OPS 468: Global Supply Chain Strategy

Operations Management · 4 credits · Decision Sciences

This is a capstone course, enabling students to apply their learning from the operations management program coursework. The course reviews supply chain principles and techniques and examines issues in managing global supply chain strategies and operations. Topics include global supply chain strategy decisions, key performance indicators, inventory models, network design, global facility location decisions, transportation & logistics, risk management, and sales & operations planning.

Offered in 14 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

OPS 360 or MFGE 341

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OPS 360 Operations Management
requires MIS 220 and (DSCI 205 or Statistics AP Exam, score 3)
- MIS 220 Introduction to Business Computer Systems
- DSCI 205 Business Statistics
  requires MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
      - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
      - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
      - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
    requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MFGE 341 Quality and Continuous Improvement
requires MATH 345 or MATH 341
- MATH 345 Statistics for Engineering
  requires (MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 341 Probability and Statistical Inference
  requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Haug, Peter	10	Winter 2021 to Spring 2025
Bates, Phil	4	Winter 2026 to Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (14 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	20647	Lecture	MW 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 244	Bates, Phil	0/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	W13	10389	Lecture	MW 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 244	Bates, Phil	0/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	20702	Lecture	MW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 244	Bates, Phil	26/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	W13	10423	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 244	Bates, Phil	12/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	20752	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	15/25	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	W13	10449	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	24/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	S40	20860	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	8/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	W13	10523	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	18/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	S40 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	20909	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	16/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	W13 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	10545	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 104	Haug, Peter	21/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	S40 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	20976	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 244	Haug, Peter	28/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	W13 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	10604	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · PH 244	Haug, Peter	27/30	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	S40 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	21037	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Haug, Peter	28/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	W13 Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy	10643	Lecture	MW 8:00am-9:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Haug, Peter	18/30	Face to Face Instruction