Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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Do you like to figure out how to make things better? Have you ever wondered what causes the supply chain disruptions we have experienced lately? Are you curious about how things are made? The 3-year Supply Chain and Operations Management program will help you answer these questions and prepares graduates for successful careers in the growing, dynamic, and underserved field of supply chain management. At this point, you may be wondering what a supply chain is. A supply chain connects the flow of goods, services, and information from suppliers to the final customer. The supply chain sector is critically important to Canada's economy. The sector employs approximately 870,000 Canadians, accounts for an estimated $500 billion in total export goods from Canada, and is responsible for planning, coordinating and moving more than $1 trillion worth of goods each year. Forecasts project more than 27,000 supply chain positions in Canada sit unfilled, and another estimated 66,000 openings in the foreseeable future. To introduce agility and flexibility into today’s complex supply chain environments, organizations require diverse, collaborative professionals that can make critical decisions and implement new technologies that streamline operations — all the way from development to fulfillment. This program takes a hands-on, project-oriented approach and provides opportunities to work with current business and industry partners. You will participate in many exciting projects, culminating in 2 applied capstones courses during your final term of study. In ‘Applied Capstone: Operational Execution & Decision Making’, students have hands-on experiential learning in the integrated use of ERP systems, decision support models, and integrated analytics. In ‘Applied Capstone: Value Stream Mapping’, students work with an industry partner from our local community to complete a value stream mapping project onsite, for a real company. Some students receive job offers from their industry partners upon completion. Show less

Courses
Level 1
Course details
College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085

Business Computing Applications I
COMP1056

Conestoga 101
CON0101

Business Mathematics I
MATH1010

Marketing I
MKT1040

Introduction to Supply Chain and Operations Management
OPER1160

Systems Thinking & Success Skills
OPER1490

Level 2
Course details
Introduction to Accounting Principles
ACCT1220

Professional Writing Skills for Business
COMM1380

Business Computing Collaboration and Productivity
COMP1086

Macroeconomics
ECON1030

Supply Chain Management
OPER1220

Procurement
OPER2200

Level 3
Course details
Business Modeling with Spreadsheets
COMP2200

Statistics
MATH2250

Applied Business Processes
OPER2020

Master Planning
OPER2045

Systems Thinking and Professionalism
OPER2100

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 4
Course details
Industrial Engineering
IENG3060

Project Management with Software Applications
MGMT2220

Business Analytics
MGMT2230

Operations Management
OPER2225

Procurement Law and Case Study Analysis
OPER2235

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 5
Course details
Career Success
CDEV1830

Systems Thinking Applications
OPER3010

Transportation and Warehousing
OPER3160

Execution and Control of Operations
OPER3190

Material Requirements Planning
OPER3205

Lean Concepts and Continuous Improvement
OPER3215

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 6
Course details
Leading System Improvements
OPER3060

International Logistics Management
OPER3170

Advanced Procurement Application
OPER3180

Applied Capstone; Operational Execution & Decision Making
OPER3225

Applied Capstone: Value Stream Mapping
OPER3250

Program outcomes
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.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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