Production and Operations Management

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COMM 205.3
Introduction to Production and Operations Management
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 104.

Introduction to elements and decision-making tools in production and operations management including product and service design, location planning, process selection and capacity planning, facility lay-out, design of work systems, aggregate planning, inventory management, materials requirement planning, just-in-time systems, scheduling, project management, waiting lines, and quality assurance.

Note: Students with credit for QUANT 391 or POM 391 may not take this course for credit.

COMM 393.3
Management Science
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 104.

Introduction to selected quantitative decision-making tools used in management. Topics covered are linear programming, transportation and assignment problems, integer and goal programming, network models, simulation, decision analysis and dynamic programming. Use will be made of available computer programs.

Note: Students with credit for QUANT 393 or POM 393 may not take this course for credit.

COMM 395.3
Business Forecasting
2(2.5L-.5S)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 104.

The process of business forecasting involves the study of historical data to discover their underlying tendencies and patterns and the use of this knowledge to project the data into future time periods as forecasts. Topic areas include moving averages and exponential smoothing methods including Holt's and Winter's models, regression analysis, multiple regression including validation of model, selection of the best model and seasonal analysis, time series analysis, regression of time series data, Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology, and judgmental elements in forecasting. The approach will involve less mathematical exposition and more applications of forecasting in business using mini cases. Use is made of available computer programs.

COMM 491.3
Purchasing and Materials Management
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 205.

Introduction to concepts and techniques applied in industrial purchasing and materials management. The purchasing topics include operating procedures, supplier selection, price determination, bidding and negotiation, cost and value analysis, and supplier relations and partnerships. The materials management topics include production planning and control, inventory control systems and models including distribution inventory systems, and materials handling and warehousing.

Note: Students may receive credit for only one of COMM 447 or 492.

COMM 493.3
Total Quality Management
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 205.

Basic concepts of total quality control, strategic quality planning, quality value and engineering, loss function and quality level, statistical process control, management of process quality, quality and operation results, Taguchi methods, preventive maintenance, other aspects of quality management.

COMM 495.3
Business Logistics Modelling
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): COMM 205.

Business logistics deals with the distribution of goods and services. In the past this area has mainly been interested in the physical distribution, transportation, materials' storage and handling, production scheduling, order processing, and warehousing decisions surrounding physical commodities. However, in the service section and knowledge-based industries, the distribution function revolves around information systems and computer networks such as the Internet. This course attempts to explore these issues and to develop the models required to analyse the distribution of both physical and information commodities. Computer modelling and the Internet will also be used to investigate these logistical decisions.