OPMG 3201 - Operations for Sustainable Advantage (3 cr.)

Sustainable Operations Management focuses on the efficient and ethical management of business processes to drive sustainability. The course addresses the urgent need to align operations and business strategies with social and environmental goals while extending the core topics of operations management. Using real business cases, it explores key areas such as forecasting techniques, product and service design incorporating recycling and re-manufacturing principles, optimality in capacity planning and facility layouts, and effective inventory management. Additionally, it emphasizes quality management that maintains safety and ethical standards and provides smart applications within Industry 4.0 and green systems that allow organizations to optimize profitability while adhering to sustainability standards. In this course, students will learn to formulate sustainable operations strategies and manage tactical and operational activities, enhancing sustainability performance overtime.

When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes

Enrollment in this course is limited, and priority is given to students from within the major, students enrolling in this course to complete a collateral requirement in another major, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.

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