Course Outline of Production Operation Management

dry AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, RAWALPINDI MGT- 696 operations prudence BBA6 (A & B Sections) Spring 2013 tour Faculty MemberM. Javed Akhtar Ex- General Manager Training, OPF Ex-Director Gneral, NAVTEC Head Office vizor Ministers Secretariat emailprotected com Office Contact/Timings 051-2541041 (direct), 0300-5338951(Cell) (0800 Hrs. to 1500 Hrs. ) Course Coordinator Mr. Irfanullah Munir The Prologue This three credit Hrs. railway line is designed for wait ons and manufacturing sectors, basic exclusivelyy, meant for defining the real meaning of the operations Management in any given organization.The pristine objective of the course is to give the students with an understanding of the theories, models, problems, issues, and techniques re easyd to the worry of trading operations both in manufacturing and service sectors. This includes analyses of various tasks performed and decisions made by operation managers, both tactically and strategically. The operations function plays a vi tal role in achieving a participations strategic plans. Since the operations function produces the goods and supplys the services, it typically involves the greatest per centum of the company mployees and is responsible for a large portion of the firms capital assets. It has a major impact on quality and is often the visible face of company with which the customer must deal. Customer service, wargon/service, quality issues, and the effectiveness of many customer interactions are all operations activities. In the face of increased international competition, Pakistani firms have wooly-minded market share and have not responded by working to advance both their operating efficiencies and the quality of their goods and services.With this renewed emphasis on operations, it has move around increasingly important that students have an understanding of operations management and its substance to the success of the companies where they testamenting work. To gain a competitive edge, Pakistani organizations demand sound production/operations strategies. This is particularly true today, given the pressures of worldwide competition and the urgency to satisfy ever more demanding customers. Operations functions step forward as a powerful tool for achieving organizational objectives and strategies. Learning ObjectivesThe assume of this course is to provide a clear, well-structured and interesting treatment of employment/Operations Management as it applies to a variety of businesses and organizations. The course is intended to provide both a logical path through the activities of operations management and an understanding of the strategic context in which operations managers work. Strategic in its perspective of operations managements contribution to the organizations long-term success. We are unambiguous in treating the operation function as being at the center to most organizations arrest to improve their competitiveness. Conceptual in the way it explains t he reasons why operations managers need to take decisions in all(prenominal) activity. Although some quantitative techniques are included, their primary aim is to illustrate the underlying principles of operation decisions. Comprehensive in its insurance coverage of the significant ideas and issues which are relevant to most types of operations. Practical in the gumption that the issues and difficulties in making operations management decisions in practice are discussed, and generally the treatment of topics reflects actual operations practice.This course is practical too that Case Exercise illustrating the approaches taken by actual companies are employ to illustrate operations issues. Attendance Policy As you may all know very well by this time that the University (FUU) adheres to very uncompromising attendance policy (i. e. minimum 75% mandatory attendance). As regular roll leave alone be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. No one will be allowed to enter the schoolroom five minutes after the class starting time since it origin interruptions in the class activities. Professional conduct is expected throughout the course.Besides this, It is assume that you have read all the policies and guidelines of the University regarding attendance, academic dishonesty, deadlines and so on and so forth Team Work there will be considerable Team work in this class. This is the need of todays incarnate world, and we have to learn how to pull our right slack while working in police squads. Instructor as well as fellow team members, at end of the course, will evaluate each team member. berth of the grade of the team project(s) will be dependent on helpmate evaluations which is only for the developmental purposes and will be kept strictly confidential.Unannounced Quizzes There will be minimum four unannounced quizzes taken arbitrarily throughout this course. Three best will be considered for grading. These quizzes will be handed out in the beginnin g of the class meetings and if you are late in class, you will miss that quiz. There are absolutely no make ups for these quizzes. Case Studies There may be cases assigned to groups and these cases will be resolved in team efforts. A short indite report will be required along with the presentation of that case.Presenters will play the role of Management Consultants and the class will act as Board of Directors and will interact with the consultants at the end of the presentation to submit their concerns and opinions. Term Project or Book Review You will be given case study or in lieu therefore book reviews relevant to the field of OM, Subject to availability of time. When awarded, details will be discussed in the class. Industrial Visit/Seminar An industrial visit and/or a seminar relating to the subject matter would be arranged. Grade Allocation and sectionalisation Weightage suggested by DBA Weightage suggested by Teacher Unannounced quizzes/Book Review 10% 10% Assignment(s) / presentation / participation/discipline 15% 15% midterm examination Examination 25% 25% Terminal / Final Examination 50% 50% Course Contours and Schedule ? Current Academic Session fourth March 2013 onward ? Class Work32 Lectures (16 hebdomads) Teaching Time 48Hrs. 1st week ? Production and Operations Management An Overview 2nd hebdomad ? Production musical arrangement Issues and Environment 3rd Week ? Total Quality Management quaternate Week ? Need and Importance of Forecasting 5th Week ? qualitative Methods of Forecasting 6th Week ? Quantitative Methods of Forecasting 7th week ? Capacity prep 8th Week ? Facilities Planning ? Mid-term Examination 9th Week ? Work System Design 10th Week ? Managing Information for Operations System 11th Week ? Aggregate Production Planning twelfth Week ? Just-in-Time (JIT) 13th Week ? Scheduling & Sequencing 14th Week ? Issues in Materials Management 15th Week Independent & Dependent Demand entry System 16th Week ? Total Productive Mainten ance (TPM)/Computers in OM ** ? Final Examination (date to be announced later on) Recommended Readings Supplementary Readings significant NOTE ? The course outline is subject to change to a stock of about 10% if need arise. ? ** Subject to availability of time, the topics of Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Computers in Operations Management will also be covered. Issues in Production/ Operations Management Forecasting Operations System Design Planning & Scheduling Materials Planning Emerging Issues in OM**