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Course Details
Educates the student on the importance of managing operations across all industries by presenting the fundamentals in productivity improvement based on a systematic, scientific problem solving methods. Includes economic feasibility, recording techniques, assembly and analysis of data, critical examination, the development and selection of alternative solutions. Case materials explore applications to manufacturing, warehouse, office, materials management and general management. Students uncomfortable with basic algebra applications are encouraged to take OPMT 0199 prior to the course.
Your instructor may choose to structure this course using the entire scheduled time for synchronous delivery, or use a mix of synchronous and asynchronous, or choose primarily an asynchronous delivery structure where you are not required to be in attendance at the scheduled time every week. Regardless of the structure, you are required to be available at all scheduled course days and times, at the instructor’s discretion, for the entire duration of the course. Your instructor will advise you in the first week of class about the structure of your course.
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Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
No class on October 11 Your instructor may choose to structure this course using the entire scheduled time for synchronous delivery, or use a mix of synchronous and asynchronous, or choose primarily an asynchronous delivery structure where you are not required to be in attendance at the scheduled time every week. Regardless of the structure, you are required to be available at all scheduled course days and times, at the instructor’s discretion, for the entire duration of the course. Your instructor will advise you in the first week of class about the structure of your course.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
In Progress
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Describe the operations function and the nature of the operations manager’s job.
Describe the primary ways business organizations compete.
Define the term productivity and explain its importance to organizations.
Explain key issues in product and service design.
Explain the importance of capacity planning.
Describe basic processing operations.
Describe basic layout types.
Explain the importance of work design and methods analysis.
Describe some of the major factors that affect location decisions.
Explain why product / service quality is important.
Describe TQM.
Demonstrate the problem solving process and the use of the seven quality tools.
Explain the need to manage the supply chain.
Discuss the objectives of inventory management.
Articulate the requirements for effective inventory management.
Describe MRP/ERP/JIT and their application.
Effective as of Winter 2017
Related Programs
OPMT 1198 is offered as a part of the following programs:
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