles

Semester 3
Financial Accounting Concepts
Research Methods and Data Analysis 1
Business Culture and Collaborative Practices
General Education Elective
International Business Concepts
Purchasing Supply Management with SAP

Semester 4
Principles of Microeconomics
General Education Elective
Customs Services and Compliance
Integrated Business Planning
Productivity: Standards and Measures
Materials Management
Supply Chain Management

Semester 5
Leadership Principles and Practice
Business Law
Principles of Macroeconomics
Professional Business Elective
Quality Assurance
Production Planning with SAP

Semester 6
Careers
Business Strategy
Professional Business Elective
Integrated Logistics with SAP
Service Operations Management
Enterprise Resource Planning

Materials manager
Operations analyst
Supply chain manager
Inventory analyst
Project planner/scheduler
Planning and scheduling coordinator
Quality control technician
Logistics coordinator
Buyer