Class & Tutorial hours Classes: Wednesdays 9-11h & Fridays 11.15-13.15h Tutorial hours: Wednesdays 11:30 -13 h Fridays 13:30-14:30h Virtual
Information about classes Wednesday sessions Chapters 1,2,3,4, Friday sessions Chapters 5,6,7, SAP
Objectives To introduce a modern approach to Operations Management as a base to achieve an integrated management of the company . To place the production system as the union of procurement, manufacturing and distribution subsystems positioning itself in relation with Finance and Marketing Systems. To introduce the strategic and operational aspects of the production function. To know the main decision areas of the operations area. To know the main tools used to support decisions in the operations area.
Content THEME I - INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT THEME II - PROCESS DESIGN AND PLANNING THEME III - PRODUCTION PLANNING THEME IV - MATERIALS REQUIREMENT PLANNING THEME V - PRODUCTION SCHEDULING THEME VI - INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR INDEPENDENT DEMAND PRODUCTS THEME VII – LEAN MANUFACTURING
Methodology Through the course the different chapters of the course will be developed. Usually, a series of materials and activities will have to be worked by the student prior to the classes to motivate and improve the comprehension of the subject. Through each chapter, a series of exercises and activities will be proposed to the students to reinforce the contents. These activities will be developed by reduced groups of students. Each week the teachers will be available some hours to attend the students individually to solve any doubts they may have (tutorial time). Materials in Moodle
Evaluation The continuous appraisal will consist in: Mid-term exam (35%) Group assignment (10%). Individual SAP Assignment (5%) Final exam 50% The dates of the activities (exercises in the classroom, assignments, ...) will be announced well in advance during the semester. The dates of the exams are scheduled in the assessment calendar of the Faculty.
Evaluation At the end of the course, each professor will publish the final qualifications and the date, time and place of the exam review. The pass grade is 5. If the student has a final grade between 3,5 and 5 and has participated at least to 66,6% of the evaluation activities , a second appraisal will take place. Each teacher will decide the second appraisal methodology. As a result of this second appraisal the maximum grade achieved will be 5. A student not participating in any appraisal activity will be considered as " Not Assessed “.
Bibliography Basic Bibliography : Heizer , I. & Render, B. (2007): Operations Management. 8th edition. Prentice-Hall. Additional Bibliography : Greasley , A. (2005): Operations Management. 1st edition, John Wiley & sons. Slack, N., Chambers, S. & others. (1998): Operations Management. 2nd edition, Ed. Pitman Publishing. Schnierderjans , M. & Qing , C. (2002): E-Commerce Operations Management. 1st edition , World Scientific .
Why do we need to know about Operations Management if we are not engineers ?
The profile of Operations Managers Design an interview you would do to a candidate for an Operations Manager position if you were recruiting in your company Think about : Skills / competences needed Motivations Objectives … Now perform the interview to one of your classmates and reach an agreement on what is important for an Operations Manager