At the end of this course, the students; 1) to examine the long-range decisions that are to be made by the production/operations managers in order for the company to compete on the dimensions of quality, cost, flexibility and speed. 2) to improve the students' skills of applying quantitative decision models. 3) to examine the technological and methodological developments that impact the Production/Operations function and recent trends in this functional area 4) The student will be able to recognize operations-related activities that take place in various business settings around him/her and evaluate the contribution of good design-related decisions on customer satisfaction and business success.
MODE OF DELIVERY
E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Operations management (OM) is defined as the design, operation, and improvement of
all the activities that are required to transform input resources (labor, raw materials, supplies, capital, technology etc.) into outputs (products and services). On the other hand, companies need sales revenue in order to continue their existence. So it is not misleading to conclude that create the saleable output, is the core function of any busines enterprise.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Production/Operations Management
2nd Week
Historical Development of Production/Operations Management
3rd Week
Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
4th Week
Productivity
5th Week
Product Design
6th Week
Service Design
7th Week
Process Selection: Manufacturing and Services
8th Week
Assignment
9th Week
Strategic Capacity Management
10th Week
Technology Decisions and Technology Management
11th Week
Facility Location
12th Week
Facilities Layout
13th Week
Job Design and Work Measurement
14th Week
Statistical Quality Control and Total Quality Management
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Stevenson, William J., 2008. Operations Management, 10.Baskı, McGraw-Hill, EkKaynaklar Chase B., Nicholas J. Aquilanove Roberts Jacobs, 2004. Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, 10.Baskı, John Wiley and Sons, Heizer, J., Barry Render, 2004. Operations Management, 7.Baskı, Pearson Education Int. Krajewski, Lee J., L. P. Ritzman, Operations Management, 6. Baskı, Pearson, Prentice-Hall, 2002 Nahmias, S., 2000. Production and Operations Analysis, 3.Baskı, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Russell, R. S. and B. W. Taylor, 2005.Operations Management, 5th edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Assignment
1
20
Total(%)
20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
80
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
1
60
60
Preparation for Final exam
1
80
80
Course hours
14
1
14
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
25
25
Homework
2
30
60
Total Workload
239
Total Workload / 30
7,96
ECTS Credits of the Course
8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
