COMM 225 - Production and Operations Management

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This course is an introduction to contemporary operational issues and techniques in the manufacturing and service sectors. Among the topics covered are operations strategy, forecasting, materials' management, total quality management, time-based competition, and minimal manufacturing. Mathematical modelling in resource allocation is also introduced. Cases and computer-aided quantitative tools for decision-making are used throughout the course with an emphasis on the interactions between production/operations management and other business disciplines.

Prerequisite

The following courses must be completed previously: COMM 205, COMM 210, COMM 211, COMM 212, COMM 214 and COMM 215.

Never Taken: COMM 401

Book:

Operations & Supply Chain Management, 8th Canadian Edition. Custom Publication by McGraw Hill.

Registration Information:

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COURSE OUTLINE

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