A study of company personnel objectives, programs, policies and procedures relating to manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation and employee appraisal. BUAD 302 and junior standing. 307 Industrial Relations 3 cr. 410 Production Management 3 cr. A study of the operations of services and manufacturing enterprises.
Emphasis is placed on production management, planning, and control.
Topics include quality management, process selection, demand forecasting, materials planning and control, and capacity planning. Case studies are used to analyze the manufacturing and service environments in terms of operational planning, the use of teams, teamwork, and decision making regarding problems commonly confronting managers and supervisors in national and transnational production organizations. BUAD 411 Operations Research and Decision Theory 3 cr. The course is designed to acquaint students with the latest Operations Research and Decision Analysis techniques. It includes Linear Programming, Transportation, Algorithm, Queuing simulations and other models.