Supply Chain Management - Global Logistics

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Canada imported and exported over $1trillion worth of goods in 2018, which continues to increases every year, and 88% of companies have a global supply chain. In today’s competitive environment, managing and controlling supply chain costs are critical operations. It takes complete visibility into the global supply chain network to understand the commitments and capabilities necessary for success.

Program Highlights

Fleming's unique Supply Chain Management - Global Logistics program will provide you with the diverse skills to successfully oversee, synchronize and manage every step in the process as goods flow from raw material suppliers to the final customer.

This is the first and only Supply Chain Management program in the Ontario College system to offer an additional certificate as part of your studies. Earn the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA) certificate, highly valued by employers, in addition to your Ontario College Post-graduate Certificate credential.

Examine and understand how effective and efficient logistics management contributes to the vitality of the economy and improves global competitiveness.

Apply your knowledge to contribute to the strategic planning and scheduling of material requirements, resource allocation and inventory for efficient production and fulfillment of customer orders and returns.

Learn hands-on from many experiential learning opportunities that can include community, humanitarian and industry applied research projects, trade-related speakers and international case study competitions.

Benefit from extensive global logistics coursework, including a comprehensive 60 -hour Customs Management course, not offered at other Ontario Colleges.

Gain the skills necessary to be successful in a high-performing team environment including leadership, communications and project management.

Classes are small, taught by industry-recognized faculty.

Career Opportunities

The 2017 - 2021 Labour Market Profile rated this sector as Above Average for employment prospects and global supply chain careers are available in a wide variety of organizations, in many different sectors: every organization that acquires raw materials, adds value through its manufacturing process, distributes, transports, stores and/or sells materials, goods or services, or manages any one or more of these functions, requires skilled professionals.

Choose the career area that best suits you, whether that’s working within large, multi-national organizations or smaller operations in the manufacturing, retail, wholesale, construction, service or public sector.

Some of the career titles include:

  • Logistics Analyst
  • Operations Analyst
  • Customs Analyst
  • Customs Broker
  • Purchasing Contracts Manager
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Supply Chain Logistics Manager
  • Supply Chain Manager

Technology Requirements

This program requires students to have a laptop with the following specifications:

  • Component Minimum Requirement Processor: 1 GHz processor with SSE2 support
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard disk: 3 GB available disk space
  • Display: 1280 x 800 screen resolution
  • Graphics: Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 10 graphics card
  • Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10, 32-bit or 64-bit OS only

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