PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

BUSU576

Course Code: BUSU576
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

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.
to improve the students' skills of applying quantitative decision models.
to examine the technological and methodological developments that impact the Production/Operations function and recent trends in this functional area
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

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

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
1^st Week	Introduction to Production/Operations Management
2^nd Week	Historical Development of Production/Operations Management
3^rd Week	Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
4^th Week	Productivity
5^th Week	Product Design
6^th Week	Service Design
7^th Week	Process Selection: Manufacturing and Services
8^th Week	Assignment
9^th Week	Strategic Capacity Management
10^th Week	Technology Decisions and Technology Management
11^th Week	Facility Location
12^th Week	Facilities Layout
13^th Week	Job Design and Work Measurement
14^th Week	Statistical Quality Control and Total Quality Management

Recommended 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 Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
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 Work Load			239
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16