SCM 571 - Operations Management

Prior or concurrent election of SCM 512, graduate standing. (3)

Introduction to operations management; issues relevant to effective integration of human and technical elements of productive systems. Decision making framework for assessing and evaluating a wide range of operating alternatives relative to design, scheduling and control in both manufacturing and service organizations. Key characteristics, management tasks, and means of organization and control in different types of operating systems. Graded ABCDE