Course Title
Process Management
Course Description
This course examines the management of business processes in order to attain objectives including productivity enhancement, cost reduction and quality improvements. Organizational efforts to continuously improve processes and enhance customer satisfaction are examined with a primary focus on the complementary subjects of Lean and Total Quality Management (TQM). Special topics such as leadership styles: costs of quality; employee empowerment, participation, and teamwork; statistical process control tools; process improvement techniques; product design; variance reduction; value and non-value adding activities; waste eliminating; and numerous lean practices and tools will be examined. Prerequisite(s): POM 3430 with a minimum grade of (C).
Course Attributes
Upper Division Business (BUS)
Equivalent Courses
POM440
College/School
School of Business Admin.