BASM 330 - Operations Management

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Explore and apply the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management in different sizes and types of goods producing and service organizations. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, scheduling, quality assurance, continual improvement and operational effectiveness, environmentally sustainable practices, and inventory management.

Prerequisite: BASM Dept. Chair permission.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify established and emerging elements of Operations Management(OM), including technology, by researching student’s application in OM and non-OM situations.
Identify the relationships between management, OM, and other management functions within an organization by analyzing the enterprise impact of decisions.
Analyze how the Operations Management function can influence operational actions to address community/societal challenges such as water pollution, plant emissions and disposal of hazardous material by critiquing relevant applications in student’s field of interest.
Determine ways to counteract the impact of bias on operational effectiveness by applying tools such as root cause analysis.

Course Contents

Various elements that comprise the field of operations management (OM), and some of the new and evolving concepts within OM.
OM tools and concepts and apply them to a wide variety of situations, including non-OM related areas.
Relationship between leadership in management, OM, and other management functions within an organization.
The role of technology in OM.
OM tools to solve common manufacturing and service industries operations.
Impact of OM decision-making on social, environmental and economic bottom line.

Instructional Units: 5