Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration (Co-op option available)

Program Overview

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Program Overview

Regardless of industry, supply chain and operations management are at the heart of every business, which is why the skills developed in this program are in such high demand. Faced with an increasingly global business world, employers are actively seeking our Supply Chain and Operations Management graduates for their job-ready skills in complex problem solving, analytics, decision-making and communications. If you have an interest in business, enjoy making things better and like the idea of no two workdays ever being the same, you will thrive in this field. Graduates enter the workforce ready to take the diverse, exciting, and rewarding career opportunities that are currently outpacing the professionals available to fill them.

Intakes and Availability

• September 2025: Open (Domestic and International)
• January 2026: Open (Domestic and International)

Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

• Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math.
• DC also offers Academic Upgrading. Courses are FREE and designed to help you meet the admissions requirements for this program.

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Semester 1 Courses

• Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Co-operative Education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations.

Career Options

• Business/data analyst
• Supply chain co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Demand and supply planner
• Buyer/purchasing/procurement co-ordinator/manager
• Operations co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Inventory co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Materials and logistics co-ordinator/ manager
• Warehouse and distribution co-ordinator/manager
• Quality co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Process improvement co-ordinator/manager
• Project co-ordinator/manager

Industry Partners

• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
• National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders (NISCL)
• Ontario Public Buyers Association (OPBA)
• The Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP)

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Examine the connections between strategic objectives, stakeholder expectations, and supply chain functions, processes and roles, to support decision-making, problem-solving and coordination of tasks.
2. Determine the value added and financial implications of supply chain decisions on overall business profitability, efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
3. Ensure supply chain activities and transactions are compliant with relevant legal, regulatory and contractual obligations, and industry and organization standards and policies for quality, health, safety, accountability, social and environmental responsibility.
4. Use risk mitigation tools and strategies to inform supply chain management decisions.
5. Manage the acquisition and sale of goods, services and materials in accordance with best practices and public and private sector stakeholder expectations across a variety of industries.
6. Plan and schedule material requirements and resource allocation and manage inventories for efficient production and fulfillment of customer orders and returns.
7. Manage the efficient handling and movement of goods, services, materials and related information within and between supply chains.
8. Contribute to the identification and management of continuous improvements to functions and processes within and between supply chains.
9. Use available technologies to enhance work performance and support supply chain functions, processes, transactions and communications.
10. Monitor relevant trends, emerging technologies, and local and global economic, political and environmental issues to enhance work performance and guide management decisions.
11. Perform tasks in accordance with policies and procedures for workplace health and safety and industry standards and best practices for professional, ethical and accountable conduct and communications.
12. Maintain relationships with a diversity of stakeholders to support the achievement of business goals.
13. Apply strategies for personal, career and professional development.

Program Details

Supply chain and operations management are the core functional area of any business. Supply chain and operations managers obtain, develop and manage the resources required to deliver goods and services to clients.

Courses

The courses listed below are for incoming students.

Semester 1

• Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Semester 2

• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
• Macroeconomics (ECON 1202)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)
• Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (SCMT 1201)
• Operations and Process Management (SCMT 2200)

Semester 3

• Introduction to Business Processes (COMP 2115)
• Advanced Spreadsheet Applications for SCM (COMP 2206)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Career Development for Supply Chain and Operations Management Professionals (SCMT 3200)
• SCM Planning and Scheduling (SCMT 3201)
• Procurement and Supply Management (SCMT 3202)

Semester 4

• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Lean Principles and Continuous Improvement (SCMT 2100)
• Supply Chain Management Execution and Control (SCMT 4200)
• Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (SCMT 4201)
• Integrated Supply Chain Management (SCMT 4202)
• Statistics for Business (STAT 2200)

Semester 5

• Enterprise Resource Planning (COMP 5200)
• Field Placement Preparation A-SCOM (FDPL 3103)
• Project Management In SCM (MGMT 3103)
• Fundamentals Of Quality Management Systems (SCMT 3100)
• Materials, Manufacturing, and Engineering Management (SCMT 5200)
• SCM Business Analytics (SCMT 5201)
• SCM for Public Sector and Service Industries (SCMT 5202)

Semester 6

• Field Placement (BSOM 3200)
• Field Placement Preparation B-SCOM (FDPL 3202)
• Facilities Management (MGMT 2207)
• Leadership and Professionalism In SCM (MGMT 3212)
• Process Improvement (SCMT 3204)
• Business Decisions Capstone In SCM (SCMT 6200)
• Advanced SCM Applications (SCMT 6201)

Co-operative Education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations.

Co-op Option

Semester 1

• Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Semester 2

• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
• Macroeconomics (ECON 1202)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)
• Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (SCMT 1201)
• Operations and Process Management (SCMT 2200)

Semester 3

• Introduction to Business Processes (COMP 2115)
• Advanced Spreadsheet Applications for SCM (COMP 2206)
• Co-op and Career Preparation (COOP 1000)
• Career Development for Supply Chain and Operations Management Professionals (SCMT 3200)
• SCM Planning and Scheduling (SCMT 3201)
• Procurement and Supply Management (SCMT 3202)

Semester 4

• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Lean Principles and Continuous Improvement (SCMT 2100)
• Supply Chain Management Execution and Control (SCMT 4200)
• Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (SCMT 4201)
• Integrated Supply Chain Management (SCMT 4202)
• Statistics for Business (STAT 2200)

Co-op Work Term

• Co-op Work Term 1 (BSOC 1000)

Semester 5

• Enterprise Resource Planning (COMP 5200)
• Project Management In SCM (MGMT 3103)
• Fundamentals Of Quality Management Systems (SCMT 3100)
• Materials, Manufacturing, and Engineering Management (SCMT 5200)
• SCM Business Analytics (SCMT 5201)
• SCM for Public Sector and Service Industries (SCMT 5202)

Semester 6

• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Facilities Management (MGMT 2207)
• Leadership and Professionalism In SCM (MGMT 3212)
• Process Improvement (SCMT 3204)
• Business Decisions Capstone In SCM (SCMT 6200)
• Advanced SCM Applications (SCMT 6201)

Co-op Administrative Fee

Once transferred to the co-op option of this program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts during the academic semester(s) prior to scheduled work term(s).

Tech Requirements

• Laptop: Personal computer (PC). A Mac is not recommended.
• Operating System: Windows 10 Professional (64-bit only) and later
• Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
• Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB preferred)
• Hard Drive: 250 GB or larger (Solid State Drive (SSD) preferred)
• Warranty: 3 years parts and labour (On-site preferred)
• 2 USB ports
• Webcam
• Microphone (headset preferred)

Costs

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration Year 1 Costs

• Semester 1: $2,466.72
• Semester 2: $1,974.79

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration Year 2 Costs

• Semester 3: $2,383.65
• Semester 4: $1,955.21

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration Year 3 Costs

• Semester 5: $2,358.26
• Semester 6: $1,955.08

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration (Co-Op) Year 1 Costs

• Semester 1: $2,466.72
• Semester 2: $1,974.79

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration (Co-Op) Year 2 Costs

• Semester 3: $2,858.65
• Semester 4: $1,955.21

Supply Chain and Operations Management - Business Administration (Co-Op) Year 3 Costs

• Semester 5: $2,358.39
• Semester 6: $1,955.21

Program Outline

Careers:

• Business/data analyst
• Supply chain co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Demand and supply planner
• Buyer/purchasing/procurement co-ordinator/manager
• Operations co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Inventory co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Materials and logistics co-ordinator/ manager
• Warehouse and distribution co-ordinator/manager
• Quality co-ordinator/ manager/analyst
• Process improvement co-ordinator/manager
• Project co-ordinator/manager