Omgt3123 (Online), Schedule and Online Materials

Wk. #	Week Beginning	Sessions	Marks
1	Mo.01.09	LN01: What Is Operations? (Part 1) Mo.01.09 – First day of classes Fr.01.13—Last Drop/Add Day
2	Mo.01.16	LN01: What Is Operations? (Part 1) Mo.01.16—State holiday—no class We.01.18—NoPay Drop Day
3	Mo.01.23	LN01: What Is Operations? (Part 1) LN02: What Is Operations? (Part 2)	IT01 (LN01/LN02; Th.01.26-Sa.01.28) (proctored test)
4	Mo.01.30	LN02: What Is Operations? (Part 2)	AD01 (Sa.01.28-Fr.02.03) (asynch/board discussion)
5	Mo.02.06	LN02: What Is Operations? (Part 2) BN1, BH2, BH3
6	Mo.02.13	LN03: The Philosophy Of Quality (Part 1) BH4, BH5	SD01 (We.02.15, 4pm-6pm) (synch/live discussion)
7	Mo.02.20	LN03: The Philosophy Of Quality (Part 1) LN04: The Philosophy Of Quality (Part 2) BH6, BH7, BH8	IT02 (LN03/LN04; Th.02.23-Sa.02.25) (proctored test)
8	Mo.02.27	LN04: The Philosophy Of Quality (Part 2) BH9, BH10, BH11 Th.03.01—Undergraduate “W” Day	SD02 (We.02.29, 4pm-6pm) (synch/live discussion)
	Mo.03.05	Spring Break—no class
9	Mo.03.12	LN05: Poka-Yoke And 7 Tools Of Quality LN06: Quality Potpourri BH12, BH13, BH14  Mo.03.12—Advising Week	IT03 (LN05/LN06; Th.03.15-Sa.03.17) (proctored test)
10	Mo.03.19	LN06: Quality Potpourri BH15, BH16, BH17 Mo.03.19—Registration Week	AD02 (Sa.03.17-Fr.03.23) (asynch/board discussion)
11	Mo.03.26	LN07: Product Research, Development And Design BH18, BH19, BH20	IT04 (LN07/LN08; Th.03.29-Sa.03.31) (proctored test)
12	Mo.04.02	LN07: Product Research, Development And Design LN08: The Rise Of Service BH21, BH22 Fr.04.06—State holiday—no class	AD03 (Sa.03.31-Fr.04.06) (asynch/board discussion)
13	Mo.04.09	LN08: The Rise Of Service BH23, BH24, BH25 Th.04.12—Undergraduate “I” Day Th.04.12—Graduate “W” Day	SD03 (We.04.11, 4pm-6pm) (synch/live discussion)
14	Mo.04.16	LN09: Master Planning LN10: Project Management BH26, BH27
15	Mo.04.23	LN10: Project Management LN11: Quantitative/Analytical/Logical Methods Mo.04.23—Graduate “I” Day Tu.04.24—Run Fr.04.06 schedule Tu.04.24—Last Class Day  We.04.25—Reading Day Th.04.26—Final Exams begin	FE01: LN09, LN10, B&H Textbook, LN11, (proctored) (Tu.04.24, 5pm—Mo.04.30, 5pm)
16	Mo.04.30	Th.05.03—Final Exams end Fr.05.04—Commencement Sa.05.05—Final Letter Grade Day, noon

Index for Bozarth & Handfield 2/e Lecture Topics

Omgt3123 Master/Common Syllabus Objectives	Best coverage in B&H 2/e text
(1) … An understanding of the value of operations and supply chain management and the strategy involved …	BH1:Ch 1, pp. 3-11 & 14
… with emphasis on diversity of strategies …	BH2:Ch 2, pp. 26-33
(2) … understanding of product design …	BH3: Ch 6, pp. 151-153 (top)
… design for technological advantage …	BH4: Ch 6, pp. 165-166
(3) … good forecasting techniques … focus primarily on time-series techniques …	BH5: Ch 9, pp. 272-289
… some discussion of causal models …	BH6: Ch 9, pp. 290-294
(4) … quality management will emphasize customer-driven continuous improvement …	BH7: Ch 3, pp. 60-71; Ch 4, pp. 82-92
… Statistical process control …	BH8: Ch 4, pp. 92-107
(5) … organization’s role as member of integrated supply chain …	BH9: Ch 15S, pp. 516-518 (top)
… strategies for developing supply chains …	BH10: Ch 6, p. 153 (bottom)
… techniques for managing supply chains.	BH11: Ch 15S, pp. 518 (bottom)-521
(6) … factors that govern location decisions including international decisions …	BH12: Ch 10, p. 330-332; Ch 11, pp. 341-342
… cost-profit-volume/break even analysis …	BH13: Ch 8, p. 227
… transportation method of LP applied to location decisions.	BH14: Ch 12, pp. 382-384 (text only contains non-LP transportation problem)
(7) … survey of the various types of processes …	BH15: Ch 3, p. 46
… analytical techniques used in selecting or designing processes.	BH16: Ch 3, pp. 48-60
(8) … planning hierarchy with strategic business plan at top, which is converted to an aggregate production plan, followed by the master production schedule and capacity planning with rough-cut approach.	BH17: Ch 13, pp. 400-401 & 404; Ch 15, p. 477-486
(9) … detail the function of purchasing, receiving and shipping …	BH18: Ch 11, pp. 346-351
… the reasons for the existence of inventory …	BH19: Ch 14, pp. 438-440; Ch 16, p. 530
(10) … EOQ models …	BH20: Ch 14, pp. 446-449 (top)
… analysis for reorder point and safety stock …	BH21: Ch 11, p. 347; Ch 14, pp. 445-446, pp. 449 (bottom)-452
(11) … Material Requirements Planning …	BH22: Ch 15, pp. 486-492
… Distribution Requirements Planning …	BH23: Ch 15, p. 498-501
(12) … Project management will present project planning …	BH24: Ch 5, pp. 127-128
… network diagrams for project duration and critical paths, …	BH25: Ch 5, 131-135
… and cost-time tradeoffs.	BH26: Ch 5, 136-139
(13) … Topics on just-in-time philosophy and SCM as alternative to traditional inventory and scheduling & control functions. …	BH27: Ch 16, pp. 527-531, 535-540

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