rjMoodle, Syllabus, Notes & Resources

Week Date
Assignment
1 May 22
Course Overview and Pre-Course Assignment
Ch. 1 - Introduction to Operations Management (pages 2-36)
Ch. 2 - Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity (pages 40-63)
2 May 29 Ch. 3 - Forecasting (pages 72-111)
Ch. 4 - Product & Service Design (pages 132-165)
3 June 5 Ch. 5 - Capacity Planning (pages 182-205)
Ch. 6 - Process Selection and Facilities Layout (pages 234-272)
Ch. 8 - Location Planning and Analysis (pages 332-356)
Ch. 8 Supplement - The Transportation Model (pages 363-366, reference Ch19)
4 June 12
Ch. 7 - Work Design and Measurement (pages 284-313)
Ch. 9 - Management of Quality (pages 370-409)
Ch. 10 - Quality Control (pages 418-449)
    Exam1 - Chapters 1 through 10 (inclusive)
5 June 19 Ch. 11 - Aggregate Planning & Master Scheduling (pages 472-499)
Ch. 12 - MRP and ERP (pages 508-538)
Ch. 13 - Inventory Management (pages 554-593)
Ch. 14 - Just-in-time (JIT) and Lean Systems (pages 618-648)
6 June 26 Ch. 15 - Supply Chain Management (pages 662-694)
Ch. 16 - Scheduling (pages 700-727)
7 July 3
Projects (reports) are due. Project presentations.
8 July 10

Ch. 17 - Project Management (pages 740-774)
Ch. 18 - Management of Waiting Lines (pages 792-823, no equations)

    Exam2 - Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 (inclusive)
All self-assessments and Exams due by Thursday, 11:55PM.