SCHM 6318 — Managing Operations and the Supply Chain

2 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: MBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Focuses on the integrative management of processes and activities involved in transformation and delivery of goods and services. Emphasizes foundational knowledge on supply chain and operations management concepts, techniques, and functions. Topics covered include sourcing and procurement, manufacturing and service operations, logistics management, process design and control, inventory management, interfirm relationship management, and attendant information flows.

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	2	68	72	94%	2.0
Spring 2024	2	96	141	68%	22.5
Fall 2024	2	56	72	78%	8.0
Spring 2025	2	151	154	98%	1.5
Summer A 2025	1	41	150	27%	109.0
Fall 2025	2	76	96	79%	10.0
Spring 2026	2	137	255	54%	59.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 54% · T 0% · W 22% · Th 32% · F 0%

Common patterns: async (46% of sections), MR (32% of sections), MW (22% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Robert Murray (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

Gilbert Nyaga (65% of students) · reviews
Roy Anderson (25% of students) · reviews
Robert Murray (10% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Gilbert Nyaga (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

SCHM 6211, SCHM 6213, SCHM 6214, SCHM 6215, SCHM 6221, SCHM 6224, SCHM 6411, SCHM 6413, SCHM 6414, SCHM 6415

Courses that list SCHM 6318 in their prerequisites.

Links

Official catalog (SCHM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All SCHM courses · Plan it at numap.app

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