MGMT 102 - Production/Operations Management

(3 credits)

An overview of contemporary concepts, tools, and techniques being applied in the production and operations functions of today’s world-class organizations. Topics include total quality management principles; product and service design strategies; process design strategies; facility location and layout methodologies; people and work systems concepts; aggregate planning approaches; just-in-time inventory, manufacturing, and purchasing policies; and material requirements planning techniques. Fall, Spring.