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Nov 21, 2024
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MS 340 - Production Management3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Production Management (MS 340) introduces the student to the concepts and methods for designing and managing operations in both manufacturing and service industries. Operations are processes that transform input into output of goods and services. Operations management addresses the application of resources needed to achieve transformation with regard to cost, quality and customer satisfaction. (prereq: One course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be provided with an opportunity to gain exposure to, and an understanding of, essential principles of operations and production, and be able to communicate those principles to others
- Understand the issues related to planning, organizing and managing the resources used to create and deliver products and services
- Understand the approaches used to control productive resources (order point, MRP/ERP, and Just-in-Time/Lean systems)
- Understand the basic production processes (project, batch, mass, and continuous)
- Understand the strategic importance of operations and explain how operation can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace
- Understand the relationship between operations and other business functions, such as marketing, finance, accounting and human resources
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Operations Strategy - The Strategic Role of operations
- Transformation Process
- Quality Management
- Processes and Technologies
- Operations planning and organizing Facilities Capacity and Aggregate Planning
- Operations management Inventory management Techniques (order point, MRP / ERP, and Just-in-Time / Lean systems) Scheduling
- Supply chain management
- Products and Services
- Human Resources in Operations Management
Coordinator
David Schmitz
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