Operations Management
Course length
This course is one-week long.
Marks overview
Textbook
Assignment
Due on day 5
30% of the final
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In-class activities
Valuable resources
These materials might help you understand the course better
A course on Operations Management on YouTube
Help with statistics, like the concepts of standard deviation, mean, variables, variance, etc.
Six Sigma
jamovi: an open source software to do statistical analysis
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jamovi for Data Analysis - Full Tutorial, on YouTude (this is exactly the same as the above course, minus the transcripts)
Books
Articles
For statistics, tools, country indicators, business-related tutorials, and courses see
resources
Day 1
Learning Objectives
Ch. 1
Define operations management (p. 2)
Explain the distinction between goods and services (p. 9)
Explain the difference between production and productivity (p. 11)
Identify the critical variables in enhancing productivity (p. 14)
Day 2
Learning Objectives
In-class activity (must be submitted today)
Please choose one of the two following options (only one):
Option 1
Page 22
Source: Heizer, J., Render, B., Griffin, P. (2019). Operations Management, 3rd Edition.
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Option 2
Page 22
Source: Heizer, J., Render, B., Griffin, P. (2019). Operations Management, 3rd Edition.
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Extras
Helpful resource
Video to watch
How to create an advanced control chart
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Recommended articles
Day 3
Learning Objectives
Ch. 7
Ch. 9
LO 1: Discuss important issues in office layout (p. 352)
LO 2: Define the objectives of retail layout (p. 353)
LO 3: Discuss modern warehouse management and terms such as
ASRS,
cross-docking, and random stocking (p. 358)
LO 4: Identify when fixed-position layouts are appropriate (p. 358)
LO 5: Explain how to achieve good process-oriented facility layout (p. 359)
LO 6: Define work cell and the requirements of a work cell (p. 364)
LO 7: Define product-oriented layout (p. 367)
LO 8: Explain how to balance production flow in a repetitive or product-oriented facility (p. 368)
Ch. 10
In-class activity (must be submitted today)
Day 4
Learning Objectives
Day 5
Final exam
The assignment is due