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OPS400 - Fundamentals of Operations Management
Course Description
This course provides students with an understanding of process strategy, quality improvement, and the tools utilized in the production of goods and services. Students learn concepts regarding operations, quality, and process management, and evaluate how these concepts can be used to gain a competitive advantage in the industry. Students also learn how mathematical models are used to assist in making decisions in regard to operations, inventory, quality, and materials requirements.
Credit Hours: 3
PJM400 - Project Procurement and Contract Management
Course Description
This course examines the procurement-management knowledge aspect of project management. A critical component is obtaining the appropriate resources from external and internal vendors, which is the responsibility of the project manager. Students will learn the process of acquiring external resources through vendors and the legal requirements associated with contracts. Students will have an opportunity to study best practices regarding contract management and purchasing within a project management environment. Prerequisite: PJM310. Recommended Prior Course: PJM380.
Credit Hours: 3
OPS402 - Financial Performance in Operations Management
Course Description
In this course, students are prepared to understand the role of financial performance in the management of a company’s processes and services and its influence on an enterprise’s financial viability. The course will focus on the integration of operations management and financial management as well as on the reasons why asset management is an essential organizational process and the benefits of ISO 9000. Additionally, the concepts of net present value, internal rate of return and other cost effectiveness indicators, and a general approach to the international standards for organizations are reviewed. Students will review each topic in the context of their own workplace as well as across different organizations and industries and throughout the global environment.
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Credit Hours: 3
OPS404 - Leadership in Operations Management
Course Description
This course focuses on the leadership and supervisory roles and responsibilities of a manager in the context of operations management. Topics include leadership, human capital, labor relationships, work environment, diversification, and workplace culture within the context of students own workplace, as well as across different organizations and industries in the global environment.
Credit Hours: 3
OPS405 - Managing the Supply Chain
Course Description
This course provides the student with an examination of the concept and design of supply chains for manufacturing and service organizations. Specific emphasis is placed on the management of those supply chains, including management of purchasing, contracting, costing, working with vendors, and working with customers. Students analyze the innovative capabilities of effectively managed supply chains and the overall effect those supply chains can have on the bottom line for an organization.
Credit Hours: 3
