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POM 510 Operations and Supply Chain Management 2.0 Credits

This course is an introduction to some selected topics in the field of production and operations management. It covers process analysis, quality management, queueing and capacity management, lean operations, inventory management, aggregate planning and supply chain management.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

POM 601 Operations Management 3.0 Credits

This course is an introduction to the field of production and operations management (POM). Production and operations activities such as forecasting, capacity planning, inventory control, scheduling, and ensuring quality are discussed from the supply chain perspective. The philosophies and characteristics of lean operations and responsive manufacturing/service systems are highlighted.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: STAT 601 [Min Grade: C] or STAT 610 [Min Grade: C] or ECON 540 [Min Grade: C]

POM 610 Supply Chain Management I 3.0 Credits

This course, as the first of a two part comprehensive, in-depth coverage of Supply Chain Management, provides, first, a basic understanding of the operations function in organizations and the associated strategic, tactical and operational aspects of this functional area. Secondly, the nature and role of supply chains within the context of the major organizational functions, especially in the light of recent developments in manufacturing, transportation, information, communication and other relevant technologies, along with some supply chain policy formulation and decision making issues, receive thorough treatment. Topical coverage includes detailed discussions and problem solving in the areas of sales and operations planning, inventory management, MRP/DRP, operations scheduling, etc.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

POM 615 Supply Chain Management II 3.0 Credits

This is a continuation of SCM I (POM 610). The remainder of the strategic, tactical and operational issues of Supply Chain Management are covered in this course. Building on and extending the concepts developed in the previous course, policy questions and decision making technologies relevant for designing and managing supply chains, operating in an intensively competitive global business environment, are addressed in detail. Some of the topics covered in this course include supply chain coordination, transportation planning, sourcing and supply chain contracts, revenue management, supply network design, sustainability and social/environmental issues, etc.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 610 [Min Grade: C]

POM 624 Management of Service Firms 3.0 Credits

Analyzes service firms (e.g., hotels, restaurants, transportation companies, and banking firms), including relevant decision models, such as manpower scheduling, and case studies.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

POM 628 Advanced Supply Chain Management 3.0 Credits

This course covers some selected topics on supply chain management at the advanced level, including sourcing and procurement, network designs in supply chains, closed-loop supply chains as well as sustainable supply chains. Advanced analytical models on multi-echelon supply chains, supplier selection and others, together with case studies, are the main focuses of the course. The current best practices on the selected topics will also be discussed.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 615 [Min Grade: C] and OPR 601 [Min Grade: C] and STAT 610 [Min Grade: C]

POM 630 Transportation & Logistics Management 3.0 Credits

This course focuses on the role of the Transportation/Logistics function in complex supply chain networks. Strategic aspects of transportation infrastructure, as well as tactical planning and operational decision making, involving transportation and related activities, will be emphasized, towards gaining sustainable economic efficiencies and achieving competitive advantage in today’s intensely competitive global economic environment. Topics covered include various modes of goods movement, the effects of public policy and regulations, costing and pricing of transportation activities, transportation planning/execution decisions and the inter-relationships between transportation/logistics and the other major supply chain activities across functional boundaries.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

POM 642 Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics 3.0 Credits

This course presents management case studies on designing, evaluating, and improving supply chain operations with the goal of promoting environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Topics include product and process design for sustainability, cradle-to-cradle design, “green” sourcing and procurement, reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chains, supply chain coordination for sustainability, end-of-life management, facilities location and design, sustainable transportation and logistics solutions.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

POM 643 Managing Queues for Service Operations 3.0 Credits

The emphasis of this course is on waiting time management. The course will introduce quantitative methods to analyze queueing models and build insights and intuition about various performance metrics in queueing systems. Specifically, the course will establish an understanding of the impact of variability and utilization on the waiting time, and demonstrate the wide applicability of queueing models across various industries. The course will draw examples and case studies from a wide array of applications in service industries such as restaurants, entertainment, health care, insurance, financial institutions, and air transportation. The analytical tools covered in class aim to guide appropriate process design choices to improve system performance.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (STAT 601 [Min Grade: C-] or ECON 540 [Min Grade: C-]) and POM 624 [Min Grade: C-]

POM 644 Revenue Management 3.0 Credits

The course will convey to future business leaders innovative ways to boost profitability. It will explore how firms can improve the operational management of the demand for their products (goods or services) to more effectively align it with their supply through business analytics lenses. It will introduce quantitative methods to improve decision-making, with special emphasis on spreadsheet modeling and analysis.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: OPR 601 [Min Grade: C-] and (STAT 601 [Min Grade: C-] or STAT 610 [Min Grade: C-] or ECON 540 [Min Grade: C-] or BSAN 601 [Min Grade: C-])

POM 645 Supply Chain Analytics 3.0 Credits

This course covers the critical decisions in a supply chain through data analysis and optimization techniques. It explores real-world applications in various areas of supply chain management, including supply chain network design, distribution and logistics, and inventory strategies. Students will learn to solve practical supply chain problems by applying theoretical principles and the usage of data-driven models and optimization tools.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 510 [Min Grade: C+] or POM 610 [Min Grade: C+]

POM 770 Supply Chain Management and Logistics Capstone Project 3.0 Credits

This course consists of an industry project to provide practical experience in identifying and solving supply chain management and logistics problems.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 3 times for 12 credits
Prerequisites: POM 624 [Min Grade: C] and POM 628 [Min Grade: C]

POM 900 Decision Processes in Operations Management 3.0 Credits

This course is a broad survey of managerial decision making areas within the operations function of organizations. The focus is on design or strategic, as well as statistical and control issues, with a strong emphasis on mathematical modeling of decision processes and systems.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: OPR 922 [Min Grade: C]

POM 922 Inventory Models Seminar 3.0 Credits

Major managerial and economic issues involving inventory management in manufacturing and services firms are examined in detail. The focus is on the development and application of operations research and applied probability based mathematical modeling approaches towards inventory decisions.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 900 [Min Grade: C]

POM 925 Supply Chain Management Seminar 3.0 Credits

Supply chain management encompasses all the physical and information flows that play a role in satisfying customer demand for goods and services. This course emphasizes mathematical approaches towards the development and implementation of solutions in the various strategic, tactical and operational aspects of integrated supply chains.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 922 [Min Grade: C]

POM 930 Scheduling Theory 3.0 Credits

This course focuses on issues of scheduling resources in organizations. In particular, problems that arise in operations, employee and project scheduling will receive attention. The major emphasis is on mathematical modeling techniques that aid and support managerial decisions in this area.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: POM 900 [Min Grade: C]

POM 990 Service Operations Management 3.0 Credits

This course focuses on services management in general and service operations in particular. It explores the elements that unite services that differentiate service processes from manufacturing processes, and that differentiate various types of services from each other. It covers strategic and tactical issues associated with designing and managing service operations, and it provides tools to help assess, design and improve processes, and establish systems to help ensure an excellent customer experience.

College/Department: LeBow College of Business
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is PhD.
Prerequisites: POM 900 [Min Grade: C]

POM 997 Research Activity for PhD Students in STAT 0.5-12.0 Credits

PhD candidates in Decision Sciences and MIS in their second year undertake research activity with their advisor prior to defending their dissertation proposal. This course is designated to record that activity. The student is expected to conduct all major numerical studies and provide all theoretical support for their work, in the case of analytical modeling research, or to have built the model and started on the data collection, in the case of empirical research. It is expected that upon completion of this requirement, the student will make any final minor edits and submit the paper to a leading conference, preferably a referred one, by the end of the summer quarter.