MIS 44065 Spring 2011 Guiffrida
Strategies in Production and Operations Management– M&IS 34065 001
Department of Management and Information Systems
Kent State University
Spring 2011
Instructor
Dr. Alfred L. Guiffrida
Office: A-411 Business Administration Building
Office Hours: Tues 3:30 – 5:30; Wed 2:00 – 4:00; Thur 3:30 – 5:30 and by appointment
Telephone: (330) 672-1158
E-mail: aguiffri@kent.edu
Send email using the University email system (not the Vista email system).
Course Objective
This course serves as the capstone course to the operations management curriculum. The goal of the course is for students learn the evolution of manufacturing strategy with emphasis on the Toyota Production System, the Just-In-Time production philosophy, and the Lean and Agile manufacturing paradigms. This course serves as the writing intensive course for the operations management curriculum and will involve significant written homework and case analyses.
Course Notes and Textbook
Textbook: there is no required textbook for the course. All materials needed to complete the course (lecture notes, course readings) will be provided by the instructor. On some occasions the instructor will direct the student to download materials from Vista.
Course Prerequisites and Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisites: i) an introductory course in Operations Management; ii) an introductory course in Statistics; iii) ability to use an Excel Spreadsheet. Any student lacking these prerequisites should contact the instructor immediately.
Enrollment/Withdrawal: Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools/Flashfast) 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 have until Sunday January 23, 2011 to correct the error in your class schedule. If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.
For the Spring 2011 semester, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, March 20, 2011. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.
Grading Policy
Your grade in the course will be determined by homework assignments (six) and three examinations. The weights assigned to these evaluations are listed below. All exams are take-home and require computer support in the form of Excel. Students have the choice of replacing the final examination with a research project. If you elect to do a research project as your course final examination you must obtain the permission of the instructor before starting the project.
Evaluation Weight
Presentation Assignments 30%
Written Assignments 50%
Class Discussion 20%
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100%
Your overall score (OS) for the course is determined by the following equation:
OS = 0.30(Average Presentation Score) + 0.50(Average Written Assignment Score) + 0.20(Class Participation Score)
Your letter grade for the course will be assigned based on the following scale
OS Letter Grade OS Letter Grade
94-100 A 75-79 C+
90-93 A- 65-74 C
87-89 B+ 60-64 C-
83-86 B 50-59 D
80-82 B- 0-49 F
Academic Integrity
We will follow the University Policy on Academic Integrity. Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, quizzes, papers, projects, homework assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offence. It is the University’s policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade (0 points) for the work or course. Repeat offences may result in dismissal from the University.
Students with disabilities
University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through the Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).
Attention Seniors
To be included on syllabus for senior level classes:
It is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline. If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation. The graduation application deadlines are follows:
Graduation Application Deadlines:
May Graduation: Apply before September 15th
August Graduation: Apply before December 15th
December Graduation: Apply before March 15th
To apply for graduation complete the following steps:
- Log onto your Flashline account
- Click on the Student Tools tab
- Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box
- Click on Application for Graduation
**If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor.
Course Topics and Readings
Module I: Introduction to Operations Strategy
1) Manufacturing in America, Chapter 1 from: Hopp, W. J. and M. L. Spearman, Factory Physics, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
2) Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, Chapter 2 from: Schroeder, R. G., Operations Management, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007.
3) Operations Strategy in a Global Environment, Chapter 2 from: Heizer, J. and B. Render, Operations Management, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2009.
Module II: Productivity and Productivity Measurement
1) The Productivity Paradox, Skinner, W., Harvard Business Review, July-August, 1986, 55-59.
2) Productivity (pages 82-86): from Collier, D. A. and J. R. Evans (2007) Operations Management, Thompson/South Western.
3) The Productivity Challenge (pages 14-20) from Heizer, J. and B. Render, Operations Management, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2009.
Module III: Learning/Experience Based Models of Performance Improvement
Module IV: Financial Justification of Continuous Improvement
Module V: Manufacturing Paradigms: Toyota, JIT, Lean and Agile.
