MSCI 432Production and Service Operations Management
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Last listed
- Spring 2024
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2024 and last ran in Winter 2024. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W20
- F20
- W21
- F21
- W22
- F22
- W23
- F23
- W24
Ran in 9 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2024.
Introduction to management, planning, and control decisions in manufacturing and service settings using quantitative approaches. Topic areas include production, inventory, distribution, quality control, facilities layout, and process design. Students are exposed to a number of examples and case studies, and work on a project that involves analysis and discussion of improved designs. [Offered: F,W]
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: (One of AE 224, BME 213, CHE 220, CIVE 224, ECE 203, 306, ENVE 224, ME 202, MTE 201, NE 215, STAT 206, 211, 231, 241, SYDE 212); Not open to Management Engineering students. Antireq: MSCI 334
In today’s calendar
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
36 posts and comments in 32 threads mention MSCI 432, May 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
easy te's 4a/4b ECE 5 points, 1 comment
“What are some easy TEs for 4A/4B ece? I've heard of MSCI 331, lmk if you know some other good ones! Thanks”
u/honhonhonFRFR: “MSCI 432 was pretty easy I took ECE 467 which wasn’t bad”
Spring 2023
Birdiest MSCI Electives 1 point, 2 comments
“Any recommendations? I heard MSCI 311 and MSCI 446 weren't too bad. Just looking for an easy GPA booster.”
u/SpudStory34: “MSCI432? Why airlines overbook, lean manufacturing, etc.”
Winter 2023
MSCI 432 Workload - Winter 2023 2 points, 1 comment
u/Due_Wolverine8910: “I'm taking MSCI 432 with Umair Shah and was wondering how the workload is? Is anyone else taking this course this sem?”
Spring 2022
u/WithoutMakingASound: “… If you need a fun elective, see if you meet the pre-reqs for MSCI432 which was one of the most enjoyable courses I took as an elective.... …”
Winter 2022
MSCI 432 2 points, 0 comments
u/Taco220: “Anyone ever take MSCI 432 with Umair before it went online during covid who remembers the structure of the final exam was it cumulative or did the exam focus on post-midterm material”
Spring 2021
PSA: You don’t need to be in CS to get your dream job in tech. Here’s what you should do if you didn’t get in 210 points, 70 comments
“Seeing a lot of posts about people not getting into CS or not making the cutoff for the transfer to CS. …”
u/Fantastic-Bus-2641: “Can confirm. I'm a salty CS reject (still salty today) and decided to go for Honours Math at waterloo for the reputation. …”
u/StoreyedArrow17: “I took many of those courses - you may also enjoy MSCI432.”
Winter 2021
How was MSCI 432 with Umair Shah in Fall 2020? 3 points, 4 comments
u/GradeUnhappy403: “Taking it right now with Umair Shah, there's only one review on UW Flow which says that its a bit harder. Need some more reviews lol. if not, whats an easier MSCI course, except 331 which I've taken already.”
How did people find MSCI 432 with Umair Shah in Fall 2020? 1 point, 0 comments
Fall 2020
msci 432 2 points, 1 comment
u/msci432: “can anyone taking msci 432 let me know what it’s like? also how are the exams/tests/assignments weighting’s? pls and thank you”
Winter 2020
tfw you do bad on midterm 1 and wanted to improve on midterm 2 79 points, 9 comments
“but midterm 2 gets canceled and midterm 1 gets weighted more heavily”
u/CrispyRhinoceros: “Email your Prof, explain your thoughts, and present an alternative that suits you without much inconvenience to the Prof. Or drop the course”
u/bromdenki: “not OP but same happened to me for MSCI 432 and he just tells me please understand”
Spring 2019
MSCI 331/422/432 4 points, 3 comments
u/everythingwehave: “Wondering if anyone's taken any of these courses? I'm in eng and interested in taking a MSCI technical elective. Any feedback or suggestions are appreciated, thank you :)”
u/xylitol_gum: “I took MSCI 432 no hard maths just operations stuff I would recommend it chill class”
Winter 2019
Stat 2b course selection help 6 points, 10 comments
“So i have already taken stat231 and stat230, and i need help selecting courses for 2b. My plan is the following: Math239 Statxxx Statxxx CSxxx Birdcourse Any stat majors have any suggestions? …”
u/StoreyedArrow17: “One of CS330, CS338, CS430, CS432. CS courses are math courses. If you want a non-math course that's actually very interesting, give MSCI432 a try.”
Check it elsewhere
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2023–24Its last calendar entry, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1985–86 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1985–86 to 1994–95 9 calendars
Introduction to a number of problem areas in the management of production/industrial engineering. Topics chosen from production planning and inventory control, planning/control of large projects, quality control, reliability/maintenance, facilities layout, job design, production standards and work measurement.
Prereq: M SCI 331, C&O 350, or equivalent
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit