COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 3007 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANSU YILDIRIM

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of strategic significance of production and operations, and how these may aid companies to develop competitive advantage in the marketplace. Accordingly, the objective of the course is to help students understand the relationships between production and operations and other business functions, and develop a perspective on designing and managing operations by focusing on fundamental concepts and terminology used in production and operations management including inventory management, layout design, and service operations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1)define the fundamental concepts and strategies of Production and Operations Management,
2   2)define the relationship between Production and Operations Management, and other business functions, and how to create competitive advantage through operations,
3   3)understand the problems related with Production and Operations Management and interpret practical solutions to those problems.
4   4) predict the implications of strategic and tactical decisions on the company s success

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 Introduction to Production and Operations Management
3 Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
4 Process design
5 Product and service design
6 Location decisions
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Layout desicions
10 Managing quality
11 New Year's Review
12 Inventory management
13 MRP and ERP
14 Review and Presentation
15 Presentation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Your reference will be the course notes, papers, cases and powerpoints presented in the class.

Slack,N.; Chambers, S.;Johnston,R.; Betts, A. (2009).Operations and Process Management: Principles and Practice for Strategic Impact. Prentice Hall.

Heizer, J.; Render, B. (2006). Principles of Operations Management. Prentice Hall.

Stevenson, J. (1999). Production and Operation Management, Irwin Mcgraw-Hill.

Production Planning and Control (journal)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MD Midterm
2 HW Homework
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Production and Operations Management in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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