Supply Chain Management Capstone Project

PROJ 601
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Program Head
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Timeline
  • April 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • July 19, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Operations Project management
Skills
supply chain management forecasting strategy research data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Seize your opportunity to work with faculty and students from around the world to develop solutions to your supply chain problems. The students in this class are completing the Supply Chain Management Post Graduate Certificate program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Moose Jaw.

We are looking to work with an organization who has a supply chain related problem or question to provide a work-integrated learning experience for our students and make a positive impact in an organization.

Learners

Learners
Any level
22 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

· Phase 1 – Students and/or faculty will meet with organization representative(s) to identify problem(s) and/or questions(s) and prepare a detailed action plan for preparing alternative solutions.

· Phase 2 –Students will work on deliverables outlined in the action plan. Students and/or faculty will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

· Phase 3 - The final deliverables will be agreed upon in Phase 1 and will vary by project. Generally, your organization will receive a report, presentation, or action plan with recommendations.

Project timeline
  • April 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • July 19, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Work with our faculty and students to solve supply chain related problems and questions with groups of students from our Supply Chain Management Post Graduate Certificate program as a part of their capstone project.

Sourcing Top Talent: The students will be working on real time problems and questions faced by industry members and provide them with alternative solutions.

Sample projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Integrating sustainable practices into the supply chain ( Sustainable Supply Chain Management)
  • Improving workflow in warehouse using RFID
  • Sourcing strategies and challenges for improvement in procurement methods

Characteristics of Students:

  • Represent a variety of disciplines within supply chain including procurement, demand planning, forecasting, logistics, inventory control and operations management
  • Have a sound knowledge of supply chain management and some have experience in supply chain
  • Are educated, with all of them having completed an undergraduate degree and around 50% having completed engineering degrees

Additional company criteria

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

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