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 University of Calgary Calendar 2015-2016 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions N, O Operations Management OPMA
Operations Management OPMA
OPMA 301 317 401 403 405 407 409 411 413 415 417 559 601 715 719 743 745 797 799
 

Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.

Operations Management Chairperson — A. Lehar
 
Senior Courses
 
Operations Management 301       Introduction to Production and Operations Management
A survey of the decision processes in production and operations management and their relationship to other business functions. Topics include project planning and scheduling, inventory management, materials requirements planning, quality management, capacity planning, facilities layout, and supply chain management.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level Mathematics or Statistics 213 (or equivalent, excluding Statistics 201), and Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201.
Notes: Not available for credit toward the Bachelor of Commerce degree. Preference in enrolment is given to students who have declared a Management and Society Minor.
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Operations Management 317       Fundamentals of Operations Management
Introduction to the wide applicability, broad scope, strategic importance and major decisions of operations management, as well as important interactions with other functional areas. Topics covered include the design, control and improvement/innovation of business and other processes, project planning and control, quality management, statistical quality control, inventory management, just-in-time systems, and supply chains.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Business and Environment 291 or Management Studies 217, and Statistics 213.
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Operations Management 401       Materials and Supply Chain Management
An in-depth treatment of inventory and replenishment management. Topics covered include manufacturing planning and control, order point inventory control, demand management, sales and operations planning, master production scheduling, materials requirements planning, just-in-time and strategic supply chain management. Case studies and a site visit may be used, as well as illustrations of spreadsheet modelling.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
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Operations Management 403       Managing Quality in Products and Services
An in-depth treatment of quality management practices and techniques for products and services. Topics and techniques covered include designing and assuring quality, quality issues in the supply chain, statistical quality measurement, and continuous process and quality improvement.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and Operations Management 317.
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Operations Management 405       Service Operations Management
The management of service businesses from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective. Topics may include service design and performance measurement, service quality and recovery, managing people in service industries, service demand forecasting, scheduling, managing lineups, yield management, network optimization, and the role of information technology. Industry examples include travel and hospitality, professional services, retail, communication and transportation and banking.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
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Operations Management 407       Project Management
The management of projects in a variety of settings such as software development and installation, disaster relief, new product development, advertising campaigns and financial auditing are examined. Material from the organizational, planning, technical, financial, informational, and logistical aspects of project management will emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of projects. Students learn the use of commercial computer software for planning and scheduling projects.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
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Operations Management 409       Computer Simulation for Business
Computer simulation as an analysis and decision-making tool for all management disciplines. The emphasis is on developing practical skills that students can use when applying simulation to real business problems. Students learn a powerful, user-oriented simulation language as well as advanced spreadsheet simulation tools. Effective management of a simulation project is also emphasized through an applied project.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
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Operations Management 411       Field Investigation in Operations Management
Field investigation concerned with improvements in operations in an off-campus organization. The students work in teams on a single project. Both oral and written reports are required.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, and successful completion of 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents) including Operations Management 317, Management Studies 391 and two 400-level Operations Management courses.
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Operations Management 413       Advanced Spreadsheet Modelling using VBA: Business Applications
Spreadsheet Modelling using advanced automation tools provided through Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Advanced quantitative modelling will be combined with introductory programming and application development to provide decision support systems applied to the fields of operations management, finance and marketing.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Management Studies 391 and Operations Management 317.
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Operations Management 415       Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
Modelling and analysis of quantitative business problems in spreadsheets. Use of optimization, simulation and other techniques, with application to various business fields. Case studies are used to develop skill in dealing with incomplete and ambiguous information. Emphasis is on insight for decision making.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
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Operations Management 417       Procurement Management for Supply Chains
An in-depth analysis of strategic procurement practices for competitive advantage, cost management, contractual negotiations and supplier management. Topics include: strategic implications of supply processes, valued supply organizations, common control systems, cost management, insourcing versus outsourcing, negotiation and supplier relations, just-in-time systems, risk and new developing responsibilities of the supply chain.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
Antirequisite(s): Not for credit with Operations Management 559.03.
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Operations Management 559       Selected Topics in Operations Management
Investigation of selected topics in Operations Management.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Operations Management 317 and Management Studies 391.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Graduate Courses
 
Operations Management 601       Operations Management
Management of the production and/or service delivery system of the organization in concert with marketing, human resources, finance, and information systems. Management decision making on a continuum from day-to-day operating decisions such as quality control to long-term strategic decisions such as capacity planning. Topics covered in the course may include operations strategy, project management and inventory and supply chain management.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
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Operations Management 715       Management Science Using Spreadsheets
The modelling and analysis of quantitative problems from a variety of fields within business, with emphasis on insight for decision making. Use of optimization, simulation, decision analysis, and other techniques in spreadsheets. Spreadsheet engineering as an approach to reducing spreadsheet errors. Case studies are used to develop skill in dealing with incomplete and ambiguous information.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Management Studies 613.
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Operations Management 719       Project Procurement and Logistics
Project procurement and logistics management in engineering, construction management and manufacturing, both nationally and internationally. Topics include fundamentals of procurement management, preparation of request for proposals, the selection of bidders, the evaluation of bids, supplier selection, contract management, control of inventory, handling of material flow and management of warehousing, logistics strategy and global issues.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Business and Environment 691.
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Operations Management 743       Simulation of Operational Systems
Computer simulation as a decision-making methodology for all areas of organizations. Topics include model development and validation, design of simulation experiments, generation of appropriate values of random variables, interactive procedures and interpretation of results. A user-oriented language is utilized and an applied project is carried out.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Operations Management 601 and Management Studies 613.
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Operations Management 745       Operations Planning and Supply Chain Management
An in-depth treatment of inventory management and operations planning as related to supply chain management. Topics treated include commonly used inventory control systems, various extensions of the basic economic order quantity model, aggregate planning, materials requirement planning, production scheduling, just-in-time manufacturing, and managing materials along the supply chain. Case studies will be used as well as illustrations of spreadsheet modelling.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Operations Management 601 and Management Studies 613.
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Operations Management 797       Advanced Seminar in Operations Management

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Operations Management 799       Doctoral Seminars in Operations Management

799.01. Strategic Research Issues

799.02. Tactical Research Issues

799.03. Operational Research Issues
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
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