Office                     : A-403 BSA

Office Hours        : Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., and by appointment

Telephone             :  330-672-1163

E-mail                    : epatuwo1@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. You risk deregistration if you have not completed the course prerequisites.

·         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.

·         Lecture. Attending every lecture is important for your better understanding of the materials covered and will help you see the big picture of every chapter discussed.

 

·         Homework. There will be five (5) homework to be done on the computer given throughout the session.  Please turn in the computer print out only. 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 most problems appeared in the text book are be given in the lecture notes.

 

·         Test. There will be 4 tests. Please see class schedule for test dates.

 

·         Grading. The tests (4x100=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.

 

 

                Note that there is NO extra credit for this class.

 

·         Course withdrawal: For Summer II 2005 the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, July 16, 2006.  Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported. Please consult with an academic advisor in the Undergraduate Programs Office (Room 107, BSA – 330-672-2872) if you are having academic difficulty.

 

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 week of the session 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 right away 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 session 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:  University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access equal access course content.  If you have 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 Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                Due: Thursday, July 6

 

July 27                  Chapter 13.  Material Requirements Planning (MRP) & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)