TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor İsmail Erol
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the strategic importance of Production and Operations Management. 2) Understand the strategic importance of Production and Operations Management. 3) Are informed about the decisions that should be made related to the design and operations of the production system. 4) Develop the capability of applying some of the quantitative decision models. 5) Are informed about the technological and methodological developments that affect the Production and Operations Management function and also about the trends related to the area. 6) Develop the ability to analyze the causes of problems that adversely affect business performance. 7) Distinguish the activities related to production and operations that are performed in different business settings. 8) Will be able to evauate the contribution of correct design and operations decisions to customer satisfaction and to business performance. 9) Gain the ability to transfer some of the topics of this course to other areas of the business and even to their own lives. 10) Understand the importance of studies that aim to improve the productivity on national economic indicators.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	MAND656 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, a state-of-the art view of the activities of the operations function is presented, the strategic and operational decision areas and scientific tools to make Operations Management decisions are introduced. All decisions will be discussed for both goods and services producing firms.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basics of Production and Operations Management 2nd Week Production and Operations Strategy within the Context of Business Strategy 3rd Week Productivity and Quality Management 4th Week Demand Forecasting: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 5th Week Demand Forecasting: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (contd.) 6th Week Product Strategy and Product/Service Design (with waiting line applications) 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Process Planning 9th Week Facility Design: Capacity Management Strategies 10th Week Facility Design: Location Strategies 11th Week Facilty Design: Layout Strategies 12th Week Basics of Supply Chain Management 13th Week World Class Manufacturing Practices within the Context of Production-Inventory Management and Control 14th Week World Class Manufacturing Practices within the Context of Production-Inventory Management and Control (contd.) 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Heizer, J. Barry Render, 2004. Operations Management Chase, B. Nicholas. Aquilano, R. Jacobs, 2004. Operation Management for Competitive Advantage, 10. Baskı. John Wiley and Sons. Krajewski, Lee J., L. P. Ritzman, Operation Management, 6. Baskı, Pearson, Prentice-Hall, 2002.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Other 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 2 8 16 Individual or group work 13 6 78 Preparation for Final exam 1 72 72 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 48 48 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 24 24 Article 1 18 18 Total Workload 303 Total Workload / 30 10,1 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No