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Course Number: OMGT 4783
 
Project Management for Operations Managers
 
Introduction to the Critical Path Method and Program Evaluation and Review Technique. Project planning and control methods; activity sequencing; time-cost trade-offs; allocation of manpower and equipment resources; scheduling activities; computer systems for PERT/CPM.
 
Textbook: NOTE: 2 books are required for this course. 1) Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Meredith and Mantel, 7th ed., 2009, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, 0-470-22621-6; 2) Project Management Case Studies, 3rd ed, Harold Kerzner, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, 0-470-27871-0