Balance of the common core courses or permission of instructor. The behavioral aspects of productivity are considered, but the focus of the course is on productivity as it relates to production and operations management. Topics include productivity measurements, productivity ratios, forecasting, resource planning and allocation, facilities location and design, job design and measurement, production planning and scheduling, quality control and inventory systems. Students will learn to solve problems using operations research models, such as PERT, queuing theory, linear programming applications and transportation cost optimization. A study of the organization and use of accounting information systems.
Emphasis is on the analysis and design of accounting systems in business entities.
Course also enables the student to develop an understanding of the relationships between computer hardware and software. An analysis of problems, quantification of data, and presentation of results, using the more advanced quantitative techniques for decision making. Included are quantitative model building, linear programming, game theory, and simulation. The student will study auditing standards, procedures, rules of professional conduct, and related materials. An application of the fundamentals of accounting to complex situations ranging from partnership organization and operation, liquidation and joint ventures to consolidated financial statements, segment reporting, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization.