Major in Operations Management [Business]

Sequence of Courses

Year Four

★9 in Operations Management electives (See Note 4)
★21 in free electives (See Note 1)

Notes

See Policy on Elective Courses
Either ACCTG 322 or MIS 311 may be taken in Year Two with the other taken in Year Three.
May be taken in any year except Year Two, Fall Term.
Operations Management electives may be chosen from any 400-level OM courses and from a list of additional approved courses available from the Department of Accounting, Operations, and Information Systems. At least four of the seven Operations Management electives must be chosen from 400-level OM courses, MGTSC 405 and MGTSC 455 .
Students planning to take advanced course work in Economics may wish to substitute ECON 281 . See Policy on Elective Courses (4) . ECON courses used to satisfy the requirements of this major may not also be used to satisfy the requirements for coursework outside the Faculty of Business.

Minors

Students with a declared major in Operations Management may choose to do a minor in any subject area of Business. See Minors for Business Students . Minors are not required. Students are urged to select areas complementary to the Operations Management major. Some suggestions and details are listed next. Students may also wish to consider the Cooperative Education program (see BCom (Cooperative Education Program) ).
Students with a declared major in another area may complete a minor in Operations Management by fulfilling the requirements of Minors for Business Students . ★3 must be in OM 352 .
Students wishing to construct informal programs of study outside the Faculty of Business should consider the following suggestions:
1. Economics: Any senior ECON course, with Departmental approval.
2. Statistics/Mathematics Computing Science: Additional work is recommended for students who are interested in graduate studies, for example, MATH 373 and STAT 265 .

Operations Management Concentrations

Students majoring in Operations Management can tailor their program to focus on either Operations (the purchasing, transformation and delivery of goods and services to customers) or Business Analytics (modeling and analysis to support decisions in operations and other fields). Recommended courses for each of these streams are listed below.

Operations:

OM 410 - Supply Chain Management
OM 411 - Business Process Management
OM 461 - Distribution and Logistics Analytics
OM 468 - Quantitative Management Consulting Project
MGTSC 405 - Forecasting for Planners and Managers
MGTSC 455 - Quality Management
MIS 424 - Introduction to Information Systems Project Management
MIS 426
other courses in management information systems

Business Analytics:

OM 422 - Simulation and Computer Modelling Techniques in Management
OM 471 - Decision Support Systems
OM 468 - Quantitative Management Consulting Project
MGTSC 405 - Forecasting for Planners and Managers
MIS 412 - Managerial Support Systems
other courses in finance, marketing, management information systems, mathematics, statistics, and economics.

Professional Designations

Many Operations Management positions require a professional designation. Elective courses in Operations Management help prepare students for pursuing professional designations and count towards the requirements of some professional designations. Please consult the appropriate governing body.

CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) and CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional): Offered by APICS: The Association for Operations Management.
SCMP (Strategic Supply chain Management Professional): Offered by the Purchasing Management Association of Canada.
CITT: Offered by the Canadian Institute of Traffic and transport.
CORS Diploma: Offered by the Canadian Operational Research Society.