Course description
OPER1050 Introduction To Forecasting And Purchasing
Description: Developing a basic understanding of the role, responsibilities and procedures to carry out the purchasing function in a retail or industrial environment, this course will teach the principles of forecasting, specification buying, pricing, standards, negotiating, ethics and team decision-making factors in a quality, customer-oriented organization.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
OPER1060 Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
Description: Explaining the basics of an MRP system, this course covers topics including the master production schedule, lot sizing, phase-shifting, different types of demand, bill of materials, inventory and the various input and outputs of an MRP system. Students will learn the prerequisites to implementing an MRP system and the controls required to maintain it.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
OPER1230 Transportation & Traffic
Description: This course covers modes of transportation, inter-modal services, unitization / containerization, freight forwarding / customs, transport documents, claims, traffic management, total transportation costs and computer applications and trends.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
OPER1240 Warehouse Design & Storage Systems
Description: Some of the topics covered include: purpose of warehousing site selection and site layout, types of warehouses, environmental impacts of the warehouse, total site costs, implementing the layout, preventive maintenance, capital expenditures, warehouse manager, objective of warehousing, warehouse operations cold storage warehousing, customer project management team building.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
Electives: Program Option
Description: Student must pass 1 Course(s)
Elective Courses:
BUS1020 Organizational Behaviour
Description: Studying people and organizations, this course examines the behaviour of individuals working alone or in teams. Using actual examples, this course examines how behavioural factors affect organizational effectiveness. Note: This course is an approved HRPAO credit. Equivalent: Introduction to Business Management & Organizational Behaviour. OLRN1470 (Internet).
Hours: 45
Credits: 3
COMP1100 Excel
Description: Recommended: COMP1150 Computer Literacy for Windows (Word/Excel) or equivalent knowledge.
This course takes you beyond the basics to cover intermediate spreadsheeting concepts and techniques using Excel 2003. Students will learn how to produce professional workbooks. Emphasis will be placed on: planning and creating spreadsheets; using formulas and functions; data analysis; generating graphs; and linking, summarizing and consolidating worksheets.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
MGMT1080 Fundamentals Of Project Management
Description: This course will interest those who have the goal of attaining the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation certified by the Project Management Institute. Providing the practical knowledge to prepare project successfully, this course will teach how the areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) are applied in a project's life cycle.
Hours: 36
Credits: 3
