PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

2-508-97  Production and Operations Management

Winter 2005

 

COURSE OUTLINE

 

Lecturer :

Office :

Telephone :

Email :

 

Simon Véronneau

5.807

(514) 340-6363

simon.veronneau@hec.ca

 

 

Secretary :

Office :

Telephone :

 

Emmanuel Francx

5.864

(514) 340-6274

 

Course Description

This course is the English equivalent to “Gestion des operations et de la production 2-500-96”. The course is designed to give a broad yet thorough understanding of the role and function of production and operations management (POM) within a business. Videos and case studies will be used to provide the students with the conceptual framework of POM. These concepts will be applied to both manufacturing and service firms. The major elements covered in this course are: system design, quality control & management, and supply chain management. After completion of this course students should have an excellent understanding of POM as well as a solid base to major in this field.

 

Course Objectives:

To develop an appreciation and understanding of the concepts, principles, and applications of Production and Operations Management (POM).

 

·         Introduction to the main concepts of POM.

·         POM within the enterprise.

·         Familiarization with the main methods and techniques of POM.

·         Initiation to the identification and the resolution of POM problems.

 

 

 

Course Material

 

Required:

·        Combo Pack Textbook & Study Guide ISBN: 0070953384, Which includes:

The course textbook: Stevenson & Hojati (2004) 2nd Canadian edition  

ISBN 0070911894,

As well as the student study guide Stevenson & Van Ness US 8th, 2005

ISBN 0072869119.

 

References:

·         Chopra, S., Meindl, P.,  (2004) Supply Chain Management, Pearson-Prentice Hall, Upper saddle river, New Jersey, 2nd edition.

·         Fitzsimmons, J. Fitzsimmons, M. (2004) Service Management: Operations, strategy, 7 Information Technologies, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York , 4th edition

·         Stock, J., Lambert, D., (2001) Strategic Logistics Management, McGraw-Hill Irwin New York, New York, 4th edition.

·         Vollmann, T., et al. (2005) Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York

 

Online References:

Course Web Site

www.hec.ca/sites/cours/2-508-97

 

McGraw-Hill’s Operation Management Center

http://www.mhhe.com/omc/index.html

 

Operation Management 2nd Canadian ed. companion website

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/information_center_view0/

 

 

Plagiarism

Students are asked to read article 12 of the rules of the HEC Montréal programs regarding plagiarism and to take note of the multiple forms of plagiarism (12.1) and the penalties that extend to expulsion from HEC (12.2). All cases of plagiarism will be reported to the program committee, which will analyse the situation and the circumstances and will decide on the sanction to apply.

 

 

Reserve:

 

The following material has been placed in reserve at the library under the lecturer’s name.

 

·         American Psychological Association (APA) (2001) Publication Manual, Washington D.C., American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (BF 11 A512m 2001).

·         Chopra, S., Meindl, P.,  (2004) Supply Chain Management, Pearson-Prentice Hall, Upper saddle river, New Jersey, 2nd edition.

·         Gelfrand, H. (APA) (2002) Mastering APA Style, Washington D.C., American Psychological Association (BF 11 A512mb 2001).

·         Glossary for Production and Operations Management. (Reserve: #3).

 

·         Stock, J., Lambert, D., (2001) Strategic Logistics Management, McGraw-Hill Irwin New York, New York, 4th edition.

·         Past Mid-term Examinations 2-500-98: A98, H99, and A99. (Reserve: P 392).

·         Stevenson W., Hojati M., (2004), Operations Management 2nd Canadian edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson

·         Stevenson W., Van Ness P., (2005) Study guide for use with Operation Management 8th U.S. edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson

·         Vollmann, T., et al. (2005) Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York

 

 

 

Evaluation

 

·         In class case analysis                        10 %

·         Paper on a subject of interest           20%

·         Mid-term Examination                      30 %

·         Final Examination                             40 %

 

 

Notes

 

1.     In class case analysis will be done in small groups during the class. These cases will be taken from the textbook or from videos projected in class. Textbook cases must be read prior to class!

 

2.    “Paper on a subject of interest” can be done in teams of two persons or on an individual basis. The paper length should be between 10-15 pages, or 15-20 pages for teams. Topics will be discussed in class at the 3rd session. The papers are due before the end of the 10th session, they must be handed-in both electronic and hard copy format. No papers will be accepted after that time.

 

3.    This class is a “virtuose class” as such technologies will be used as often as possible to convey the material. Integration between different media format will be done as often as practicable.

 

 

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

 

 

Session 1    Ch 1

Introduction to POM    

Case: Total Recall

Video: Ok Factory

Study Guide: Ch1 Multiple choices (MC) & True or False (TF)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter1/

 

Session 2   Ch 2 Ch 3

Competitiveness, Strategy and Productivity

Case: Westjet                         

Study Guide Ch2 (MC) (TF) Prob 1& 2

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter2/

 

Forecasting

Video St-Alexius Medical center

Study Guide Ch 3 (TF) Prob 1

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter3/

 

Session 3   Ch 4 Ch5

Product and service design

Case: “Open Wide and Say Ultra”

Video: Tri-State industries & Genesis System Group

Study Guide Ch4 (TF) (MC)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter4/

 

Capacity Planning

Case: Air Canada’s Overcapacity

Study Guide Ch 5 (MC) Prob 1&3

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter5/

 

Session 4   Ch 6 Ch 8

Process selection and Facility Layout

Operations Tour/Case: Redpath sugar refinery

Video:

Study Guide Ch 6 (TF) (MC)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter6/

 

Location Planning and Analysis

Operations Tour/Case:

Video:

Study Guide Ch 8 (TF) (MC)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter6/

 

 

Session 5   Ch 7 Ch7s         

Design of work Systems

Case:

Video: Gortrac

Study Guide Ch 7 (TF) (MC)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter7/

 

Learning curves

Case: Renovating the Lions Gate Bridge

Video: Lousville slugger

StudyGuide

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter7/

 

Session 6   Ch 9 & Ch 10                                                             

Introduction to Quality & Quality control

Video-Case: Honda

Case: Walkerton’s Water Outbreak

Study Guide Ch 9 (TF) (MC)

Study Guide Ch 10 (TF) (MC) Prob 1

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter9/

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter10/

 

Session 7   Ch 11

Total Quality Management & Quality Control   

Case: Alcoa’s Experience with TQM Implementation

Study Guide Ch 10s (TF) (MC)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter11/

 

Session 8   Ch 12& Ch 12S                    

Supply Chain management & Purchasing and Supplier Management

Case: Bank of Montréal

Study Guide Ch 16 (TF) (MC) Prob 1

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter12/

                  

Session 9   Ch 13                                    

Inventory management

Case: UPD Manufacturing

Study Guide Ch 11 (TF) (MC) Prob 1

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter13/

 

Session 10 Ch14

Aggregate Planning

Case: Eight Glasses a Day

Video: Federal Signal Vision Light System

Study Guide Ch 12 (TF) (MC) Prob 1 & 5

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter14/

 

Session 11  Ch15

MRP & ERP         

Operations Tour/Case: Stickley Furniture

Study Guide Ch 13 (TF) (MC) Prob 1&2

Video: ERP Implementation at Hillrich & Bradsby

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter15/

 

Session 12 Ch17 Ch16

Scheduling

Study Guide Ch 15 (TF) (MC) Prob 4-8 (Inclusive)

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter16/

Just In time

Video: Implementing JIT at Tri-States Industries

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter16/

 

Session 13          Ch16

BIG JIT / Lean Production Systems

Operations Tour/Case: Boeing

Study Guide Ch 14 (TF) (MC) Prob 1

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070911894/student_view0/chapter16/

 

Current issues/Special Topic in POM

Brief review in preparation for the final