Applied Operations Management
Business and Administration · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Year
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BUS-3530 prerequisites
7 courses appear in this chain, up to 4 levels deep. 3 are needed whichever route you take: BUS-1201 → BUS-1202 → BUS-2501
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Pre-Calculus Math 40S
Applied Math 40S
an equivalent course
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students must have met their university writing requirement with a minimum grade of C+
or exemption
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Where BUS-3530 counts
Counts toward 1 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- BUS 4-YEAR BBA Concentration Stream
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Description
This course explores the intersection of the application of operations management techniques and operations strategy to create more efficient and effective functionality within an organization. This course examines problems encountered in planning, operations, and controlling production of goods and services within an enterprise. Students learn how operations research and process improvements can be effectively applied in order to address complex business problems. Topics covered include waiting-line management, quality assurance and lean management, project management, scheduling, site and location analyses, and simulation modelling. Case studies are used to develop expertise in applications of operations management.
Requisite courses
BUS 2501 with a minimum grade of C+ [prerequisite(s)]; and students must have met their university writing requirement with a minimum grade of C+ (or exemption) [prerequisite(s)].
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