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Core Course Requirements

OIM students are required to take 4 core courses.

Take Intro to Management Science & Intro to Operations Management
Choose 1 course:
- Information and Project Management
- Business Process and Enterprise Systems
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
Choose 1 course:
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics and Transportation
- High Performance Organizations

Course Descriptions

Business Intelligence and Analytics (SCH-MGMT 453)

This course provides an introduction to Business Intelligence, including the processes, methodologies, infrastructure, and current practices used to transform business data into useful information and support business decision-making. Business Intelligence requires foundation knowledge in data storage and retrieval, thus this course will review logical data models for both database management systems and data warehouses. Students will learn to extract and manipulate data from these systems and assess security-related issues. Data mining, visualization, and statistical analysis along with reporting options such as management dashboards and balanced scorecards will be covered. Technologies utilized in the course include SAP Business Warehouse and Crystal Reports. This 3 credit course is listed as SCH-MGMT 453.

Business Processes and Enterprise Systems

This course exposes students to how core business concepts are implemented in real-world organizational settings. Key business processes covered include procurement (materials management), fulfillment (sales), and production (manufacturing). The class meets in a computer lab and enables hands-on experience, with instructor guidance, to the ERP solution from SAP, the world's largest business software company. Using the system's core modules and data warehouse, students will gain insight into online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP). A detailed case study with supporting data and structured in-class exercises will prepare students for the SAP graded assignments. Students may download the SAP web-based client to their personal computers. This 3 credit course is listed as SCH-MGMT 452.

High Performance Organizations (OIM 420)

Recent advances in the areas of productivity and quality improvement. Specific topics include all or some of: ISO 9000, Total Quality Management, Lean Thinking, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), and miscellaneous techniques from Just-in-Time. If time permits, topics from one or more of the American Production and Inventory Control Society's (APICS) certification exams for the CPIM (the Operations Management counterpart to the CPA in accounting). Includes team field project at a local company. This 3 credit course is listed as OIM 420.

Information and Project Management (SCH-MGMT 451)

Provides an introduction to project management, focusing on the integration of business operations and information management, and techniques to effectively manage the implementation of such projects. This 3 credit course is listed as SCH-MGMT 451.

Intro. to Operations Management (OIM 301)

An introduction to operations management in manufacturing and service industries. Emphasis on learning the basic principles, using MS EXCEL, required to organize and manage service and manufacturing organizations. Topics may include improved facility layout, project management, supply-chain management, Just-in-Time systems, inventory management, scheduling, and work force management. Discussions of real world applications frequently used to demonstrate concepts. This 3 credit course is listed as OIM 301.

Introduction to Management Science (OIM 310)

The most frequently used methods in modeling and analyzing business and economic problems. The process of abstracting and model building, and the role of various types of models in description and decision making. This 3 credit class is listed as OIM 310.

Logistics and Transportation (OIM 413)

Introduction to the basic models and techniques of transportation planning and control. Prerequisites: OIM 301 (Formerly FINOPMGT 347), OIM 310 (Formerly FINOPMGT 353). This 3 credit course is listed as OIM 413.

Supply Chain Management (OIM 412)

Integrated supply chain constitutes a core firm competency, spanning most business functions required to deliver products and services to consumers at the right time, in the right amounts, at attractive prices, and with satisfactory quality characteristics. Advances in information technology facilitate continued improvement in supply chain infrastructure and operations efficiency. This course will introduce fundamental concepts in supply chain management along with basic quantitative tools to model, optimize, and analyze strategic, tactical, and operational decisions that arise in supply chains. This 3 credit course is listed as OIM 412.