M&IS 34060 Spring 2006 Patuow
Operations Management: M&IS 34060
Spring 2006
Section 001 (Call No. 13977) : Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 - 12:15 p.m., Room MSC 177
Section 002 (Call No. 13978) : Thursday 5:30 – 8:15 p.m., Room BSA 100
Instructor : Dr. B. Eddy Patuwo
Office : A-403 BSA
Office Hours : Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 –11:00 a.m. and 12:30-2:00 p.m. and by appointment
Telephone : 330-672-1163
E-mail : epatuwo@bsa3.kent.edu
Text Book : Operations Management, 8-th edition, by W.J. Stevenson, McGraw-Hill, 2005
Software : Excel-Template (in student DVD bundled with the text book)
Prerequisites : M&IS 24056 - Fundamental of Business Statistics. Students who have not successfully completed the course prerequisite must withdraw from this class. You risk deregistration if you have not completed the course prerequisite.
Course Objectives:
· To develop an understanding of the strategic importance of operations and how operations can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
· To understand the relationship between operations and other business functions, such as Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and Human Resources.
· To develop knowledge of the issues related to designing and managing operations and the methodologies to do so.
Class Policy:
· Lecture. Attending every lecture is important for your better understanding of the material covered and will help you see the big picture as well as details in chapters discussed.
· Homework. There will be five (5) Excel homework given throughout the semester. Turn in printed copy of the excel spreadsheet. The problems and their due dates are given in the syllabus. No late homework will be accepted. The homework will be worth 50 points (10 points each).
· Solutions. Solutions to problems appeared in the text book are given in the lecture notes.
· Test. There will be 5 open-book, open-note tests (including one optional final exam). The test with the lowest score will be dropped; only 4 tests will be counted. There is no make up for missing tests.
· Grading. The tests (4 x 100=400 points) and the homework (50 points) have a maximum of 450 points. The following table gives you the minimum points required for each grade.
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Grade
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Minimum pts.
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Grade
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Minimum pts.
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Grade
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Minimum pts.
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A
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415
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B- |
355
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D+ |
270
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A-
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400
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C+
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340
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D
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250
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B+
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385
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C
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310
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F
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Below 250
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B
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370
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C-
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290
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|
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· Note that there is NO extra credit for this class.
· For Spring 2006 the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, March 26, 2006. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.
The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course
A. Prerequisite: Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.
B. Enrollment: Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you should correct it with your advising office as soon as possible. If registration errors are not corrected within the first two weeks of the semester and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.
C. Academic Honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.
D. Students with disabilities: In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (672-3391).
Tentative Class Schedule – Spring 2006 - Morning
Dates Topics Homework
Jan 17 First day of class
Jan 19 Chapter 1. Introduction to Operations Management
Jan 24 Chapter 9. Management of Quality.
Jan 26 Chapter 9. Mgt. Of Quality & Chapter 10. Quality Control
Jan 31, Feb 2 Chapter 10. Quality Control. HW#1: Problem 10.8, p.463
Due: Tuesday, Feb 7
Feb 7 Deming: The Prophet of Quality (Video documentary)
Feb 9 TEST 1 (Chapters 1, 9 and 10)
Feb 14,16, Chapter 18. Waiting Lines (Queueing) models. HW#2: Prob. 18.6, p.809
21, 23, 28 Due: Thursday, Mar 2
Feb 28, Chapter 3. Forecasting. HW#3: Prob. 3.4c, p.110
Mar 2, 7 Due: Thursday, Mar 9
Mar 9 TEST 2 (Chapters 3 and 18)
Mar 14 Chapter 16. Supply Chain Management. HW#4: Problem 11.13, p.527
Mar 16, 21, 23 Chapter 11. Inventory Management. HW#5: Problem 11.27a, p.529
Mar 27 – Apr 2 Spring Recess Due: Both Due on Thursday, Apr 13
Please staple both HW together
Apr 4 (Tue) No Class
Apr 6, 11 Chapter 11. Inventory Management.
Apr 13 TEST 3 (Chapters 11, 16)
Apr 18, 20 Chapter 13. MRP and ERP
Apr 25 Chapter 13 MRP & ERP and Chapter 17. Project Management.
Apr 27, May 2 Chapter 17. Project Management.
May 4 TEST 4 (Chapters 13, 17)
Final Exams Schedule: Section 001: Monday May 8, 2006, 12:45–3:00 p.m. in MSC 177
Chapters: 3, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18 Section 002: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:45–8:00 p.m. in BSA 100
Tentative Class Schedule – Spring 2006 - Evening
Dates Topics Homework
Jan 19 Chapter 1. Introduction to Operations Management
Jan 26 Chapter 9. Management Of Quality
Chapter 10. Quality Control
Feb 2 Chapter 10. Quality Control. HW#1: Problem 10.8, p.463
Deming: The Prophet of Quality (Video documentary) Due: Thursday, Feb 9
Feb 9 TEST 1 (Chapters 1, 9 and 10)
Feb 16, 23 Chapter 18. Waiting Lines (Queueing) models. HW#2: Prob. 18.6, p.809
Due: Thursday, Mar 2
Mar 2 Chapter 3. Forecasting. HW#3: Prob. 3.4c, p.110
Due: Thursday, Mar 9
Mar 9 TEST 2 (Chapters 3 and 18)
Mar 16 Chapter 16. Supply Chain Management. HW#4: Problem 11.13, p.527
Chapter 11. Inventory Management. HW#5: Problem 11.27a, p.529
Due: Both Due on Thursday, Apr 13
Please staple both HW together
Mar 23 Chapter 11. Inventory Management.
Mar 27 – Apr 2 Spring Recess
Apr 6 Chapter 11. Inventory Management.
Apr 13 TEST 3 (Chapters 11, 16)
Apr 20 Chapter 13. MRP and ERP
Apr 27 Chapter 17. Project Management.
May 4 TEST 4 (Chapters 13, 17)
Final Exams Schedule: Section 001: Monday May 8, 2006, 12:45–3:00 p.m. in MSC 177
Chapters: 3, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18 Section 002: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:45–8:00 p.m. in BSA 100
