OSCM390 - Operations Management

Description:
This course instructs students on how manufacturing and service operations contribute to organizational strategy. Concepts such as productivity, economies of scale, vertical and horizontal integration, and push vs. pull will be explained. Implications of applying "Green" policies to materials and processes will be explained.

Outcomes:

• Critique the role of operations within wider organizational context
• Discuss the impact of product and service design on operations
• Analyze operational processes for further improvements
• Apply quality management and control concepts to improve business processes
• Analyze an organization's supply chain interpret forecasts for future decisions
• Evaluate different aggregate planning strategies
• Formulate schedules for operational processes
• Develop inventory management plans for items within an organizations inventory
• Create material requirements plans for a manufacturing system
• Explain the principles of Lean Systems and Kanban and their potential opportunities for operations

Required Text(s):

• Schroeder, R., & Meyer-Goldstein, S. (2019). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781260368109