|
Class |
Day |
Date |
Topics
/ Activities |
To
be Completed before Class |
|
1 |
Wednesday |
09-Jan |
* Introduction and
Orientation - Course Expectations |
|
|
2 |
Monday |
14-Jan |
* Operations and
Productivity |
* Text - Ch 1 * Ch1 WebCT Quiz |
|
3 |
Wednesday |
16-Jan |
* Operations Strategy in a
Global Environment |
* Text - Ch 2 * Ch2 WebCT Quiz |
|
|
Monday |
21-Jan |
* |
|
|
4 |
Wednesday |
23-Jan |
* Project Management |
* Text - Ch 3 * Ch3 WebCT Quiz |
|
5 |
Monday |
28-Jan |
* Project Management |
* Work a few end-Ch3
problems * Be familiar with software |
|
6 |
Wednesday |
30-Jan |
* Forecasting |
* Text - Ch 4 * Ch4 WebCT Quiz * Problem Set 1 due |
|
7 |
Monday |
04-Feb |
* Forecasting |
* Work a few end-Ch4
problems * Be familiar with software |
|
8 |
Wednesday |
06-Feb |
* Design of Goods and
Services |
* Text - Ch 5 * Ch5 WebCT Quiz |
|
9 |
Monday |
11-Feb |
* Module A: Decision
Making Tools |
* Work a few end-Ch5
problems * Text - Module A * Problem Set 2 due |
|
10 |
Wednesday |
13-Feb |
* Managing Quality |
* Text - Ch 6 * Ch6 WebCT Quiz |
|
11 |
Monday |
18-Feb |
* Statistical Process
Control (Supplement 6 follows Ch 6) |
* Work a few Supp 6
problems * Text – Supp 6 |
|
12 |
Wednesday |
20-Feb |
* Statistical Process
Control - Problem Practice |
* Be familiar with software |
|
13 |
Monday |
25-Feb |
* Process Strategy |
* Text - Ch 7 * Ch7 WebCT Quiz * Problem Set 3 due |
|
14 |
Wednesday |
27-Feb |
* Capacity Planning and
Break-even Analysis (Supplement
7 follows Ch 7) |
* Work a few Supp 7
problems * Text – Supp 7 |
|
15 |
Monday |
03-Mar |
* Layout Strategy |
* Text - Ch 9 * Ch9 WebCT Quiz |
|
16 |
Wednesday |
05-Mar |
* Waiting-Line Models
(Module D) |
* Text – Module D * Exam 1 is due |
|
17 |
Monday |
10-Mar |
* Practice Waiting-Line
Problems (Module D) |
* Review problems in
Module D |
|
18 |
Wednesday |
12-Mar |
* Inventory Management |
* Text - Ch 12 * Ch12 WebCT Quiz * Problem Set 4 due |
|
19 |
Monday |
17-Mar |
* Practice Inventory
Problems |
* Work a few Ch 12 problems |
|
20 |
Wednesday |
19-Mar |
* Linear Programming
Applications (Module B) |
* Text – Module B * Problem Set 5 due |
|
|
Monday |
24-Mar |
* Spring Break |
|
|
|
Wednesday |
26-Mar |
* Spring Break |
|
|
21 |
Monday |
31-Mar |
* Short-Term Scheduling |
* Text - Ch 15 * Ch15 WebCT Quiz |
|
22 |
Wednesday |
02-Apr |
* Just-In-Time and Lean
Production |
* Text - Ch 16 * Ch16 WebCT Quiz |
|
23 |
Monday |
07-Apr |
* Maintenance and
Reliability |
* Text – Ch 17 * Ch17 WebCT Quiz |
|
24 |
Wednesday |
09-Apr |
* Review homework Problem
Set 6 * Answer questions and
review for Chs 15, 16, and 17 |
* Work through Exa 5, pp
600 ff and assigned Bottleneck
problem * Problem Set 6 due |
|
25 |
Monday |
14-Apr |
* Problem Practice |
|
|
26 |
Wednesday |
16-Apr |
* Grade Exam 2 |
* Exam 2 is Due |
|
27 |
Monday |
21-Apr |
* Review for final exam |
Last regular class for
this Section |
|
|
Tuesday |
29-Apr |
Final
Exam |
8:00 AM - same class room |


