rjMoodle, Syllabus, Notes & Resources

Topic Week of Assignment
1 January 19 Pre-Course Assignment
Course Introduction and Overview
2 January 24 Chapter 1: Operations and Productivity
3 January 31 Chapter 2: Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
4 February 7 Chapter 3: Project Management
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5 February 14 Chapter 4: Forecasting
6 February 21 Chapter 5: Design of Goods and Services
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7 February 28 Chapter 6: Managing Quality
8 March 6 Chapter 7: Process Strategy
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  March 13 Spring Break - No Class
9 March 20 Chapter 10: Human Resources and Job Design
No Class Thursday
10 March 27 Chapter 11: Supply-Chain Management
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11 April 3 Chapter 12: Inventory Management
12 April 10 Chapter 8: Location Strategies
Chapter 9: Layout Strategies
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13 April 17 Chapter 13: Aggregate Planning
14 April 24 Chapter 15: Short-Term Scheduling
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15 May 1

Chapter 14: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and ERP
Chapter 16: Just-in-Time and Lean Production Systems
Note: Last day of class counts for double attendance points

16 May 8 Finals Week (all work due by Thursday 3:00PM)