Use of utilities and device drivers. Installation of memory, disk drives, expansion cards, LAN hardware and software. Client server architecture and implementation issues. Selected current topics in Operations Management practice, trends and technology. Individual student study of a topic of interest to both the faculty member and student.
Students are responsible for finding a faculty member to sponsor readings and research.
The application of statistics to business problem solving. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, hypothesis testing, decision making, regression and correlation analysis, and time series analysis. Concepts, methods, and strategies for designing and managing manufacturing and service systems are discussed. An introduction to model building and analysis with special reference to manufacturing and operations management issues. The students will be introduced to linear models, dynamic programming models and stochastic models.