COMM 225Productions / Operations Management

Credits:

3.0

Department:

DS and MIS

Program:

Undergraduate
Prerequisite: COMM 205, 210, 215. This course is an introduction to contemporary operational issues and techniques in the manufacturing and service sectors. Among the topics covered are: operations strategy, forecasting, materials' management, total quality management, timebased competition, and minimal manufacturing. Mathematical modelling in resource allocation is also introduced. Cases and computer-aided quantitative tools for decision-making are used throughout the course with an emphasis on the interactions between production/operations management and other business disciplines.
Prerequisite: COMM 205, 210, 215.