1. Department of Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
Majors and Minors in
Supply Chain Operations Management
Department of Supply Chain and Business Technology Management

2. What is Supply Chain Operations Management (SCOM)?
The efficient planning and controlling of the operations of a supply chain
Encompasses all activities involved in sourcing, procurement, production, and logistics management
The logistics involved in getting the right product from the raw material provider to the end consumer

3. The Traditional Supply Chain
Retailing

4. Supply Chain Management: Looking at the Whole Picture
Customers,
Retailers
Plants
vendors
ports
Distribution
Centers
Central
Warehouses
Supply

5. Supply Chain Manager Manufacturing Finance Sales and Marketing
Supply chain managers are engaged in every facet of the business process – planning, purchasing, production, transportation, storage & distribution, customer service, and more!
Manufacturing
Finance
Supply Chain
Manager
Sales and Marketing
Accounting

6. Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Sears, Lowblaws
GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda
Zara, Gap, Benetton, American Eagle
Deloitte
Dell, IBM,
HP, Compaq
Airlines,
Railways,
Trucking Companies
FedEx, UPS, Purolator
Banks,
Hospitals Post Office
Armed Forces

7. Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart

8. SCOM graduates are trained to
Apply concepts, techniques, and practices of procurement, logistics, operations management, and customer relationship management to business situations in local and global markets
Use information systems for integrating materials activities, transportation planning, problem-solving and evaluation
Integrate materials, logistics, operations and other business concerns into a comprehensive decision-making process to maximize customer value

9. Recent SCOM Graduate Titles/Positions
Supply Chain Analysts
Supply Chain Consultants
Business Process Analysts
Business Development Manager
Inventory Manager
Transportation/Distribution Manager
Purchasing Manager
International Logistics Manager

10. Supply Chain Job Profiles
First Level Management (0-4 years)
Supply Chain Analyst
Customer Service Manager
Business Process Analyst Supply Chain Consultant
Middle Level Management (5-10 years)
International Logistics Manager
Purchasing Manager Supply Chain Software Manager
Transportation Manager
Warehouse Operations Manager
Executive Level Management (11+ years)
Vice President of Supply Chain Management

11. Students in the SCOM Major
Personal relationships with professors
Strong analytical skills
Team Players
Dynamic course curriculum
Real world experience in the classroom

12. Opportunities and Trends
Shortage of Supply Chain graduates
Demand for SCOM is growing with globalization and market competition
Employment is expected to grow 22% over the decade
- (US Department of Labor,
Non-manufacturing companies are also implementing SCOM techniques

13. SCOM Co-op Program
Paid “work terms” in practical professional projects such as designing Web sites, building databases, evaluating information systems, conducting user needs analyses, and building digital libraries.
Co-op Employers: Bombardier Inc. , Canadian Space Agency
Fuller Landau, Human Resources Development Canada,
Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Industry Canada,
KPMG, L’Oreal Canada, Merck Frosst,
Pratt & Whitney Canada, Price-Waterhouse,
Raymond, Chabot, Martin & Pare,
Standard Life, Toronto Dominion 13

14. Admission requirements
JMSB Co-op Program
About the program
Admission requirements

20. Sources
This presentation is adapted from the presentation “Majors and Minors in Supply Chain Operations Management”, prepared by the SCOM group of the SCBTM Department
Other sources are noted on the slides themselves