Operations Management

Course code HOSP 3320

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

Course outline View

This course offers students large and diverse service industry problem sets, as well as providing solved problems and step-by-step worked examples, to help them understand the application of operations management. Internet-based hospitality management business simulation modules further explore the principles of operations and service management in the hospitality industry.

This course is part of the full-time Bachelor of Hospitality Management program.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
  • Project Management
  • Forecasting
  • Design of Goods and Services
  • Managing Quality
  • Process Strategy and Sustainability
  • Location Strategies
  • Aggregate Planning
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Short-term Scheduling
  • Just In Time and Lean Operations
  • Maintenance and Reliability
  • Decision Making Tools
  • Ethics in Operations

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

Additional information

To learn more about the PLAR pathways for this course review the Bachelor of Hospitality Management Program Content Guide.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.