OIM 503		Operations Management
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Stat 251 & Oim 351, or Oim 211)  This course is
designed to emphasize the strategic importance of operations
management to the overall performance of the enterprise.  Topics
include:  product and process planning and design, forecasting,
facility location and layout, production staffing, job design and
work measurement, capacity planning, aggregate planning, inventory
management, requirements planning, operations scheduling, Just-in-
time, and quality assurance.


OIM 504		Management Information Systems
3 credits

This course introduces the student to the conceptual basis and
practical design, development, implementation, and management of
information systems.  Topics covered include:  information systems
technology, analysis, design, development and management.  Software
packages are used to develop applications in accounting, finance,
management, marketing and production.  


OIM 541		Advanced Production and Operations Management
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 503)  The modeling of production inventory
systems.  Topics include:  facility design, aggregate and
hierarchical planning, inventory control, and operations
scheduling.  Appropriate software will be used to design, analyze,
and evaluate manufacturing operations.


OIM 542		Applied Operations Research
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 503)  A study of how operations research models
may be used to solve practical decision problems in the business
sector.  Techniques studied will be chosen from: linear
programming, goal programming, integer programming, dynamic
programming, network theory, Markov processes, queuing theory and
decision analysis.  The course will emphasize problem formulation,
model management and interpretation; both exact and heuristic
algorithms will be considered.


OIM 544		Business Forecasting Models
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 503 or consent of instructor)  This course deals
with the study of quantitative forecasting techniques which include
exponential smoothing, classical decomposition, regression analysis
and Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology, as well as qualitative
(judgmental) methods.  The emphasis is on their practical
application in various business forecasting situations.  Issues
important in the selection of appropriate forecasting methodology
such as data requirements, forecast accuracy, time horizon and cost
are discussed.


OIM 545		Total Quality Management
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 503 or consent of instructor)  Total Quality
Management (TQM) provides the means for the organization to define
its culture and to support the constant attainment of customer
satisfaction through an integrated system of tools, techniques, and
training.  Topic coverage focuses on applying various continuous
improvement techniques as statistical process charts and assessment
frameworks (e.g., Deming's philosophy, Baldrige Criteria, ISO 9000)
to achieve world class quality.


OIM 546		Business Database Management Systems
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 504)  This course focuses on the overall
structure of database management applications with emphasis on the
relational approach.  Topics covered include: database design, data
dictionaries, query system, methods of storage and access, data
definition and manipulation, data security and integrity, recovery
and concurrence, distributed database management.  Students will
learn to design and implement database applications using micro
and/or mainframe computers.


OIM 548		Business Decision Support Systems
3 credits

(Prerequisite, Oim 503 & 504)  This course introduces the student
to the conceptual foundations, technological components, and
organizational processes involved in building interaction computer-
based systems to help decision makers solve relatively unstructured
problems.  Topics include:  Decision Support Systems (DSS) and
Expert Systems (ES) Architecture, Tools for Building DSS and ES,
Development of Decision Support and Expert Systems, and
Applications using DSS Generators and ES Shells.


OIM 549		Special Topics in Operations and Information Management
3 credits

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