Supply Chain Management – Global Logistics (SCM)

This course enables students to gain a detailed understanding of the basic business processes required to support modern Supply Chains through the use of commercial Enterprise Resources Planning software (SAP S/HANA ERP system). The course will focus on the functions required to support the Sales Process, the Procurement Process, and Production Process. Students will learn about the steps in these processes as well as the points of integration between them by performing hands-on exercises in the SAP system. The students will experience firsthand how modern SAP ERP systems are able to automate and optimize the business processes in Global Supply Chains. This course will also provide a solid foundation for students who wish to pursue the SAP IEE2E (End-to-End Business Processes for Intelligent Enterprise) Certification.

This subject demonstrates how Logistics and Supply Chain Management functions are meshed into a coordinated and efficient corporate operation. Emphasis is placed on the raw material or inbound aspects of corporate operation.

This subject enables the student to relate business related concepts to computer applications using Microsoft Office based spreadsheet, presentation, and data base applications. Students will independently operate a microcomputer, organize files on diskettes, and learn to design and develop professional looking documents, presentations, spreadsheets and databases for business decision making purposes. Students will also become familiar with the concepts of data mining and the internet as a source of information.

The central focus of this subject is the preparation and use of accounting information to facilitate the decision making necessary to plan, direct and control the operations of a particular enterprise. The course utilizes the SAP enterprise system to provide students with practical hands-on experience using integrated business technology to enhance managerial effectiveness and achieve strategic objectives. The subject is delivered in the context appropriate for non-accounting students.

SCM 870 introduces the student to Production Planning and Inventory Management, the important management process and set of disciplines that are coordinated to ensure that the organization consistently meets the requirements of the production system. The purpose of this process is to specify the optimal combination of production rate, the workforce level, and inventory on hand.

SCM 880 introduces the student to International Purchasing. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of international purchasing and supplier management.

Students will learn the specific skills required to supervise and manage. The functions of management and the management process are analyzed in relation to the international and national business environments. The practical aspects of the subject will enable students to understand the dynamic nature of supervision and management which is evident in enlightened organizations.

This course introduces students to basic legal issues that frequently arise in international business. Topics covered may include: Canadian and International trade and investment law and legal organizations, trading blocs, tort law and product liability, contract law, international sale of goods contracts, agency and distribution agreements, transport of goods, export sales financing, forms and legal risks of foreign market entry and methods of risk management, intellectual property, conflict of laws and dispute settlement. The materials will be presented from a Canadian perspective.

SCM920: This course enables students to gain a detailed understanding of the integration between the basic business processes and the SAP modules -Financial (FI) and Managerial (CO) accounting business processes used in modern Supply Chains. The course also contains hands-on team-based business simulation of the basic SAP business and SAP financial processes used in a simulated logistics company using the Fiori version of the SAP S4HANA system. In the simulation, students will have the opportunity to experience how their decisions about the logistics business processes can result in successful business outcomes. Students also learn firsthand the value of managing and analyzing business data in order to improve the quality of their business decisions. Upon successful completion of SCM820 (Business Process I) and SCM920 (Business Process II), students will obtain a Certificate of Recognition of their SAP knowledge from SAP University Alliance. This course will also provide a solid foundation for students who wish to pursue the SAP IEE2E (End-to-End Business Processes for Intelligent Enterprise) Certification.

SCM990: This course introduces supply chain sustainability as an increasingly integral part of a firms overall supply chain management in response to the climate change crisis. It develops the necessary concepts and tools to minimize reputational and supply chain risks by paying attention to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of a firm. Students will learn the significance of concepts like circular economy and life cycle analysis (LCA) in designing a green logistics strategy for a firm. The course aims to equip the future supply chain manager in Canada and globally with the tools to effectively adapt their skills to the green economy and the business demands of the 21st century.

This subject focuses on the operational, financial and managerial aspects of transportation. In a global manufacturing corporations supply chain, all of the facilities are identified by nodes while transportation is represented by all of the links between these nodes. Transportation is one function that spreads across the supply chain.

This subject is a continuation of Logistics and Supply Chain Management I. This course focuses on the physical distribution or outbound process of a global corporate operation. The first half of the course deals with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) while the second half deals with SAPs Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) functionalities associated with the Logistics Execution specialization.

Students will be introduced to the financial, resource and time decisions that are critical to managing a project successfully. Using industry standard tools, the student will learn to identify and manage project tasks, estimate time and costs, and analyze project networks. Project management principles will be applied using Microsoft Project 98.

This subject is an introduction to Canada Custom Processes as a logistics function within a global supply chain. This would include the basic Customs documentation, release processes, drawbacks and remissions. Reference will be made to NAFTA and other international trade agreements and to the Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) process to be introduced in late 2001.

This Capstone project provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate and apply their overall knowledge of Supply Chain Management - Global Logistics. It will give the students the ability to work on a comprehensive Supply Chain project with an industry partner.