Supply Chain 101

Advisor Presentation

Tracey Lopers & Brian Watson

DECA Fall Symposium

What Do You Teach about Business?

• Marketing• Accounting• Entrepreneurship• Leadership and Management• Supply Chain & Operations?????

Major Business Functions

Sales & Marketing

Accounting & Finance

Supply Chain & Operations

Sports Analogy

Think about the Toronto Blue Jays.- What are the responsibilities of sales and

marketing?- What are the responsibilities of finance

and accounting?- What are the responsibilities of supply

chain and operations management?

What is Supply Chain?

• A Supply Chain describes the flow of goods, services and information from suppliers to the final customer.

• Plan-Source-Make-Deliver

Starbucks

• Think of the 4 steps from the video; plan, source, make and deliver.

• What are some of the processes within each step that must happen to deliver your favourite Starbucks cup of coffee?

Steps for a Starbucks Coffee

• Plan– Demand for product, forecasting, marketing– Product offering, product design

• Source– Make or buy– Which suppliers? Contracts, customs.– Cost, quality, lead time, order quantity, shelf

life, delivery terms, and other trade-offs

Starbucks Coffee Cont.

• Make– Roasting of beans involving beans,

equipment, facilities, people, transportation and warehousing.

– Produce to meet quality expectations• Deliver

– Transportation to a distribution center– Ship to the retail store– We order our favorite beverage

Supply Chain Management

• The management of all the planning, sourcing, making, and distributing activities in the delivery of products and services from the supplier’s supplier to the customer’s customer.

• In today’s business environment supply chains compete against supply chains

Why Supply Chain Management?

• Demand for skilled employees– 820,000 employed in Canada’s SC sector– 65,979 new and vacant positions annually– Workopolis 15,283 open positions in Canada (Sept

9/15)

– Professional career in an underserviced sector • Salary potential

– $42-53,000 average starting salary out of college– High graduate placement (96 – 100%)– $85,612 average salary in Ontario (Purchasing B2B salary

survey 2014)

Types of Positions in Supply Chain Management

• Planner• Buyer• Master Scheduler• Logistics Coordinator• Supply Chain Analyst• Supply Chain Manager• Operations Manager• V.P. of Supply Chain• And many more…..some of the most fascinating jobs in

the supply chain don’t even exist yet!

Traits of Successful SC&OM Professionals

• Problem Solver• Decision Maker• Prioritize, Plan and Organize• Initiative and Resourcefulness• Enjoys Technology and Computers• Interpersonal Skills• Ability to Manage Relationships• Likes Working with Numbers

What Programs Does Conestoga Offer?

• 2 year Business Purchasing Diploma

• 3 year Advanced Business Administration- Supply Chain and Operations Management Diploma (Co-op and Non Co-op options)

• Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business Management - Supply Chain Management Specialization (Co-op)

Questions?

Come talk to us at the Conestoga booth to pick up a poster and leave your e-mail address for

lesson plans