BUAD 427 Production and Operations Management II
Continuation of BAUD 327 with emphasis on the nature of the production, operations, and material functions and their inter-relationship with quality. Discussions, problems, computer applications, and case studies of qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis currently available (e.g., material requirement planning, MRP I) to manage production operations functions. In-depth coverage of management science/operations research models to optimize resource utilization and management control in a production environment; capacity planning, reliability sampling, PERT/CPM scheduling and project management systems, transportation and location strategies, aggregate planning tactics, inventory management and Just-In-Time tactics, and materials resource planning (MRP II).
Credits
3
Offered
Every semester