MIS 320 - Business Process Analysis and Systems

Description:
Addresses the role of business processes and enterprise information systems employed by industry. Employs an industry simulation to illustrate the integrative impact of business decisions involving forecasting, operations, distribution, purchasing, finance and other traditional functions. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequistes: BUS 102 or IT 101 or CS 101, or by permission of FSCM department chair.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Recognize the importance of business processes and the role of information in supporting process integration in modern organizations
Diagram fundamental business processes such as accounting, procurement, fulfilment, production, inventory and warehouse management, and material planning.
Outline the various types of data necessary to support different business processes.
Apply the tools and systems available in a recognized enterprise resources planning system to collect and analyzed business processes in a simulated environment.
Prepare and apply changes to decision variables to improve performance in a simulated operating environment involving demand, distribution, operations, purchasing, inventory and other related processes.
Prepare and apply changes to decision variables to improve performance in a simulated operating environment involving demand, distribution, operations, purchasing, inventory and other related processes.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/21/17

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