Operations Management (OM) is concerned with the management of resources and activities that produce and deliver goods and services for customers. In addition to explaining the concept of Operations as a Competitive Weapon, Operations Strategy and Process Management some of the major tools of Operations Management to be covered are: Total Quality Control, Statistical Process Control, Location, Layout, Capacity, Supply-Chain Management and Inventory Management, Resource Planning and Scheduling.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: SCM 501
Course Name:
Operations Management
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: SCM 601
Course Name:
Total Quality Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course focuses on the quality function, its implementation; and cost and management in both manufacturing and service industries. The course provides students with a set of quality concepts and tools and the knowledge required for their application in quality planning quality improvement and quality control.
Course Code: SCM 602
Course Name:
Logistics Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course is designed to address issues related to transportation and shipment of goods and also maintenance and supervision of logistics required for the overall smooth operation of the day to day activity of the organization.
Course Code: SCM 603
Course Name:
Project Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Project management is the discipline of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. This course is designed for the MBA students in such a way that enables them to learn how to initiate, plan, and execute a project that meets objectives and satisfies stakeholders.
Course Code: SCM 604
Course Name:
Principles of Supply Chain Mgt
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will expose students to the challenges involved in managing supply chain and understand the complexity of inter-firm and intra-firm coordination. In addition to the basic challenges and trade-offs associated with reducing costs and increasing responsiveness, students will also contribute to other supply chain issues such as sourcing and the need for greater transparency in supply chains.
Course Code: SCM 605
Course Name:
Procurement & Inventory Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will cover the role that procurement and inventory management plays in the business world. The course is designed to teach the students the science and arts of efficient and cost-effective inventory management. The raw material, work in process, and the finished goods inventory management in entirety are dealt with in this course.
Course Code: SCM 606
Course Name:
Procurement & Inventory Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will cover the role that procurement and inventory management plays in the business world. The course is designed to teach the students the science and arts of efficient and cost-effective inventory management. The raw material, work in process, and the finished goods inventory management in entirety are dealt with in this course.
Course Code: SCM 607
Course Name:
Humanitarian Logistics
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will cover how humanitarian relief is provided and explore the logistical concepts and principles that are applied in humanitarian operations. At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize how contextual differences alter the requirements of logistics management during aid operations.
Course Code: SCM 608
Course Name:
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course provides the essential framework, concepts and toolkit required for the strategic management of sustainable logistics and the supply chain. Emphasis will be given to carbon footprint in supply chains, labor issues, as well as sustainable sourcing.
Course Code: SCM 609
Course Name:
Operations Research
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course is designed to train the students in analytical, experimental and quantitative approaches to solution of business problems. Emphasis is placed upon development of techniques which enable decision-makers to arrive at optimum solutions. Students develop skill in formulating and solving mathematical models dealing with inventory, waiting lines, game theory, linear programming, transportation, dynamic programming simulation and other decision tools.