Course Lecturer Name(s): Dr. Shawn Best
Course Director Name: Dr. Shawn Best
Course Lecturer(s) Contact Information: 439-2000 ext. 386
Course Lecturer(s) Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 AM to 12:30 AM
Course Lecturer(s) Office Location: Building C (Windward Hall)
Course Support: Mahalia Charles, mcharl11@sgu.edu, 3863
Course Management tool: To learn to use Sakai, the Course management tool, access the link https://apps.sgu.edu/members.nsf/mycoursesintro.pdf
Course Description:
This course introduces the concepts and techniques for design, planning and control of manufacturing and service operations. It is a survey of the operating practices and procedures found in both manufacturing and service firms. This course will cover the business processes and procedures used to transform various inputs into finished goods and services. A solid math or statistics background will be helpful. The course provides an understanding and appreciation of operations management terms, tools and techniques for analyzing operations, while providing the strategic context for making operational decisions. It will focus on strategic and tactical issues associated with operations designed to produce and distribute goods and services, including quality management, statistical quality control, production planning and scheduling, workforce management, project management, capacity planning, supply-chain management, just-in-time manufacturing, factory and warehouse layout, and logistics management.
Course Objectives:
The learning objective is to provide students with an understanding of the Operations environment sufficient to run a small enterprise or to work in a large one with supervision, and to implement appropriate operations management techniques and behaviors in real world situations.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the wide scope of operations management decisions and their impact on business.
- Employ the use of analytical tools to solve operational problems encountered in the organization on a daily basis.
- Identify and demonstrate knowledge of processes and systems used in the in the management of the operational functions in the organization.
- Evaluate operational scenarios and make appropriate decisions to fit each scenario.
Student Learning Outcomes:
On successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
- Identify and apply the role of operations management in the overall business strategy of the firm.
- Recognize the relationship between key functional areas of the firm and operations function.
- Identify the key necessary factors and connect the relationship between these factors in designing operational systems.
- Utilize a range of analytical and problem-solving tools appropriate for enabling the operations function of the firm.
- Compare the different approaches used in operations management to enable global business transactions.
- Apply the techniques of operations management to both manufacturing industries as well as the services sector.
Program Outcomes Met By This Course:
ISLO-1: Students will be able to apply ethical skills to lead and manage in their respective business discipline.
ISLO-3: Students will be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
ISLO-4: Students will be able to critically think, motivate and collaborate to solve business problems.
ISLO-7: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of legal, ethical, and global standards in the management domain.
SAS Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned as follows:
A = 89.5% or better
B+ = 84.5 - 89.4%
B = 79.5 - 84.4%
C+ = 74.5 - 79.4%
C = 69.5 - 74.4%
D = 64.5 - 69.4%
F = 65% or less
Course Materials:
Text Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (13th Edition) Jay Heizer, Barry Render and Chuck Munson (Pearson/Prentice Hall) Note: Other editions may be used by students, although case examples in the various editions may be different.
Supplementary Readings/Resources: Assigned articles and case studies (Posted on Sakai and handed out in class)
Course Grading Requirement:
The objectives of this course will be achieved by utilization of a combination of class lectures, in class videos, online videos to be watched from home, group activities, class discussion of case studies and homework. The performance of students will be assessed as follows:
- Midterm exam: 20%
- Case study analyses (or Group project): 20%
- Simulation (or Group project): 15%
- Homework assignments, in class activities, and quizzes: 25%
- Final Exam: 20%
Course Schedule:
This is the planned schedule of assignments and readings for the course. The instructor reserves the right to make changes as required to adapt to student needs or comprehension levels.
CLASS OUTLINE FOR THE SEMESTER: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Week 1 |
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topic 1 |
Overview, review syllabus |
Read Chap 1, |
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topic 1&2 |
Introduction to Operations Management, Productivity Operations Strategy (Chps 1 &2) |
Assignment on Productivity calculations |
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Week 2 |
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topic 2&3 |
Operations Strategy and Project Management Case study (Chps 2 & 3)
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Start Simulation or Group Project |
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Topic 12 |
Waiting Line Models (Module D) |
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topic 3 |
Project Management, Review homework, complete end of chapter PERT/CPM questions |
Assignment on PERT/CPM questions |
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Week 3 |
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topic 3 |
Project Management exercise; |
Gantt charts for project management exercise |
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topic 3 |
Project Management continued
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Week 4 |
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topic 4 |
Forecasting principles (Chp 4) |
Assignment questions on Forecasting techniques |
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topic 4 |
Forecasting Techniques calculations |
Read chapter 5 |
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Week 5 |
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Topic 5 |
Product and Service Design (Chp 5) |
Video Case on product design |
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Topic 5 |
Generating New Products, Product Development, Issues for Product Design |
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Week 6 |
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Managing Quality (Chp 6) |
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Topic 6 |
Defining Quality, Cost of Quality, International Quality Standards, Total Quality Management, Quality Management Tools) |
Assignment to construct quality management tools (Fishbone Diagram, Pareto Charts) |
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Week 7 |
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topic 6 |
Lecture, six sigma - SPC Control charts – cut string |
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topic 6 |
Quality systems ISO, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, |
Study for midterm exam
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Week 8 |
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MIDTERM EXAM |
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Week 9 |
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topic 7 |
Lean Operations Management |
Read chapter 16 |
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topic 7 |
Just in Time(JIT), TPS, 5Ss, Onhos Seven wastes, Lean Scheduling, Kanban |
Assignment on Lean Operations |
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Week 10 |
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topic 8 |
Capacity and Constraint Management Chp 7S |
Group Case Study Analysis (or Group Project) and presentations |
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Capacity, Bottle Neck Analysis and Theory of Constraints |
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Week 11 |
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topic 9 |
Inventory Management (Chp 12) |
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topic 9 |
Managing Inventory (ABC Analysis, Cycle counting) EOQ model calculations Chp. 12 |
Assignment on EOQ calculations |
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Week 12 |
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topic 9 cont. |
EOQ model calculations |
In-class exercise on EOQ calculations |
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Week 13 |
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topic 10 |
Aggregate Planning Chp. 13 |
In-class exercise on Aggregate Planning calculations. |
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Week 14 |
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topic 11 |
Supply Chain Management and Outsourcing Chps. 11 and 11S |
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Week 15 |
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topic 11 |
Supply Chain Management and Outsourcing Chps. 11 and 11S continued |
End “Entrepreneur” Simulation |
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Week 16 |
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FINAL EXAM |
Study for final |
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Final Exam |
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