Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (co-op)

Transportation Law focuses on sector-relevant legislation, regulations, and contract law to limit personal and corporate exposure. It provides precedent-rich insight into how legal and commercial accountabilities are judged in the transportation sector. This helps learners develop a deep understanding of how sector-specific, Canadian legislation is applied and how commercial contracts and claims work across all modes of transportation.

Transportation Systems is a comprehensive course that will provide learners with an effective foundation to best manage or design omni-channel global transportation logistics systems. Realistic case and discussion-based learning helps professionals streamline decision-making to minimize errors that can lead to longer transit times, increased costs of transit, unnecessary inventory carrying cost, fines for non-compliance, and increased handling and damage to products.

This is a fundamental course which provides an overview of best practices in professional project management. It defines the key project management terms and provides a basic understanding of project management methodology. It explains how the various project management processes commonly interact during the project life cycle and provides an understanding of the project deliverables. It describes the processes required to properly coordinate the various elements of the project and best meet stakeholder needs and expectations.

Logistics Processes connect multi-modal transportation to the wider, interdependent supply chain in a safe, time- and cost-efficient manner. Course work sharpens your ability to optimize variables to create day-to-day efficiencies and manage operational liabilities and obligations. Applied to simple modal choices or complex (multi-carrier/multi-modal) projects, you will learn to move materials, finished goods and information efficiently through all points and processes before, between and after transportation links from source to destination, on a national and international scale.

Integrated Logistics is a comprehensive, senior-level course that explores how integration is crucial to sound logistics operations within successful and sustainable organizations. It helps learners create efficient, silo-free logistics systems and decision-making environments, integrating all activities involved in the cost-effective and uninterrupted movement of materials and information from their source to the point-of-consumption.

Economic Influences on Logistics helps learners relate economic forces to costing, pricing and operating logistics operations within a business enterprise. Learners will gain a deeper understanding of macroeconomic trends, government intervention, and how to capitalize on microeconomic levers. And they will know how to use that knowledge to make seemingly uncontrollable influences on supply chain profitability much more predictable—and survivable.

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, job application tools and soft skills necessary to break into the competitive job market. Successful completion of this course will enhance their confidence in entering the job market, well-equipped to make an informed decision on their path to career success.