BUS 410 - Operations Management and Logistics

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
This course explores the concepts related to the management of labor, materials, knowledge, equipment, goods and services. Students will understand and apply the concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM), Just In Time (JIT), forecasting, inventory theory and supply chain management. This course will focus on business start-up issues and the expansion of our global marketplace.
Course Outcomes:

Explain the various transactions that accompany the movement of goods and services throughout the globe.
Analyze business scenarios, including operations related to purchasing, inventory, management, manufacturing, distribution and related functions.
Identify current issues affecting operational decisions in product and service related industries.
Explore political and cultural issues affecting movement of products in a global marketplace.
Design a project plan for a start-up organization that integrates TQM, JIT forecasting, inventory theory and supply chain management concepts.

Course Topics:

Goods, Services & Operations Management
Value Chains
Forecasting and Demand Planning
Operations Strategy
Technology and Operations Management
Goods and Service Design
Process Selection, Design, and Analysis
Facility and Work Design
Capacity Management
Supply Chain Design
Managing Inventories
Quality Management
Quality Control and Statistical Process Control
Resource Management
Lean Operating Systems
Operations Scheduling and Sequencing