General Operations Management
Operations management and its interactions with other functional areas. Topics include process analysis, forecasting, scheduling, materials management, quality assurance and capacity planning.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB or combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P91 or MATH 1P98.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 2P91.
Operations Management
Improving efficiency and quality in organizations. Service and product design, process design, managing technology, capacity planning, facility location and design, resource planning, inventory management, scheduling, improving productivity, managing quality and various tools for decision-making.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB, BTEB and combined Business majors. In the Fall Term open to BAcc and BAcc Co-op majors and in the Winter Term open to BBA and BBA Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12; ITIS 1P97
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 2P51.
Advanced Operations Management
Skills and intuition development for approaching various operational challenges. Tools for more advanced analysis and software for improving efficiency and quality.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): OPER 2P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 3P31.
Project Management
Concepts and techniques for managing projects. Role of the project manager, strategic issues, resource allocation, conflict management, planning, budgeting, scheduling and controlling projects.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): OPER 2P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Quality Management
Effectively managing quality, combining theory and practice to formulate models for quality improvement and control. Statistical tools, techniques for process re-engineering and improvement, and designing quality into products and services.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): OPER 2P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Research Topic
Directed intensive study and research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence.
Restriction: open to BBA, BBE and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member.
Note: topic to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.
Supply Chain Management
(also offered as ITIS 4P26)
Supply chain modelling and performance. Managing material, information and financial flows. Enabling roles of the Internet, technology and information. Design of supply chain networks, applications of ERP, e-commerce and e-procurement technologies and decision support systems in managing supply chains. Business process outsourcing and strategic partnerships.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): OPER 2P91 and ECON 2P91; ACTG 3P97 or ITIS 2P91 (3P97).
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Simulation of Business Systems
Science and art of business modelling, using computer software with animation. Models for operations, information systems, finance, marketing and other types of systems. Technical aspects of simulation blended with the practical realities of working with real data in real situations. Implementation of the entire simulation modelling process, including data collection, model development, analysis of outputs and how to improve on existing system configurations and/or decision rules.
Lectures, case discussion, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): OPER 2P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Management Science
Emphasis on modelling business issues. Topics include network optimization, integer, nonlinear and goal programming, queuing models and computer simulation.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 2P91 and OPER 2P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Research Topic
Directed study or research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area of demonstrated student competence.
Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member
Note: topic to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.
Topics in Operations Management
Courses in specialized areas within the discipline.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BBE and combined Business majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.