Course Detail
Units:
1.5
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: "C-" or better in (OIS 6061 OR OIS 6062) AND Masters status in the School of Business OR Instructor Consent.
Course Attribute:
Professional MBA
Description
We Explore various operational strategies that can lead to competitive advantage. Within each topic, we develop a framework or theory that the firm can use to aid in decision-making, and typically also tackle a real-life problem using a case study. Possible topics include product and process innovation, strategic implications of the learning curve, strategies from diffusion of new products, rapid product and process development, capacity management, strategic supplier management, strategic quality management, and mass customization.