Understanding Supply Chain Management in Business
Explore the intricacies of business functions, including marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, leadership, and supply chain operations. Dive into the responsibilities of sales, marketing, finance, and operations management through a sports analogy and real-life examples from Starbucks. Learn about the essential steps in delivering your favorite Starbucks coffee cup and grasp the concept of supply chain management in today's competitive business environment.
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DECA Fall Symposium Supply Chain 101 Advisor Presentation Tracey Lopers & Brian Watson
What Do You Teach about Business? Marketing Accounting Entrepreneurship Leadership and Management Supply Chain & Operations?????
Major Business Functions Sales & Marketing Supply Chain & Operations Accounting & Finance
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 820,000employed 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
