Operations Management OPRE 6302-502: Course Syllabus The University of Texas at Dallas

Room/Schedule Professor TA SOM 2.717, Friday 7:00 pm 9:45 pm, Fall 2011 Dr. Sai Kolli, 972-883-4834 (Secretary) skolli@utdallas.edu Yiwei Huang, Graduate Student, contact information to be provided

Course Description
Operations Management integrates all of the activities and processes that are necessary to provide products and services. This course overviews methods and models that help managers make better operating decisions over time. How these methods will allow firms to operate both manufacturing and service facilities in order to compete in a global environment will also be discussed. Prerequisite: OPRE 6301 Required Text: Matching Supply with Demand by G. Cachon and C. Terwiesch, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009. Required Case Pack: The case pack can be obtained from the UTD bookstore. Suggested Course Materials (not required): Production/Operations Management by WJ Stevenson, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2005.

Grading
First Test Second Test Case Projects * Final Exam Total Points 15 15 30 40 100 % of Total 15% 15% 30% 40% 100%

* These are team projects. Case projects must be completed, submitted, and presented by the student teams in class on specified dates.

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes

Improve understanding of services, manufacturing, JIT and TQM strategies Be able to identify, formulate, and solve problems in operations management Be able to use basic analytical tools in examining operations issues

University Policies
Students should comply with policies and procedures set forth by The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas that include: Student Conduct & Discipline, Academic Integrity, Email Use, Withdrawal from Class, Student Grievance Procedures, Incomplete Grade Policy, Disability Services, Religious Holy Days. If you need further information, please contact your professor.

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Fall 2011 OPRE 6302-502 Course Plan

Date Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 9 Topic Overview of Operations Management and Linear Programming Chap 2: Process View of Organizations Chap 3: Evaluating Process Capacity Chap 4: Estimating and Reducing Labor Costs Chap 6: Setup Times and Economic Order Quantity Model Chap 6: (continued) First test Chap 7/8: Variability and Impact on Process Performance Chap 7/8: (continued) Chap 13: Service Levels and Lead Times Chap 9: Quality Management, Statistical Process Control, Six-Sigma Capability Chap 10: Lean Operations and JIT Second Test Materials Requirements Planning (Stevenson) Aggregate Planning (Stevenson) Holiday Linear Programming (Stevenson) Final Exam (covers all topics) Case 3 due Case 1 due Assignment/Activity

Case 2 due

Above schedule may be changed at the discretion of the professor, based on student feedback. Reading material will be provided, particularly for any topics not covered in the required textbook

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