Production & Operations Management                                           WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE

Course Number MGMT 0220                                                                                    Dept. of Business Management


John R. Bellenoit, Adjunct Professor_ Office: W-415b

 jbellenoit@wsc.ma.edu

 

Title:__Production & Operations Management                                                       3 credits           Required – Business Core

Catalog Description: Provides students with a working knowledge of manufacturing and purchasing operations.

This course covers: manufacturing methods, location and layout, production planning and control, purchasing,

inventory control, quality control, labor relations, and general manufacturing management. Prerequisite:  MGMT 0104 Accounting I

 

General Educational Competencies: 

Critical Thinking­­­­­­­­­­­­­__X__              Quantitative Skills__X__            Scientific Method __X__        

Awareness of the Arts   ____         Communication Skills__X__      Self & Society____

International Intercultural Awareness     ____     Historical & Geographical Consciousness____

Section I  - Course Objectives:

Introduce students to operations jobs and functions; Resource/Profit Model, tools to enhance production and

operations decision-making, problem solving, develop communication skills, team management, and current issues and trends.

 

Section II  - Description of Specific Learning Activities:

 

By opening Weekly Assignment Folders students will be assigned text chapters and view 10 short video cases on DVD

which accompanies text and be prepared to actively discuss material asynchronously on a weekly ONLINE basis.

Students will use the Internet to view links assigned by Instructor.

Section III  - Criteria of Evaluation:

Written Case Reports (2), In Class Examinations (3), Problem Solving (4), Weekly Quizzes, and Participation in ONLINE Discussions.

 

Section IV  - Course Overview:

All organizations, public or private, have some form of operations function. This course provides the student with an

overview of the concepts and methods used in production and operations management in both the manufacturing and

service environments. Topics will include operations strategy, profitability and costs control, value, product and process

design and selection, capacity, facilities, inventory, workforce, quality control, scheduling techniques,

supply chain management, resource planning, and information technology.

 

Section V Facilities, equipment, required:   Access to computer and the Internet.

 

Section VI  - Required Text:

Operations Now, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Byron J. Finch  ISBN 978-0-07-312449-0

Web Link: www.mhhe.com/opsnow3e 

 

This is a generic interaction plan and the official course syllabus will be available when the student begins the course.