Students are ready to contribute to (as individuals or in a team): • Analysis of the impact of an organization's supply chain initiatives on its human resources management strategies, policies and practices • Compliance of an organization with relevant national and internal law, regulations, safety requirements and professional standards • Application of the knowledge of the functional components in the integrated supply chain including logistics, purchasing, distribution, transportation and warehousing • Use of supply chain tools and resources, in order to comply with the requirements of supply chain management • Interpretation of relevant financial documents and assessment of financial strategies that support an organization's supply chain

Students' abilities include:

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. Maintain relationships with a diversity of stakeholders.