Ce programme procure à l’étudiant une bonne connaissance des concepts et des techniques de base nécessaires pour faire carrière dans le secteur de l’approvisionnement. Cette solide formation sur le volet fabrication de la chaîne d’approvisionnement donne accès au titre « CPIM » (Certified Production Inventory Management) ou « CSCP » (Certified Supply Chain Professional) de l’Association for Operations Management (APICS) – sous réserve de la réussite de l’examen correspondant de l’APICS – ou au titre « Professionnel en gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement » (P.G.C.A.) de Chaîne d’approvisionnement Canada. En outre, la formation en gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement, distribution et logistique peut mener à l’obtention du titre de l’Institut canadien du trafic et du transport (ICTT), pour autant que l’étudiant réponde aux autres critères de l’ICTT.
Cours corequis (3 unités)
Les cours associés ne sont assortis d'aucune unité retenue dans le calcul des exigences du programme.
Course List
Course
Title
Credits
CMSC 000
Foundations of Mathematics 1
3
Foundations of Mathematics
Terms offered: Fall 2026, Winter 2027
First-degree equations and applied word problems, polynomials, factoring, fractions, exponents, roots and radicals, inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, composite and inverse functions, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
An examination of legal concepts that may influence business operations. The fundamentals of Civil and Common Law; the principles of contract law; specific
contracts like sale, consumer protection, mandate, lease, and employment; civil and professional liability; debtor - creditor relations and bankruptcy; tort and negligence; ethics and professional conduct are some of the topics to be covered along with court judgments.
This course provides an overall perspective of various functions that exist within supply chains; macro processes and drivers as well as performance indicators along a supply chain are emphasized. Coordination issues are dealt with using a simulation game involving various supply chain stakeholders.
This course is a comprehensive review of sourcing, an important area of supply chain management. It covers four major components of sourcing: the in-house or outsource decisions, the supplier selection and evaluation processes, contract management and procurement processes. Case studies are used to illustrate implementation issues in sourcing.
This course emphasizes contemporary operational issues and techniques in manufacturing and service sectors. Topics include: production and service processes, lean manufacturing methods, total quality management, project management, supply and demand planning. Real-life examples and case studies are an integral part of the course.
This course focuses on freight transportation, with emphasis on trucking, rail and marine modes including intermodal. Furthermore, it focuses on management of the transportation function from a carrier perspective, including a basic understanding of the structure and regulation of the transportation industry and analysis of specific case examples.
This course addresses the infrastructure required to support logistics activities and the flow of goods and information, including: traffic and transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory concepts, Logistics Information Systems, performance indicators, customer service and order processing.
This course focuses on the study of material flow processes by which products are created and delivered to customers. Topics include: aggregate planning, master scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity management, production activity control and inventory control. Computer-aided quantitative tools for decision-making and case analyses are used in the course.
This course focuses on the use of available risk management techniques to deal with uncertainty in supply chains, covering issues such as identification of risks, analysis of risks, responding to risks including risk control and risk financing methods, operational and financial hedging and creating resilient supply chains.
Fundamentals required to successfully bring goods to market on a global scale, primarily focusing on logistics trade environment, obstacles and documentation required in international trade, with a focus on parties involved in import/export, legislative and liability, terms of trade, international cargo/cargo security and commercial documentation.
This course examines supply chain information systems in the context of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with applications in the manufacturing, retailing and distribution services sectors. Core business processes and transactions pertaining to supply chain management are identified and discussed in terms of relevant ERP modules.
