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OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

OTM 300
Course Description

Managing operations and supply chains is about people, information, equipment, and materials and how these are combined to produce and/or deliver goods and services to customers. Emphasis is on how systems and processes can be designed, managed, and improved to achieve operations excellence and competitive advantage.

Prerequisites

Not open to graduate/professional students

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average
3.16

2.52% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.86%

-0.62% from Historical

A Rate
27.43%

31.2% from Historical

Class Size
350

-9.5% from Historical

2026 Summr Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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