PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT

SOS340

Course Code: SOS340
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 0 + 0
ECTS: -

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have the ability to list the factors affecting productivity
Have the ability to explain the relationships between the dimensions of business performance
Have the ability to explain what levels productivity is measured
Have the ability to explain the organizational problems encountered in measuring productivity
Have the ability to diagnose productivity issues
Have the ability to use productivity improvement techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Within the scope of the course, factors affecting productivity and productivity, dimensions of business performance, productivity measurements, organizational problems encountered in measurement, productivity improvement techniques are covered.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Efficiency: conceptual framework
2^nd Week	The relationship of productivity with social and economic concepts
3^rd Week	Business performance and efficiency
4^th Week	Factors affecting productivity
5^th Week	Efficiency measurement levels
6^th Week	Efficiency index with efficiency indicator
7^th Week	Types of productivity indicators at the enterprise level
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Total Efficiency and Total Factor Efficiency
10^th Week	The place of efficiency indicators in performance measurement
11^th Week	Organizational problems encountered in measuring productivity
12^th Week	Diagnosing productivity problems
13^th Week	Productivity improvement process
14^th Week	Case study

Recommended or Required Reading

(1) Joseph Prokopenko, Verimlilik Yönetimi: Uygulamalı El Kitabı, Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi, 1992.
(2) David J. Sumanth, Total Productivity Management, CRC Press Company, Washington DC, 1998.
(3) Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Project	1	15
Attendance	1	5
Total(%)		75
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		75
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		25
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3					X
K4						X
K5
K6
K7
K8		X		X
K9
K10	X			X
K11	X