Empowering Future Supply Chain Leaders through Real-World Collaboration Winter 2025

MGMT4103
Open Closing on January 3, 2025
George Brown College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sam Lampropoulos He / Him
Professor and Coordinator, Supply Chain Management
(2)
5
Timeline
  • January 7, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 26, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Supply chain optimization Operations Product management
Skills
presentation, leadership project management
Learner goals and capabilities

Overall Info:

Welcome to George Brown College's Experiential Learning Program, where we bridge the gap between academia and industry by offering students hands-on experiences with real-world projects. Our MGMT4103 course focuses on Supply Chain Management, a critical aspect of modern business operations. Our students are eager to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical situations, under the mentorship of industry professionals like yourself. This course is a field focused, student centric project. Students learn through applied field-experience, being designated as a Supply Chain Analyst for a real-world client.


Steps for Matching:

Step 1: Match Request Submission: As an employer, you'll submit a match request outlining your project. We'll then schedule a video call to discuss the project's suitability and alignment with our learning objectives.

Step 2: Pre-Approval: Upon mutual agreement, both parties will confirm the match on the Riipen platform, marking the project as pre-approved.

Step 3: Students Choosing: The pre-approved project will be made available for our students to select based on their interests and skills.

Step 4: Collaboration Starts: All communication and collaboration will be facilitated through the Riipen platform, ensuring transparency and efficiency.


Ideal Partner:

We're seeking partners from volunteer placement activities within community, government, or private organizations. Ideal projects involve real-world challenges that align with our course objectives and provide students with valuable learning opportunities.

Learners
Post-graduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
80 learners
Project
90 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 8
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables:


The final deliverable from our students to industry partners will be a comprehensive presentation highlighting the main findings and outcomes of the project. Alternative formats can be discussed with the professor to ensure alignment with project goals and learning objectives.

Project timeline
  • January 7, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 26, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples
  1. Optimizing Supply Chain Costs: Develop supplier management strategies to minimize total supply chain costs while enhancing service levels, incorporating concepts of lean management and optimization techniques.
  2. Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze relevant data sets to support supply chain management decisions, utilizing tools such as predictive analytics and trend analysis.
  3. Stakeholder-Focused Solutions: Recommend supply chain options tailored to meet stakeholder requirements, considering factors like sustainability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
  4. Addressing Industry Challenges: Apply supply chain theory and methodologies to tackle current industry challenges, working in project teams to devise innovative solutions and present them effectively.
  5. Creating total cost comparisons for supply alternatives: Utilize Total Cost of Ownership analysis to determine the best alternative.
  6. Developing transportation solutions including improved dispatch methods: Optimize routing and scheduling.
  7. Optimizing warehouse layout and identifying process improvements, including Material Handling Equipment: Prepare alternative layout options for the warehouse.
  8. Researching sustainable packaging alternatives






Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

How does your project align with the learning objectives of our Supply Chain Management experiential learning course?

How do you envision collaborating with our students to address real-world supply chain challenges?

Are you open to discussing alternative formats for project deliverables to ensure they align with both the project goals and our educational objectives?

Is adequate data available to be shared with students to support deliverables?