184 distribution to customers. Topics include operations strategy, quality, product and service design, process selection and layout, capacity, produdion scheduling, inventory, location, supply chain management, procurement, transportation, and other rdated issues and models. Prerequisites: Business Foundations. SCM 3720. Transportation and Global Supply Chain Management (3) F Examination of transportation principles, pradices, and modes; governmental and infrastrudure issues; role of intermediaries; and shipper, carrier, and intermodal strategies that facilitate effident global commerce. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; SCM 3050. SCM SI3500. Computer Models/Applications (3) F, S This course concentrates on the use of computer software to aid in the solution and interpretation of operations management and logistics models. Emphasis is placed on problem identification, problem setup, computer solution, and interpretations of solution results. A significant portion of the course deals with sensitivity analysis which involves using different scenarios of inputs to see how sensitive the modd solution is to variation. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; QUAN SI3610; SCM 3050. SCM 4050. Contemporary Supply Chain Management Practices (3) 5 This course incorporates readings, site visits, and case analysis to convey state-of-the-art and emerging operations management and logistics practices. Devdopment of leading-edge strategies which promote a firm's ability to differentiate itself in terms of its operations and logistics performance is emphasized. Field trips required. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; SCM 3050. SCM 4100. Quality Management and Productivity (3) F, S A survey of quality management prindples and practices whereby manufaduring and service organizations achieve customer satisfaction and competitive advantage. Emphasis is on internal/external customers, employee involvement, service quality, quality planning and design, process management and improvement, problem- solving tools, variation and statistical thinking, statistical process control, and quality management systems. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; QUAN SI3610; SCM 3050; or Instrudor Permission. SCM SI4410. Materials and Inventory Management (3) 5 This course emphasizes materials requirements planning and the logistics processes which support produdion. Topics include MRP, MRPII, JIT, and dassical inventory models. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; QUAN SI3610, SCM 3050. SCM SI4600. Simulation (3) F This course explores simulation modeling beginning with the basics of simulating a discrete distribution to construdion of simulation modds using spreadsheets to the use of complex produdion and logistical simulation models. Emphasis is placed on problem recognition, problem set-up, simulation modd construdion, and application and interpretation results. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; SCM 3050. SCM 4730. Purchasing and Supply Management (3) F Strategic and procedural issues in the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services by industry. Emphasis is on the integration of the purchasing function into corporate strategy and the value-added contributions of a progressive supply fundion. Topics include procurement policies, supplier selection, B2B marketplaces, cost analysis and pricing, contract types, negotiation, and supplier management. Prerequisites: Business Foundations, SCM 3050, or instructor permission. SCM 4800. Independent Research (1-3) Su, F, S Direded research and study on an individual basis. May be repeated until a total of 4 hours credit is accumulated. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; Senior Standing; Written Instructor Approval. SCM 4860. Supply Chain Management Internship (3) Su, F, S A structured professional-level field experience. The student will be counseled and supervised as he/she applies and integrates the knowledge and skills obtained through operations management and logistics courses. Prerequisites: Business Foundations; Senior Standing; Instructor approval. DEPARTMENT Economics Chain Dr. Clifford Nowell Location: Wattis Business Building, Room 226 Telephone: Department Secretary, Elaine Thomas 801-626-( Professors: Dan Fuller, Doris Geide-Stevenson, Therese Cavlovic Grijalva, John M. Mbaku, Clifford Nowell; Assistant Professors: Nazneen Ahmad, Ruperto Majuca, Salvador A. Martinez, Mary Wrenn; Instructor: Ron Skocki I he Department of Economics offers two different degree programs. The career field selected will determine the educational goals a student must set and will be an important element in deciding which of the many avenues towards a bachelor's degree available in economics is best suited for you. Economics provides general analysis of dedsion making where resource constraints are present. Within the area of business, the fidds of economics and finance are perhaps the most rigorous in terms of the use and application of mathematical and statistical reasoning. Students with a bachelor's degree in Business Economics are generally prepared to take entry level jobs in any area of business, but are particularly prepared for jobs that call for data analysis, pricing, purchasing, and report writing. Business economists are often employed in private business firms in the financial, retailing, and industrial sectors. A complete career guide is available from the department chairperson. A degree in Business Economics is also regarded by graduate business schools as excellent preparation for advanced work toward an MBA, as well as advanced degrees in other business related disdplines such as human resource management, public administration, finance, and international business. Students seeking an advanced degree in economics, law, other social and behavioral sciences, urban and regional planning, aduarial science, etc., should also investigate the General Economics Major. Center for Economic Education The Department has established a Center for Economic Education. Its basic function is to help educators in secondary and elementary schools improve their understanding and knowledge of economics. This will assist them in providing their students with the fundamental economic tools needed to evaluate complex national and international events that are a part of their daily existence. Business Economics Major bachelors degree (bs or ba) » Program Prerequisites: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require prior completion of ACTG 2010, ECON SS2010, ECON SS2020,1ST 2010 and QUAN SI2600 (unless noted ). These prerequisites are referred to colledively as "Business Foundations." (Rder to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 164-167.) Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog