Operations

Albers course information comes from Seattle University's Bulletin of Information 2009-2010. All undergraduate courses are 5 credits, unless otherwise noted. Syllabi information is for reference only. Information may not be current.

OPER 360 Manufacturing and Service Operations

Operations function, including operations strategy, operations analysis, service delivery, quality improvement, inventory systems, facility layout, materials management, scheduling, aggregate planning, project management, and international operations. Student teams visit a local factory or service operation and prepare reports relating their observations to course topics. Prerequisites: MATH 130, ECON 260, advanced standing in the Albers School. (fall, winter, spring)

Syllabus: OPER 360 Greg Magnan - Fall 2009

Syllabus: OPER 360 Al Ansari - Spring 2009
Syllabus: OPER 360 Tamara Reid - Spring 2009

OPER 361 Operations Strategy

An in-depth examination of operation strategies for manufacturing and service and their essential links with other organizational functions, including marketing, finance, and engineering. Development, content, and implementation of operations strategies are discussed in the context of domestic and international cases. Student teams apply a theoretical framework to analyze operations strategies in local firms. Prerequisites: OPER 360; MKTG 350 recommended.

OPER 362 Managing Processes

Focuses on customer requirements and introduces tools available for improving manufacturing and service processes. Topics include process analysis tools, customer needs assessment, societal and ethical issues, customer interaction, quality function deployment, benchmarking, quality costs, statistical concepts in quality analysis and control, organization for quality, quality information systems, and motivational issues. Prerequisites: OPER 360, ECON 310; MKTG 350 recommended.

OPER 363 Operations Planning and Control Systems

Planning and control systems applied to the transformation processes in manufacturing and service settings. Topics include master planning, forecasting, inventory management, material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning, production activity control, activity-based costing, just-in-time (JIT) systems, theory of constraints, demand management, distribution requirements, planning, automation, and implementation issues. Students are introduced to computer applications in most topical areas and cases are used to illustrate course concepts. Provides students with some of the background necessary for professional certification with the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). Prerequisite: OPER 360, ECON 310.

OPER 442 Manufacturing Processes
4 CREDITS

Overview of the manufacturing processes, including casting, formatting, machining and welding; physics governing processes, the associated process parameters and their influences. Special emphasis is placed on plastics processing. Three lectures and one laboratory or field trip per week. Listed jointly with MEGR 342. Prerequisite: OPER 360.

OPER 464 Supply Chain Management

Introduces concepts and tools required to manage the network of suppliers producing goods and services which are subsequently converted by the buying firm. Topics include supplier evaluation/selection, development and certification; logistics; partnering; technology; modeling; just-in-time purchasing; managing risk; inventory management; international issues. Student teams will visit local firms to analyze supply chain management practices. Prerequisites: OPER 360.

OPER 466 Project Management

Addresses the managerial concepts and technical tools required for evaluating, planning, managing, and controlling projects. Topics include strategic issues, project selection, risk analysis, work breakdown structures, PERT / CPM, resource management, conflict issues, project scheduling software, cost / schedule control systems, team-building, and matrix organization. Guest speakers from industry highlight implementation issues. Students apply course concepts to real and simulated projects. Prerequisite: OPER 360.