SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Business Analytics. Consulting. Contracts. Logistics. Procurement.
Supply Chain Management (SCMA) involves the management of materials and information across the entire supply chain. The nature of the job consists of purchasing, logistics, and consulting. This includes raw material suppliers, component producers, final assembly and distribution, and may include after-sales service and returns or recycling. SCM is important to organizations because it contains tremendous advantages that can be realized through collaborative management of the whole logistics and transportation network (chain).
ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (ASCM) - APICS ORGANIZATION
The premier association for supply chain and operations management.
Great place to be go if you are interested in working internationally as a supply chain professional. Through their APICS education programs they work to develop supply chain talent and elevate end-to-end supply chain performance.
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Fostering the advancement of end-to-end supply chain management through a body of knowledge, innovative research, systems, and methods to create value for customers, members and organizations.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (SCMA) - ALBERTA, CANADA
Canada’s largest association for supply chain management professionals.
The Supply Chain Management Association Alberta (SCMA AB) is a registered not-for-profit professional association, providing information and education, leading to a professional designation as a SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional). The SCMA AB is one of 10 Provincial Institutes throughout Canada and the Northwest Territories of the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), located in Toronto, Ontario. Opportunities exist for both professional and social interaction through participation in Regional activities.
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCMA) COURSES
Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business through the University of Calgary. .
SCMA 451
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
Current issues confronting supply chain managers are examined. The role of supply chain management in the overall strategy and performance of companies is studied. Students analyze real-world cases and develop suitable solutions to improve supply chain operations. Topics include advanced inventory management, supply chain co-ordination, network design and risk management.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.​
SCMA 455
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Logistics entails some of the major operations of supply chains. The objective of this course is to introduce the general concepts and analytical tools of logistics management from a supply chain perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.​
SCMA 453
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
An in-depth analysis of strategic procurement practices for competitive advantage, cost management, contractual negotiations and supplier management. Strategic implications of supply processes, outsourcing, and supplier relations are discussed.
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.​
SCMA 559
SELECTED TOPICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SCMA 559
​SELECTED TOPICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Investigation of selected topics in Supply Chain Management.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391. For certain topics, consent of the Haskayne School of Business may also be required​