1. Introduction to Manufacturing Planning and Control; and Enterprise Resource Planning.
2. Introduction to Demand Management and Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment.
3. Asessment of Forecasting Information, application of Forecasting Methods (qualitative and quantitative), and assessment of Forecast Accuracy.
4. Application of Sales and Operations Planning fundamentals.
5. Application of Master Production Scheduling techniques.
6. Introduction to Material Requirements Planning concepts, order quantity calculations and transaction processing.
7. Introduction to Capacity Requirements Planning and Scheduling.
8. Introduction to Production Activity Control techniques and Theory of Constraints systems.
9. Application of Master Scheduling techniques.
10. Introduction to Distribution Requirements Planning (transportation networks, forecast allocations, distribution center decisions).
11. Introduction to Supply Chain Logistics elements and analysis.
12. Application of Operations Strategies to Manufacturing Planning and Control.
Lectures, in class simulations, problem solving, and analysis requiring interaction with other students and instructor.
Group Written Project(s) 10-20%
Individual Written Assignment(s) 10-20%
Participation 5-10%
Midterm 25-30%
Final 25-30%
Note: Students must achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined examination components to pass the course.
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
After completing this course, a successful student will be able to:
1. evaluate each stage of the Manufacturing Planning and Control System using performance metrics;
2. demonstrate understanding of Enterprise Resource Plans in relation to Manufacturing Plans and support activities;
3. apply demand management concepts and functions to goods or services environments;
4. analyze forecast data, apply forecasting techniques, and evaluate forecast accuracy;
5. analyze Sales and Operations Plan activities;
6. apply Master Production Scheduling techniques in assorted environments;
7. apply Material Requirements Planning ordering techniques;
8. create Capacity Planning schedules;
9. demonstrate understanding of Production Activity Control principles and theories, and work sequencing techniques;
10. evaluate Distribution Requirements Planning decisions;
11. evaluate Supply Chain Logistics decisions (ie: warehousing, transport, inventory replenishment);
12. contrast Manufacturing Planning and Control decisions to Operations Strategy.
Operations Management (Latest Canadian Edition - Pearson) by Jay Heizer,Barry Render, et al, or Faculty approved alternative.
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Minimum grade of C in [(BUSN 2429 or MATH 1160) and BUSN 3380]
OR currently active in the PBD Computer and Information Systems AND a minimum grade of C in BUSN 3380
OR permission of the instructor
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for BUSN 3388 |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU MGSC 3XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU IBUS 3XX (3) |
| Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN BADM 2XX (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR MGMT 3XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU ENTR 2XXX (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG BUSM 2XXX (3) |
| Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC MGMT 2XX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | No credit |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SCMN 4XXX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW BUSI 2XX (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC COMM 3XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV BUS 3XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC COM 3XX (1.5) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
36498
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Mon | Instructor last name
Kalia
Instructor first name
Nishant
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Course status
Open
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BUSN 3388 050 - This section is restricted to Business Management Diplomas, BBA Management, PBD International & PDD Supply Chain Management, PBD Advanced Supply Chain Management, PDD Data Analytics, and PBD Computer and Information Systems - Data Analytics, & Emerging Technology Streams until Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 9 am.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
37410
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Mon | Instructor last name
Kalia
Instructor first name
Nishant
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Course status
Open
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BUSN 3388 002 - This section is restricted to Business Management Diplomas, BBA Management, PBD International & PDD Supply Chain Management, PBD Advanced Supply Chain Management, PDD Data Analytics, and PBD Computer and Information Systems - Data Analytics, & Emerging Technology Streams until Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 9 am.