This course provides an understanding and appreciation of the operations management concepts and quantitative methods used in the control of business services, personnel, production, and inventory in organizations. It also addresses the efficient and effective use of resources, systematic direction and control, transformation of inputs into finished goods, and operations strategy. Topics include forecasting, linear programming, inventory management, statistical process control, Just-In-Time manufacturing, queuing theory, project management, and others. Prerequisite: Competency in Statistics