Week Topics

Week 1-2 1. Introduction to Production Operations Management

Week 3-4 2. Competitiveness, Strategy & Productivity
Week 5 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Week 6 3. Forecasting and Forecasting Methods
Week 7 4. Product and Service Design Reliability
Week 8 5. Capacity Planning and Linear Programming
Week 9 6. Process Selection and Facilities Layout Line Balancing, Process Layouts
Week 10 7. Design of Work Systems
Week 11 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 12 8. Quality Statistical Process Control and Quality Control Acceptance Sampling
Week 13 9. Supply-Chain Management
Week 14 10. Inventory Management and Models
Week 15 11.Materials Requirements Planning and Lean Operations
Week 16 12. Short – Term Scheduling and Project Management PERT – CPM Models
Week 17 Consultation and Evaluation