Operations & Info Management 301 - Intro to Operations Management

Spring
2026
03
3.00
Michele Burch

TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM

UMass Amherst
81509
School of Management 137
mburch@isenberg.umass.edu
An introduction to operations management in manufacturing and service industries. Emphasis on learning the basic principles, using MS EXCEL, required to organize and manage service and manufacturing organizations. Topics may include improved facility layout, project management, supply-chain management, Just-in-Time systems, inventory management, scheduling, and work force management. Discussions of real world applications frequently used to demonstrate concepts.

Open to sophomore, junior, and senior BBA students in the Isenberg School of Management and Business minor students. RES-ECON211/212,STAT240,OIM240 This course has reserved seating. If you are a Business Minor student and unable to self-enroll, the number of reserved seats has been met. Please continue to monitor Spire for seat availability or add yourself to the Spire waitlist, if open. If you add yourself to the SPIRE wait list, please ensure you do not enroll in a course that conflicts with this course.

Enrollment in this class is managed by the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office. Please do not contact the instructor with enrollment inquiries. Please direct questions to the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office at undergrad@isenberg.umass.edu.

Isenberg majors graduating this semester and unable to enroll in the course should contact Meghan Smith at msmith@isenberg.umass.edu as soon as possible.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.