Program description
Supply Chain Management is the integrated management of the flow of products, services and information from suppliers, through operations to the final customer. Every business must source or deliver bundles of goods and services. Logisticians are responsible for the management of all domestic and global supply chains. Supply chains comprise multiple organizations - including suppliers, transportation firms, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The program examines issues such as developing trust and long-term partnerships, making tradeoffs for the benefit of the entire supply chain, meeting end-customer requirements, determining the best combinations of transportation modes, and strategic outsourcing and procurement.
Program options
Degree options
B.Comm. (Hons.) Bachelor of Commerce Honours - 4 years
B.Comm. (Hons.) Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Co-operative Education Option) - 4.33 years
Interesting courses and unique opportunities
Interesting courses
- Transportation Principles
- Global Supply Chains
- Beyond Business: Advanced Issues in Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Logistics
- Selected Topics in Logistics and Transportation
Professional opportunities
- Supply Chain Designer
- Production Scheduler
- Inventory Controller
- Supply Chain Consultant
- Fulfillment Supervisor
- Supply Chain Analyst
- International Logistics Manager
- Purchasing Manager
- Supply Chain Software Manager
- Transportation Manager
- Warehouse Operations Manager
- Director of Materials Management
- Vice President Of SCM
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Direct entry option
- Manitoba high school graduation, with five full credits at the Grade 12 level, in courses designated S, G or U.
- A minimum 85% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course:
- English 40S
- Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S (recommended) or Applied Mathematics 40S
- A third 40S course
This entry option is open to high school students or high school graduates who have not completed any university or college courses. If eligible applicants outnumber the available spaces, applicants will require higher averages than stipulated to be successful in the admissions competition. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
Advanced entry option
24 credit hours in U1 (or an approved bachelors program)
This entry option is open to students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of university level study. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
High school prerequisites
High school prerequisites: Pre-Calculus Math 40S (min. 60%)
Many programs will require or recommend specific high school courses over and above their admission requirements. These high school prerequisites are not always required to enter the program, but they must be completed to enrol in certain university courses within it. If a student does not have a particular prerequisite when they enter the program, they may complete an equivalent upgrading course at university that will satisfy the prerequisite requirement.
More details on admission requirements, application dates and how to apply is available on the Asper School of Business apply for admission page.
What is unique about this program at the U of M?
On July 1, 2004, the Asper School of Business launched its new Department of Supply Chain Management (SCM), bringing together nine academic staff members from logistics, management science, operations management, and transportation. The Department is also home to the University of Manitoba Transport Institute. Together, they share a mandate to be a Centre of Excellence in Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management. We are one of the few departments within North American universities to be focused on supply chain issues.
Researchers in the department and in the Transport Institute work in a variety of areas. Examples include transportation by road, rail, water, and air (including airships), humanitarian supply chain issues, healthcare operations management, transportation policy and regulation, international buyer-supplier relationships, applications of management science/operations research to supply chain issues, sustainable transportation, tri-country mid-continent transportation corridor issues, and issues of northern supply.
Important links
Asper School of Business
Supply Chain Management Department
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