Marketing Strategies & Channel Management

Course code OPMT 2130

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

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Students are introduced to how marketing strategies and channel management relate to supply chain management. Students explore marketing and supply chain management challenges, trends, and trade-offs that supply chain professionals face in their day-to-day operations. Students will examine the impact of e-commerce on demand, distribution, and marketing.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Introduction to Marketing Strategy and Channel Management; Market Segmentation and Targeting; Marketing and supply chain management – challenges, trends, and coexistence in today’s market arena; Integrated framework of marketing and supply chain management; A systemic approach to distribution channels; A holistic approach to demand handling; Procurement from a marketing and supply chain management point of view; Typical approaches of marketing and supply chain management synergies; Technologies of marketing and supply chain management synergies; Digital Marketing’s Impact on Supply Chain Management; Ethical Considerations in Marketing and Supply Chain Management; E-commerce and its influence on Supply Chain and Marketing; Sustainability in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Online selling strategies; Integrating the online and offline marketing and selling strategies; Product Development and Brand Management; Pricing Strategies and Value Proposition; Promotion and Advertising Techniques; Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
72767 September 8, 2026
to December 18, 2026
Lecture
Lab
VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.