BUSI 4680U – Applied Project Management: Tools and Applications

Application of supply chain management methods to a business problem or opportunity. Students work in teams and apply project selection and planning methods to plan a new SCM process, quality improvement, or process re-engineering. This work includes written and oral presentations to business sponsors and use of simulation tools, spreadsheets and project planning software. Topics discussed are: developing alternatives; specifying performance metrics; trade-off analysis; sensitivity analysis; process mapping; data collection, including interviewing; specifying a project work breakdown structure; developing an implementation schedule; resource assignment and levelling, risk analysis and management, simulation software, modelling/verification/analysis of simulation studies; spreadsheet analysis and project planning software; presentation methods.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3601U, with a C grade or better