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Schedule - Spring 2008, Dr. Betterton
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| Class |
Day |
Date |
Topics/Activities |
To be
Completed before Class |
| 1 |
Wednesday |
9-Jan |
* Introduction and
Orientation. * What is Management and Why is it Important? * What is Operations and Why does it Matter? * System and Process |
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| 2 |
Wednesday |
16-Jan |
* No Class |
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| 3 |
Wednesday |
23-Jan |
* Why is
management so hard? – Local vs Global System Effects – Variability and Uncertainty * Product Mix exercise * Projects and Project Management Overview * Software for project management. |
Read
Meredith & Shafer (M&S) - Ch 11. |
| 4 |
Wednesday |
30-Jan |
* The traditional
functions of management. * What is the GOAL? * What do managers (including project managers) really do? |
* Read Mintzberg –
Rounding Out the Manager’s Job * Turn in the Nutri-Sam Case (M&S p.418) |
| 5 |
Wednesday |
6-Feb |
* Planning – Managerial
Function Number One? * Process Planning & Design (M&S Ch 3) |
* Read Hartley Ch 12;
answer questions 1, 2, & 3. * Read M&S – Ch 3 * Turn in Valley County Medical Clinic case |
| 6 |
Wednesday |
13-Feb |
* Execution * Why is execution so hard? * The basics of simple serial production lines |
* Read Hartley Ch 17;
answer Questions 1 - 7 * Paper Due – The Simple Truth About Project Planning. About eight pages double-spaced describing the history, development, and status of project planning using PERT/CPM. |
| 7 |
Wednesday |
20-Feb |
* Capacity Planning * Student Presentations: The Simple Truth About Project Planning |
* Read M&S Ch 5 * Turn in Exit Manufacturing case * Paper Due - What makes a Good Manager- about five or six pages double-spaced describing the qualities and characteristics of a highly effective manager. |
| 8 |
Wednesday |
27-Feb |
* Mid Term Exam (part
period) * Control * Performance Management * Student Presentations: What Makes a Good Manager |
* Read Hartley Ch 19;
answer questions 1-6 * Reading (to be provided) |
| 9 |
Wednesday |
5-Mar |
* Scheduling * Students discuss topics for Current OM Issue paper |
* Read M&S Ch6 * Turn in Grass Boy Ltd case |
| 10 |
Wednesday |
12-Mar |
* Productivity * Quality * Deming Video |
* M&S Ch 4 - Omit
House of Quality Details (pp. 141-145), Measurement Systems Analysis
(pp.153-156), and Design of Experiments (pp. 163-166) * Turn in KoalaTech case |
| 11 |
Wednesday |
19-Mar |
* Inventory Management * Student Presentations – Outline of current |
* Read M&S Ch 8 * Turn in Delta Products case * Turn in an outline of paper on current * Be ready to present an outline of |
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Wednesday |
26-Mar |
* Spring Break – No Class |
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| 12 |
Wednesday |
2-Apr |
* Leadership and Innovation * The value of foolishness – Be Don Quixote? * Shakespeare on Leadership |
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| 13 |
Wednesday |
9-Apr |
* Lean Management – Making
Value Flow * Student presentations of paper on current |
* Read
M&S Ch 10 * Turn in J. Galt Lock case * Turn in final paper on current |
| 14 |
Wednesday |
16-Apr |
* Review and Summarization |
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Wednesday |
23-Apr |
* Final Exam |
Final Exam |