rjMoodle, Syllabus, Notes & Resources

Topic Week of Assignment
1 January 18 Pre-Course Assignment
Course Introduction and Overview
1 January 25 Chapter 1: Operations and Productivity
2 February 1 Chapter 2: Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
3 February 8 Chapter 3: Project Management
4 February 15 Chapter 4: Forecasting
5 February 22 Chapter 5: Design of Goods and Services
6 March 1 Chapter 6: Managing Quality
8 March 8 Chapter 8: Location Strategies
Chapter 9: Layout Strategies
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  March 15 Spring Break (no class this week)
9 March 22 Chapter 10: Human Resources and Job Design
10 March 29 Chapter 11: Supply-Chain Management
11 April 5 Chapter 7: Process Strategy
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12 April 12 Chapter 12: Inventory Management
13 April 19 Chapter 13: Aggregate Planning
14 April 26 Chapter 15: Short-Term Scheduling
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15 May 3

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 10 Finals Week (all work due by Thursday 3:00PM)