Operations Management Concentration (B.Com.) (15 credits)
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce
Program credit weight: 15
Program Description
Operations Management is concerned with the design, planning, control, coordination, and improvement of business processes, systems, and resources integral to the creation of the firm's products and services. Emphasizing quantitative analysis and cross-functional thinking, the Operations Management concentration provides training on traditional as well as emerging operations strategies, concepts, models, and techniques that are essential to any firm in today's competitive marketplace. Operations management graduates find career opportunities in a variety of industries and fields including consulting, manufacturing, distribution, retail, transportation, health care, and public sector, among others.
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Required Courses (6 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGSC 373 | Operations Research 1. | 3 |
Operations Research 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A realistic experience of analytical models which have been successfully applied in several areas of managerial decision-making like marketing, finance and IS. Emphasis on the formulation of problems, their solution approaches, limitations, underlying assumptions and practical use. Topics include: decision analysis, project management, simulation, linear and integer programming, sensitivity analysis. | ||
| MGSC 431 | Operations and Supply Chain Analysis. | 3 |
Operations and Supply Chain Analysis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course introduces students to operations concepts and techniques with application to supply chain management. A supply chain consists of all activities involved in fulfilling customer demand and the management decisions have a direct impact on a firm's performance, such as operating cost, market penetration and customer service. The course covers both classical tactics and evolving new strategies to reduce cost, increase responsiveness and maintain sustainable growth in a firm's supply chain. | ||
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGSC 372 | Advanced Business Statistics. | 3 |
Advanced Business Statistics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A practical managerial approach to advanced simple and multiple regression analysis, with application in finance, economics and business, including a review of probability theory, an introduction to methods of least squares and maximum likelihood estimation, autoregressive forecasting models and analysis of variance. | ||
| MGSC 403 | Introduction to Logistics Management. | 3 |
Introduction to Logistics Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Managing logistics systems, including transportation management, facility location, procurement, distribution management, and supply chain management. | ||
| MGSC 404 | Foundations of Decision Analytics. | 3 |
Foundations of Decision Analytics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course teaches quantitative methods used in business decision making. Topics include: optimization models, decision trees, simulation, and computer simulation. Business applications of these techniques are emphasized. Students in this course will acquire expertise in computer based methods for decision making, through computer analysis of real-life problems. | ||
| MGSC 416 | Data-Driven Models for Operations Analytics. | 3 |
Data-Driven Models for Operations Analytics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of how data-driven models have been used to transform businesses and industries, using examples and case studies in e-commerce, retail, social and online networks, sports analytics, and online advertising. Demonstration of the use of data-driven analytics methods such as time series forecasting, network models, mixed-integer optimization, matching markets and exploration/exploitation. | ||
| MGSC 417 | Project Operations and Risk Management. | 3 |
Project Operations and Risk Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Project leadership, stakeholder management, project analytics, challenges, and risk management. | ||
| MGSC 434 | Topics in Operations Management 1 | 3 |
Topics in Operations Management 1 Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Selected topics in operations management. | ||
| MGSC 488 | Sustainability and Operations. | 3 |
Sustainability and Operations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Social and environmental impacts of an organization’s operations. Regulatory environments, eco-efficiency concepts and measurement systems. Lifecycle analysis and exploring impacts linked to: product design, sourcing, production, distribution, sales, and end-of-life recovery treatment. Frameworks and best practices for reducing negative consequences and increasing positive ones. | ||
or approved courses in other areas or faculties.