COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides second year students with the broad concepts that make up the field of Operations Management. It focuses on the design, operation and control of productive systems. .
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To increase student understanding of the problems and opportunities faced by the operations manager in manufacturing and service organizations. To develop an ability to apply operations management concepts in a variety of settings. To develop an understanding of operations management techniques in order to be able to evaluate recommendations made by technical specialists in the field.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY:
The course is developed through lectures, discussion and numerical problem solving sessions. Students are expected to participate in class discussion.
Will be covered in class:
- Productivity & Competitiveness
- Product Design & Process Selection
- Quality Control System
- Forecasting
- Capacity Planning & Location
- Job Design & Work Measurement
- Project Planning & Control
- Inventory Systems
TEXT:
Operations Managment, Johnston, Financial Times, 4th Edition, 2004
EVALUATION:
The final grade will be made up of a class participation and homework (25%), a mid-term test (35%) and the final examination (40%).