Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

TETA-1406 Operations Management, 5 cr

Additional information

This course is offered only to internationals students. The course is self-study course based on videotaped lectures and exercise matherial and lecture notes found located on the Moodle pages of the course.

Person responsible

Ilkka Kouri

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 

 
 1 h/per

 

 
TETA-1406 2011-01  

Requirements

Passing the examination. The exam will be based on the course book and calculation exercises.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

The course contents are delivered to the students through three different methods: (1) Independent study: the course text book, which students study independently, forms the basic body of knowledge. Students are, through independent study, expected to master the book. Supplements and cases support the learning, but are not expected in the examination.

Learning outcomes

After completing this course you will be acquainted with the scope of operations management of an industrial enterprise. You will understand key concepts of operations management and operations system design. You can solve classroom versions of operations management problems. At the completion of the course students should be able to combine these various aspects and formulate appropriate design and management of operations, to meet the strategic objectives of businesses.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Operations management & operations strategy: Forecasting     
2. Production systems design: Product and service design; Capacity Planning; Process selection; Facility layout; Design of Work Systems, Location Planning and Analysis     
3. Demand Planning; Aggregate Planning (SOP); Inventory Management; MRP & ERP     
4. JIT and Lean Operations, Supply Chain Management; Scheduling; Management of Waiting lines     

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam, Numeric grade 0-5

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Operations Management   Stevenson W. J.   978-0-07-009177-1     10th International Edition      English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
TETA-1010 Teollisuustalouden perusteet Advisable   1
TETA-1016 Basics of Industrial Management Advisable   1

1 . Either the Finnish or English version of the basic course is strongly recommended.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TETA-1406 Operations Management, 5 cr 2901010 Production Management, 3 cu  
TETA-1406 Operations Management, 5 cr TETA-1400 Operations Management, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TETA-1406 2011-01 No lectures in 2011-2012. Self study for the internationals students.        

Last modified10.05.2012