BUSI 2301
Introduction to Supply and Operations Management
Concepts, models, and managerial issues in planning, designing, operating and controlling systems across supply chains for the provision of goods and services. Emphasis on basic ideas and tools.
2026
Readings
- William J. Stevenson, Hydeh Mottaghi, Behrouz Bakhtiari, 2024, Operations & Supply Chain Management, 8th Canadian Edition, McGraw-Hill, Toronto. ISBN: 9781264855872 (print); 9781265805982
- Chapter supplements assigned in this course — Supplement 5S: Decision Theory and Supplement 6S: Linear Programming — are not in the printed text; they are provided online through McGraw-Hill Connect.
2026
Topics
- Introduction to OM (
- Demand Forecasting (
- Capacity Planning (
- Process Design and Facility Layout (
- (Linear Programming and Applications (Supplement 6) &
- Management of Quality (
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3300 (no longer offered). Prerequisite(s): second-year standing. Restricted to selected Sprott programs. Lecture three hours a week.