BUS 548 Operation Analysis and Managementý(quantitative Methods)
The importance of operations management has increased dramatically in recent years. Fierce global competition, shorter product and service life-cycles, better educated quality-conscious consumers, and the capabilities of new and emerging technologies have placed increasing pressures on the operations function to improve productivity while providing a broader array of quality products and services. This course examines problems encountered in planning, operating, and controlling production of goods and services. Topics include: waiting-line management, quality assurance, production systems, project management, and inventory management. Computer and quantitative models used in formulating managerial problems.