Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management Major

Supply chains and their management are a fundamental component of any production, distribution and manufacturing concern. This degree is enhanced by Lincoln University’s admired reputation in primary industries, so it will sow the seeds for a rewarding career with plenty of opportunities.

This is a unique degree, majoring in Supply Chain Management, with application and relevance over a very wide range of organisations and contexts. Nourish your talent and optimise your versatility by growing a practical working knowledge of logistics, supply chain management plus the management skills and systemic understanding to manage complicated global supply chains.

Lincoln University is the only university to have a Memorandum of Understanding with Kuehne + Nagel, the world’s second largest logistics and supply chain company which offers internships in the United States for our Supply Chain Management graduates.

How you’ll grow

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of how a fully co-ordinated product-to-market system works.
• Aapply your knowledge to any industry, from foods and raw materials to engineering and technology products.
• Gain access to our international network of industry relationships. This includes our Memorandum of Understanding with Kuehne + Nagel – the second biggest logistics and supply chain company in the world.

Career opportunities

Graduates with this degree can expect to field offers of employment soon after graduation. This degree opens you to roles in local, national, international and multi-national businesses as well as government organisations and major non-profits. Potential roles include Supply Chain Analyst, Procurement Officer, Inventory Controller, Operations Manager, Trade Analyst, International Freight and Logistics Manager, Defence and Humanitarian Logistics Operator.

> I chose a BCom because I’ve always been interested in business management. The practical courses with real life lessons have been the most enjoyable.

Andrew Bishop

Bachelor of Commerce

Upon successful completion of this degree programme, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Commerce with a Supply Chain Management major.

Graduate Attributes

Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.

Knowledge

• Explain the importance and the role of Global Value Chains, and their contributions made by various commerce disciplines in creating value and sustaining superior performance in those chains.
• Explain the need for an integrated Systems approach to supply chain management and global business.
• Provide a range of different managerial perspectives for supply chain management issues.
• Possess a grounding in sustainable supply chain practices, the legal framework of logistics and global business.
• To explain the mechanisms of integration across all business functions and also inter-organisational integration.

Skills

• Apply a Systems approach to design, analyse and suggest improvements for a global value chain.
• Evaluate where value is created and or destroyed in a supply chain.
• Utilise a range of different approaches and techniques to measure and improve performance.
• Synthesise relevant information from a variety of reputable sources in order to make sound decisions.

Values

• Identify the impact of supply chain decisions on the environment and society, including cultural values of all stakeholders.
• Be self-reliant and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.