Operations Management ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with an appreciation of the processes and dynamics that surround production in manufacturing and service environments. The course will consider the planning and logistics associated with the manufacturing process and will concentrate on issues such as scheduling, production layouts, capacity, and quality. The core element of the course is to understand the production of goods and services as a dynamic process that is amenable to a thoughtful, relevant, and efficient system of management in areas such as value-added activities, product and process design, quality, capacity and facility, and human resources. Note: Operations Management is an upper-level course that articulates with other functional areas of organizational and business studies. This course is offered for our International Education program students. Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed Principles of Management ( MGMT 1005 ) and at least one course in Statistics.