SCM361
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Operations Management
Course Description
(1) Improve spreadsheet modeling skills, (2) Improve file organization skills, and (3) Learn principles of operations management--how to effectively manage transformational processes that achieve delivery, cost, and quality objectives. Specific topics covered include process strategy, productivity, quality management, quality control, project management, forecasting, inventory management, production planning, material requirements planning, just-in-time and lean production, supply management and logistics management. Pursue these purposes using a variety of teaching techniques including readings, homework problems, qualitative and quantitative assessments, and in-class activities and simulations.
Value
3
Grading Type
Letter Grade
Campus
Course Equivalencies
1. Recognize the true source of material wealth and describe the godly basis for production.
2. Identify the appropriate production process focus-efficiency or flexibility-based on the requirements of the product or service being offered.
3. Become skilled at sifting through ambiguous data. (Real-life operations problems are like solving very complex story problems from math class.)
4. Identify and apply appropriate tools to improve operational performance, primarily in a variety of simulations. Topics of study to include project management, product forecasting, process and capacity planning, and quality management.
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