To support you and your education, BCIT is adapting applied learning in formats appropriate to the unfolding global situation. Spring and Summer PTS classes are being delivered in an online format unless you are notified otherwise.
Course Details
This course introduces students to current issues in sustainable operations management. These issues include waste and energy minimization, globalization of operations, and closed loop value cycles. Students examine the influence of sustainability on the major operations management decisions and processes including Product/Service Design, Production and Service Delivery, Supply Chain Management, and Facilities Management. The course explores the frameworks, standards, and methodologies used to align business operations with sustainability principles.
Reserved for students registered in the Sustainable Business Leadership or the BBA program. Please email sbl@bcit.ca for departmental approval. If you are not enrolled in either of these programs at BCIT and are seeking special permission to register, please contact Program Head Tessa Jordan at Tessa_Jordan@BCIT.ca. 3. Course includes a combination of synchronous and asynchronous online learning each week.
Status
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Describe the key operations decisions and how sustainability affects those decisions.
Define and contrast the approaches that businesses take to sustainability.
Analyze how sustainability principles can be used to gain competitive advantage.
Describe the economics of environmental protection: decentralized policies, command and control policies, market-based policies.
Discuss the key elements of a measurement system and their use to define performance.
Apply current management frameworks (including EMS/ISO14000, LEED and C2C) to the design of operational processes.
Describe the role of projects (and project management) in executing operations strategy.
Apply the concepts of eco-effectiveness to the value cycle.
Analyze the role of sustainability principles in key operational areas (including design, processes, supply chain and facilities)
Apply process improvement methodologies to improve eco-efficiency.
Apply design principles to improve eco-effectiveness.
Design the key elements of a Sustainable Operations Plan.
Effective as of Fall 2020
Related Programs
OPMT 5120 is offered as a part of the following programs:
Interested in being notified about future offerings of OPMT 5120 - Sustainable Business Operations?
If so, fill out the information below and we'll notify you by email when courses for each new term are displayed here.
Classroom locations are subject to last minute changes. Please check the Part-time Studies Classroom Locations listing at www.bcit.ca/rooms on the first day of any course you are registered for.