Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This is an introductory course in Business Statistics. The course covers simple descriptive statistics, probability and the binomial and normal probability distributions, simple linear regression, and correlation analysis.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: MATH1010
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

The use of enterprise systems is essential to managing the operations of a multi-national organization. Through the applied use of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, this course will explore the functional structure and process orientation of a business. Process orientation, and its relationship to improved cross-functional interaction, has been discussed by many business thought leaders, including W. Edwards Deming and Michael Porter. This course will conceptualize information systems as the utilization of technical resources to support organizational processes. Students will be engaged in an active learning approach including use of SAP ERP, as well as ERPsim - a game-based ERP simulation. Within this context, students will learn to manage a company’s key business processes in a real-time simulated competitive environment to gain technical skills with SAP and learn how ERP systems facilitate the creation of transactional data and the foundations of business reporting and analysis.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

The function of master planning is to balance customer demands and supply realities. This course offers an in-depth analysis of the activities necessary to accomplish this balance. Areas of study include demand management, sales and operations planning, and master scheduling. Students will use spreadsheet-based software to develop models to apply these concepts to business scenarios.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: OPER1220
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This intermediate course will provide students with an opportunity to further develop their communication skills within a systems thinking context. Students will explore systems thinking perspectives while further developing their written and verbal communication skills.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: OPER1490
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This dynamic career course offers a comprehensive exploration of essential skills and strategies required for career success. Students will learn to navigate the labour market effectively, conducting research to identify employment opportunities and potential employers that align with their career goals. They will also attain skills in writing professional self marketing documents, tailored to specific job opportunities. With a focus on interview preparation, students will participate in a range of simulated scenarios, learning to respond confidently and competently to various interview questions, enhancing their employability and interview performance. By the end of the course, students will emerge equipped with the skills and strategies needed to thrive in today's competitive job market.

• Hours: 28
• Credits: 2
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $10.55

This senior course will provide students with an opportunity to apply their communication and systems thinking skills through case studies and multicourse assignments. Students will explore and effectively communication connections between areas of supply chain and operations management study.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: OPER2100
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $32.20

The areas of Transportation and Warehousing are critical to the success of executing a supply chain strategy. Consumers are demanding and require agile fulfilment facilities to support their buy anywhere, ship anywhere, and return anywhere habits. Efficient and effective transportation systems are indispensable for economic sustainability. Organizations need a transportation and warehousing network that meets stakeholder expectations for cost, quality, time and location.In this course the student will explore the efficient handling and movement of goods, services, materials and related information within and between supply chains. This will be achieved by examining transportation methods, warehousing concepts, distribution networks and the related total cost of ownership decisions.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $72.00

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: OPER2040 OR OPER2045
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: OPER2045
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

During this course, students will learn to apply the concepts, philosophies, and techniques associated with the development of a less resource-intensive, high-quality service and manufacturing operations through the application of lean and six sigma techniques.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: MATH2250 OR MATH2255 OR OLRN1790
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $321.70