DeGroote School of Business

Course Description

O721 - Inventory Management and Production Planning

This course examines concepts related to inventory management and production planning. In inventory management, we take an in-depth look at topics such as forecasting, lot sizing, safety stock determination and inventory control systems. In production planning, and scheduling, the topics are: sales and operations planning, material requirement planning, capacity planning, scheduling, repetitive manufacturing, just in time, and theory of constraints. SAP enterprise resource planning system ECC 6.0 is used extensively in the course to highlight concepts and to demonstrate integrated planning approaches in practical settings. Students do hands-on drills and assignments using SAP ECC 6.0. This course can be used towards SAP Certification in Business Integration.

  • Prerequisite: O600 or O650

Course Offerings

Fall 2023

Code Section Outline
O721 C01

Fall 2022

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O721 E C01

Fall 2021

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O721 C01 Outline

Fall 2020

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O721 C01 Outline

Fall 2019

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O721E C01

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