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Inactive: Operations and Management Sci (OMS) Courses

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OMS 2550 - Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was BA 2551 until 06-SEP-22, was SCO 2550 until 06-SEP-22, was OMS 1550 until 02-SEP-03, SCO 2550H (inactive, ending 21-MAY-12, was OMS 2550H until 21-MAY-12), BA 2551 (ending 07-SEP-10, starting 21-JAN-03, was SCO 2550 until 06-SEP-22, was OMS 2550 until 21-MAY-12, was OMS 1550 until 02-SEP-03)
Data analysis, basic inferential procedures, statistical sampling/design, regression/time series analysis. How statistical thinking contributes to improved decision making.
OMS 2550H - Honors: Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 2550H until 27-MAY-14, SCO 2550H (inactive, ending 21-MAY-12, was OMS 2550H until 21-MAY-12), BA 2551 (ending 07-SEP-10, starting 21-JAN-03, was SCO 2550 until 06-SEP-22, was OMS 2550 until 21-MAY-12, was OMS 1550 until 02-SEP-03)
Data analysis, basic inferential procedures, statistical sampling/design, regression/time series analysis. How statistical thinking contributes to improved decision making.
OMS 3001 - Introduction to Operations Management
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3001 until 06-SEP-22
Concepts, principles, and techniques for managing manufacturing/service operations. Emphasizes decision making in operations function of organizations. Quantitative/qualitative methods for improving management of operations.
OMS 3041 - Project Management
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3041 until 20-JAN-15
Principles and methods useful for planning and controlling a project, including development of project plan, resource planning and scheduling, and project monitoring and control. Selected computerized packages are studied, including PERT and CPM, and examples of different types of projects from manufacturing and service industries are used.
OMS 3045 - Sourcing and Supply Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3045 until 07-SEP-21
Strategic/operational role of purchasing/supply. Supply management. Supplier-selection criteria such as quantity, quality, and cost/price considerations. Buyer-supplier relationships.
OMS 3048 - Transportation and Logistics Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3048 until 06-SEP-22, SCO 3048 (ending 21-MAY-12, was OMS 3048 until 21-MAY-12)
Linkages between logistics/transportation and marketing, operations, and finance. How different industries integrate logistics, warehousing, transportation, and information systems.
OMS 3051 - Service Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3051 until 20-JAN-15
Issues unique to managing service processes. Identifying service needs, designing services, and managing services.
OMS 3056 - Supply Chain Planning and Control
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3056 until 07-SEP-21
Decisions/tradeoffs when directing operations of supply chain. Forecasting, capacity/production planning, just-in-time, theory of constraints, supply chain flows, enterprise resource planning, supply chain design.
OMS 3059 - Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3059 until 07-SEP-21
Process management from Quality Management and Six Sigma perspective. Managerial/technical aspects of improvement. Strategy, improvement tools/methods, Malcolm Baldrige Award, ISO 9000, Six Sigma.
OMS 3061 - Lean Thinking
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3061 until 16-JAN-18
Approaches to waste, flow, error proofing, and daily management that simultaneusly improves quality, cost, and delivery, while building worker engagement/skill. Philosophical foundations. Tools to identify, measure, and eliminate non-value-added activities.
OMS 3072 - Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3072 until 06-SEP-22
Technologies and technological change within/between firms as opportunities for professional leadership. Selecting technologies, nurturing their adoption, and ensuring their exploitation.
OMS 3850 - Topics in Operations and Management Science (Topics course)
(2 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 3850 until 08-SEP-15
Discussion/analysis of current topics/developments in operations/management science.
OMS 4065W - Supply Chain and Operations Strategy [WI]
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 4065W until 20-JAN-15, was OMS 4065 until 19-JAN-10, SCO 4065W (ending 21-MAY-12, was OMS 4065W until 21-MAY-12, was OMS 4065 until 19-JAN-10)
Senior capstone. How to achieve/sustain competitive advantage through consistent decisions in manufacturing/service operations. Marketing/business strategy in global context. Vertical integration, capacity, facilities, technology/infrastructure.
OMS 6041 - Project Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6041 until 06-SEP-22
Project management in manufacturing/service organizations. Concepts/techniques for planning, execution, and control of projects. Resource planning, budgeting, scheduling. Project management software packages. Managerial/technical aspects.
OMS 6051 - Service Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6051 until 07-SEP-21
Service management from cross-disciplinary point of view. Defining service package, designing delivery system, dealing with service encounters, improving quality, managing capacity, implementing yield management systems.
OMS 6056 - Managing Supply Chain Operations
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6056 until 07-SEP-21
Decisions/trade-offs managers face when directing operations of supply chain. How supply chain operations are coordinated within manufacturing, distribution, and retail organizations.
OMS 6059 - Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6059 until 20-JAN-15
Management/technical aspects of process improvement. Organizational performance and financial measures as they relate to process improvement. Strategy, improvement tools/methods.
OMS 6061 - New Product Design and Business Development
(3 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6061 until 19-JAN-16, ENTR 6041 (starting 21-MAY-01), SCO 6061 (ending 21-MAY-12, was OMS 6061 until 21-MAY-12), ENTR 6042 (ending 08-SEP-20), ENTR 6087 (starting 12-JUN-00), PDES 8721, BMEN 8401 (starting 07-SEP-99), ME 8221
Nine-month intensive course. Engineering and business students work in teams on actual product development projects sponsored by business organizations to design prototype products and develop business plans for commercialization. Lectures, workshops, guest speakers, team meetings, company visits.
OMS 6062 - New Product Design and Business Development
(3 cr; A-F only)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6062 until 06-SEP-16
Nine-month intensive course. Engineering and business students work in teams on actual product development projects sponsored by business organizations to design prototype products and develop business plans for commercialization. Lectures, workshops, guest speakers, team meetings, company visits.
OMS 6065 - Strategic Supply Chain Management
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6065 until 06-SEP-16, SCO 6065 (inactive, ending 20-JAN-15, was OMS 6065 until 21-MAY-12), MKTG 6065 (inactive)
Internal/inter-organizational design, strategic sourcing, alliances/partnerships, impact of technology on supply chain effectiveness. Managing flows, creating/sharing customer value, measuring competitive impact.
OMS 6072 - Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6072 until 06-SEP-22
Choosing, developing, and implementing emerging technologies. Collaborative problem-solving, crisis management. Managing technology, processes, and people to enhance competitiveness of individual manufacturing/service firms.
OMS 6081 - Global Operations Strategy
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6081 until 06-SEP-22
Operational implications of strategic decisions, such as global facility location, outsourcing, supplier selection and relationship management, process automation and standardization, concurrent product development.
OMS 6082 - International Operations Management
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6082 until 20-JAN-15
Managing operations in global economy. Coordinating product design, technology transfer, sourcing, supply chains, quality standards, product assignment, facility location, and multicultural workforce management across national boundaries. Cross-functional decision making.
OMS 6850 - Topics in Operations and Management Science (Topics course)
(2 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 6850 until 26-MAY-15
Topics seminar. Provides forum for topics in operations/management science.
OMS 8651 - Experimental Design
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8651 until 07-SEP-21
Analysis of variance for one-way, two-way, and multi-way data. Basic concepts of statistical design and analysis of results. Randomized block, Latin square, cross-over, factorial designs, confounding, estimation and comparison of effects, response surfaces, and applications to management.
OMS 8652 - Regression Analysis
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8652 until 07-SEP-21
Regression and correlation models, inferences in simple and multiple regression, multicolinearity, indicator variables, variable selection techniques, treatment of assumption violations, applications to management problems, basic concepts of experimental design.
OMS 8711 - Research in Operations Strategy
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8711 until 07-SEP-21
Operations performance; competitive advantage; focused factory, product, and process innovation; and operations strategy implementation. Research results and methods.
OMS 8721 - Management of Technological Operations
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8721 until 07-SEP-21
Theories and models used to address problems of managing technological operations and operations in manufacturing and service firms. Technology strategy, economic/organizational perspectives on technology, productivity analysis, technology evaluation, project selection and evaluation, learning, etc.
OMS 8735 - Supply Chain Management
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8735 until 07-SEP-21
Research on forecasting, inventory control, materials requirements planning, just-in-time manufacturing, aggregate planning, scheduling, routing, sequencing, and dispatching in manufacturing and service industries. Research papers and methods are discussed.
OMS 8745 - Research on Quality Management
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8745 until 07-SEP-21
Examination of research literature, methods, and results. Research on quality strategy, economics of quality, statistical process control, vendor management, off-line quality, and quality practice.
OMS 8755 - Behavioral Operations
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8755 until 07-SEP-21
Research/review classic behavioral literature in economics and other business disciplines; identify behavioral problems within operations contexts; test/analyze operations phenomenon through experimental study, empirical methods, and analytical modeling. Supply chain problems.
OMS 8800 - Research Topics in Operations and Management Science (Topics course)
(2 cr [max 4]; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8800 until 07-SEP-21
Topics selected from new areas of research. Research methods, issues in operations/management science.
OMS 8892 - Readings in Operations and Management Science
(1 cr [max 8]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 16 times)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8892 until 07-SEP-21
Readings useful to student's individual program and objectives that are not available in regular courses.
OMS 8894 - Graduate Research in Operations and Management Science
(1 cr [max 8]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 16 times)
Equivalent courses: was SCO 8894 until 07-SEP-21
Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to student's program and objectives.

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