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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 15.566 (Spring 2003) 
  • Course Title:
  • Information Technology as an Integrating Force in Manufacturing 
  • Course Level:
  • Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Sloan School of Management 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Brian Subirana 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 15.566 Information Technology as an Integrating Force in Manufacturing



    Spring 2003




    Course Highlights


    This course features video of a complete class session with guest speaker, Richard Rowe, Founder of RoweCom. The session focuses on steel manufacturing and cross-company processes - delivering and industry-wide IT solution. A comprehensive bibliography of readingsstudy questions and lecture notes are also available.


    Course Description


    In virtually every industry and every firm, information technology is driving change, creating opportunities and challenges. Leaders who don't understand at least the fundamentals of information systems will be at a strategic disadvantage. This course provides broad coverage of technology concepts and trends underlying current and future developments in information technology, and fundamental principles for the effective use of computer-based information systems. There will be a special emphasis on manufacturing. Information Systems topics that will be covered include networks and distributed computing, including the World Wide Web, hardware and operating systems, software development tools and processes, relational databases, security and cryptography, enterprise applications, B2B, the semantic web and electronic commerce. Sloan LFM students with an interest in Information Systems are encouraged to register for this course.


    Special Features




    Technical Requirements


    Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .rm.


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