AG 404: Agriculture Operations Management & Evaluation

This course focuses on the operations level of management within an organization or enterprise. The course highlights the importance of the ongoing daily nature of organizational functionality through areas including capacity planning, inventory management, quality control, and supply chain management. Students are tasked with collaboratively examining an assigned company's operations within their preferred academic and career interests in an empowered student-led process resulting in a comprehensive presentation of information. This course is cross-listed with AMGT 404 and HCAD 404. Students completing AG 404 may not receive graduation credit for AMGT 404 or HCAD 404. Class must be passed with a 2.0 or better to count for BAS Applied Management degree. $35 science fee. Course Outcomes: 1. Discuss the elements that comprise operations management ILO 3; PLO 3 2. Contrast operations management with project management PLO 3 3. Construct a contract to determine team policies and evaluative metrics PLO 5 4. Audit an organization?s operations management policies and procedures ILO 4; PLO 8 5. Produce and present a collaborative comprehensive operations management review ILO 3; PLOs 5, 6