Production And Operations Management

1. Describe the nature and scope of POM.
2. Understand the importance of operations function.
3. Appreciate the importance of quality.
4. Explain the need for management of technology.
5. Formulate a linear programming model.
6. Explain the importance of work design.

13 weeks, about 26 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction and Overview

   • Unit 1: Production and Operations Management · 2 hours

     Define Production and Operations Management (POM).. Identify the three major functional areas of organizations.. Describe the interrelation between finance, marketing, and operations.. Compare and contrast service and manufacturing operations.. Discuss the historical evolution of POM..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction and Overview

   • Unit 2: Operations Strategy · 2 hours

     Define operations strategy and its importance for competitiveness.. Explain how to link marketing strategy to operations strategy.. Provide examples of competitive priorities for competitive advantage.. Compare organization strategy and operations strategy.. Explain the importance of linking them..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction and Overview

   • Unit 3: Forecasting in POM · 2 hours

     Describe qualitative forecasting techniques.. Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative approaches.. Identify basic demand patterns.. Choose appropriate forecasting techniques.. Apply time series analysis..

4. Week 4Module 2: Design of Production Systems

   • Unit 4: Process Management · 2 hours

     Describe process decisions and their relation to volume.. Discuss how process choice implements flow strategy.. Explain vertical integration and outsourcing.. Describe customer contact effects on processes.. Apply process improvement techniques..

5. Week 5Module 2: Design of Production Systems

   • Unit 5: Job Design · 2 hours

     Explain the importance of job design.. Describe basic approaches to job design.. Rationalize job specialization or alternatives.. Apply job rotation, enlargement, and enrichment.. Discuss team production and empowerment..

6. Week 6Module 2: Design of Production Systems

   • Unit 1: Management of Technology · 2 hours

     Define technology and its management.. Demonstrate technology's importance to the supply chain.. Describe the role of IT in reshaping processes.. Discuss R&D stages and technology application.. Apply technology implementation guidelines..

7. Week 7Module 2: Design of Production Systems

   • Unit 2: Site Selection · 2 hours

     Understand the meaning of site selection.. Understand factors to consider before site-selection decisions.. Know the interrelationships among relevant factors.. Use quantitative methods to decide on site-selection.. Evaluate staffing, infrastructure, and financial aid..

8. Week 8Module 3: Operating Decisions

   • Unit 3: Supply Chain Management · 2 hours

     Define supply-chain management.. Describe the strategic importance of supply-chain management.. Explain the roles of purchasing and distribution.. Develop integrated supply chains.. Analyze supplier relations..

9. Week 9Module 3: Operating Decisions

   • Unit 4: Inventory Management · 2 hours

     Explain the purpose of inventories.. Understand inventory cost structures.. Differentiate independent and dependent demand.. List requirements for effective inventory management.. Apply the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model..

10. Week 10Module 3: Operating Decisions

    • Unit 5: Aggregate Planning · 2 hours

      Explain aggregate planning and its usefulness.. Identify variables in aggregate planning.. Identify strategies decision makers use.. Describe techniques planners use.. Prepare aggregate plans and compute costs..

11. Week 11Module 3: Operating Decisions

    • Unit 1: Linear Programming (LP) · 2 hours

      Explain the function and characteristics of Linear Programming (LP).. Formulate a Linear Programming (LP) problem.. Explain slack and surplus variables.. Perform sensitivity analysis.. Apply the Simplex Method..

12. Week 12Module 3: Operating Decisions

    • Unit 2: Material Requirements Planning · 2 hours

      Discuss the conditions under which Material Requirements Planning is most appropriate.. Describe the input, outputs and nature of MRP processing.. Explain how requirements are translated into material requirements.. Discuss the benefits and requirements of MRP.. Describe MRP II and how it relates to MRP..

13. Week 13Module 4: Control Decisions

    • Unit 3: Just-In-Time System · 2 hours

      Explain what is meant by the term just-in-time (JIT) production system.. List each of the goals of JIT and explain its importance.. List and briefly describe the building blocks of JIT.. Outline the consideration important in a traditional mode of production to a Just-in-Time system.. Explain the benefits of the JIT systems..