2014-2015 Academic Catalog

Sep 27, 2024

2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MGMT 5514 - Green Operations Management

Increasingly, organizations are actively managing their operations and supply chains as a key area of their environmental impact. The significance of emissions and natural resource use in an organization’s supply chain is often several times greater than the organization’s own operations. Therefore, the supply chains of organizations provide significant opportunities as a source of improved efficiency and cost savings. This course will investigate these topics:

Environmental and take-back legislation
Lean Management - Pollution prevention and waste reduction
Environmental Management Systems (EMS); ISO 14000
Certifications: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Product and Market Development & Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Design for Environment - Cradle-to-cradle design
Evolution of Green Supply Chain
Methods for managing the demands of green supply chain assessments from both the supplier and purchasing organization perspective.

Open to MBA students only.

Prerequisites:

STAT 4005

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies