Graduate Education Institute · Business Administration · Master
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Özgür KÖKALAN
Course Objective
At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the role production/operations management plays in business processes.
Course Content
Operations Management involves the integration of numerous activities & processes to produce products and services in a highly competitive global environment.
Required Resources
Operations Management by Jay Heizer and Barry Render, 10th edition, Pearson, 2011. (ISBN: 9780135111437)
Recommended Resources
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, Goldratt and cox
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to define general concepts about stocks, categorize inventory costs, understands stock control models.
- List the estimation methods and determine the most appropriate estimation method.
- Learns production planning together with the steps
- Defines the concepts of efficiency, efficiency and effectiveness and distinguishes between them
Core Area Distribution
(34) Business and Administration%70 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%30
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticeGroup StudyProblem Solving
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Assignment | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Operations Management The Global Environment and the Operations Strategy | Reading the provided articles |
| 2 | Forecasting Demand | reading |
| 3 | Forecasting Demand | reading |
| 4 | Product Design | reading |
| 5 | Quality Management and Statistical Process Control | reading |
| 6 | Quality Management and Statistical Process Control | reading |
| 7 | Process Design | reading |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | - |
| 9 | Capacity Planning | reading |
| 10 | Location Decisions | reading |
| 11 | Managing Inventory | reading |
| 12 | Managing Inventory | reading |
| 13 | Aggregate Planning | reading |
| 14 | Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and ERP | reading |
| 15 | Managing the Supply Chain | reading |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |