Our Program
Humber’s Supply Chain Management graduate certificate program provides you with a solid grounding in both business and global supply chain issues. Major changes in processes and technology have led to a high demand for workers with modern supply chain skills.
You will learn to research and analyze the marketplace; develop demand forecasts; evaluate suppliers’ capabilities to deliver; utilize technology such as Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP); develop aggregate and master production plans/schedules; and analyze business processes.
You will also learn industry-standard theories, methods, and techniques (Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Just-in-Time, Lean) and how they apply to supply chain management strategies and problem solving.
Humber is a SAP University Alliances member school, ensuring you learn this key supply chain management software.
Courses Program StandardsSemester 1
Semester 2
The Humber Experience
Watch the video to learn about the Supply Chain Management program from students and faculty.
Students in this program use Microsoft applications Excel and MapPoint. We also do on-site visits to many industries to see best practices in supply chain management.
Your Career
The supply chain sector is expanding rapidly in Canada and an educated workforce is recognized as vital to every successful company’s strategy. Supply chain expertise helps companies manage goods and services locally and around the globe.
Humber Supply Chain Management graduates are exposed to skills that businesses rely on including training using SAP software. Potential career opportunities include operations planner; purchasing agent; supply chain analyst; business process analyst; and warehouse, transportation and logistics co-ordinator positions in major Canadian companies. Graduates often find themselves in middle-management positions within five to seven years of graduation.
Managing supply chain costs helps companies operate more effectively. The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council’s 2012 Human Resources (HR) Study Update estimates the sector “will need to recruit 65,979 individuals on an annual basis to accommodate demand growth.”
Employers of recent Supply Chain Management graduates include Canadian Tire Corporation, UPS, Xerox, Suncor, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Loblaw, Sobeys, Shoppers Drug Mart, Nestlé, SCI, TJX, Sleep Country Canada and a multitude of other smaller organizations.
Professional Accreditations & Recognition
This program is recognized by the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC) as an accredited program. Additionally, graduates of the program who meet the GPA requirements are eligible for advanced standing in a number of modules leading to the CSCMP designation offered by the Supply Chain Management Association of Ontario.
This information is accurate as of December 2016.
Additional requirements and/or costs may apply.
Note: The requirements for the additional credential(s) are determined by the granting body, which is independent from the College. Students are encouraged to obtain the specific requirements directly from the granting body before enrolling.
New Partnership with SCMAO
Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning and Supply Chain Management Association Ontario (SCMAO) have reached an agreement that will provide an efficient path for graduates of Humber’s full-time, day, Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management Program to pursue their Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) designation.
Supply Chain Management Students Make a Fresh Impression
A group of Humber Supply Chain Management students impressed judges and made it into the top six of The Fresh Connection Supply Chain Case Competition.
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