rjMoodle, Syllabus, Notes & Resources

 

Week #

Week of

Assignment

1

March 21

Course Overview and Pre-Course Assignment

Ch. 1 - Introduction to Operations Management (pages 2-36)
Ch. 2 - Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity (pages 40-62)

2

March 28

Ch. 3 - Forecasting (pages 74-115)
Ch. 4 - Product & Service Design (pages 134-167)

3

April 4

Ch. 5 - Capacity Planning (pages 184-208)
Ch. 6 - Process Selection and Facilities Layout (pages 236-276)
Ch. 8 - Location Planning and Analysis (pages 336-358)
Ch. 8 Supplement - The Transportation Model (pages 354-355, reference Ch19)

4

April 11

Ch. 7 - Work Design and Measurement (pages 288-317). This topic will be "online".
Ch. 9 - Management of Quality (pages 366-401)
Ch. 10 - Quality Control (pages 410-441)
Exam1 - Chapters 1 through 10 (inclusive)

5

April 18

Ch. 11 - Aggregate Planning & Master Scheduling (pages 456-483)
Ch. 12 - MRP and ERP (pages 494-524)
Ch. 13 - Inventory Management (pages 546-581)
Ch. 14 - Just-in-time (JIT) and Lean Systems (pages 604-634)

6

April 25

Ch. 15 - Supply Chain Management (pages 648-683)
Ch. 16 - Scheduling (pages 688-716)

7

May 2

Ch. 17 - Project Management (pages 730-765)
Ch. 18 - Management of Waiting Lines (pages 782-813, no equations). This topic will be "online".

8

May 9

Exam2 - Chapters 11 through 18 (inclusive)
All self-assessments and Exams due by Friday, 11:55PM.