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1

Mon Aug 22

Course Overview

Introduction to Operations

 

 

 

Wed Aug 24

Operations and Competitiveness

Chapter 1

 

2

Mon Aug 29

Operations Strategy

Chapter 2

 

 

Wed Aug 31

Quality Management

Chapter 3

Assignment One – Operations Introduction

3

Mon Sep 5

No Class – Labor Day

 

 

 

Wed Sep 7

Quality Management - continued

 

 

4

Mon Sep 12

Six Sigma, Quality Tools &  SPC

Chapter 4

 

 

Wed Sep 14

Workplace Safety and Health Issues

Review for Exam One

Bb Readings

Assignment Two - Quality

5

Mon Sep 19

Exam One

 

 

 

Wed Sep 21

Process Planning and Analysis

Technology Decisions

Chapter 6

Bb Readings

 

6

Mon Sep 26

Human Resources in OM

Chapter 8

 

 

Wed Sep 28

Job Design and Analysis

Ergonomics

Bb Readings

 

7

Mon Oct 3

Work Measurement

Supplement 8

 

 

Wed Oct 5

Project Management

 

Chapter 9

Assignment Three – Human Factors

8

Mon Oct 10

Environmental Issues

Review for Exam 2

Bb Readings

Assignment Four – Project Management

 

Wed Oct 1

Exam Two

 

 

9

Mon Oct 17

No Class – Fall Break

 

 

 

Wed Oct 19

Capacity Planning

Chapter 13

 

10

Mon Oct 24

Waiting Line Analysis

Chapter 17

 

 

Wed Oct 26

Linear Programming as a Decision-making Tool

Supplement 13

Assignment Five – Waiting Lines

11

Mon Oct 31

Linear Programming cont-

 

 

 

Wed Nov 2

Review for Exam Three

 

Assignment Six – Linear Programming

12

Mon Nov 7

Exam Three

 

 

 

Wed Nov 9

Supply Chain Management

Chapter 10

 

13

Mon Nov 14

E-Commerce Issues

Global Supply Issues

 

 

 

Wed Nov 16

Managing Inventory

 

Chapter 15

 

14

Mon Nov 21

Managing Inventory - continued

 

 

 

Wed Nov 23

No Class – Thanksgiving Break

 

 

15

Mon Nov 28

Lean Operations

 

Chapter 15

Assignment Seven – Inventory Management

 

Wed Nov 30

Guest Speaker – Karl Kruse

 

 

16

Mon  Dec 5

Ethics in OM

Bb Readings

 

 

Wed Dec 7

Course Wrap-up

Exam Review

 

Assignment Eight – Operations Review

Finals Week

 

Exam Four

Sec 1454 (MW 2-3:15) – Wednesday 12/14   9:30 – 11:20

Sec 1448 (MW 3:30-4:45)  –  Friday 12/16     9:30 – 11:20