PRD 2001 INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Course Objective This course aims to provide an introduction to the strategic importance of operations and how operations can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace, therelationship between operations and other business functions, such as marketing, finance, accounting and human resources. Text Book Russel, R. and Taylor, B. (2011). Operations Management. 7th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Assessment Methods:

Mid Term* 0,40 + Term Project * 0,40 + Presentation* 0,20

Mid-Term Exam Students will be assessed on their knowledge of concepts and theories through multiple choice, essay and problem based written exam. Term Project Groups of 5 students will be formed. Interviews with a manufacturing or a service firm in İzmir will be conducted by groups. And all topics covered during lectures should be questioned in the firm. Interviews with the firms will be organized under headings and sub-headings according to the topics that we have covered throughout the term and will be submmitted as a REPORT. Reports should not exceed 15 pages. So please DO NOT JUST write your questions and answers. The problems you observe within the firms related with our topics and your recommendations for the solution to those problems should be added to your reports.

You are not expected to make definitions in your reports. You are expected to write the findings of your interview in the report format (term project outline is provided at the end of the syllabus). If you have to use additional resources for your report, in this case, APA FORMAT SHOULD BE USED (DON’T FORGET TO GIVE REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT WHEREVER YOU USE THE INFORMATION CREATED BY OTHERS!). You should cite publications in the text: (Porter, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Atrek and Tüzemen, 2006) citing either names of two or (Rusell et al., 2006), when there are three or more authors. At the end of the report a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied.

You have to prepare 25 minutes presentations. Each member will make a presentation as presentation grades of each student will be unique.

TERM PROJECT PROPOSAL: A proposal involving your team member names &numbers, the company you will visit and the person you are going to interview should be submitted to the instructor on 14 & 16 March 2018.

ALL TERM PROJECT REPORTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON 25-27.April.2018. Late submmissions will NOT be accepted!!!

Field Trip We will make a visit to a company in İzmir and have the chance to observe their production facilities,

organizational operations, learn about different departmental functions of this company. Company name will be

announced later.

PRD 2001 INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Tentative Class Schedule

WEEKS 1stSection 2ndSection TOPICS NOTES 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 INTRODUCTION 2 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Operations and Supply Chain Management

3 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Decision Analysis Support Tools and Processes 4 Feb. 28 March 2 Designing Products

Designing Services

5 March 7 March 9 Process Design and Technology 6 March

14 March 16 Capacity and Facilities Planning Submission of Proposals for

the Term Project 7 March 21 March 23 Inventory Management 8 March 28 March 30 MIDTERMS 9 April 4 April 6 MIDTERMS

10 April 11 April 13 Quality and Quality Management 11 April 18 April 20 FIELD TRIP 12 April 25 April 27 Presentation of The Term Projects Submission of the Term

Projects 13 May 2 May 4 Presentation of The Term Projects 14 May 9 May 11 Presentation of The Term Projects 15 May 16 May 18 Presentation of The Term Projects

* The instructor reserves the right to change the dates accordingly as the semester progresses. All changes will be communicated in an appropriate manner.

TERM PROJECT OUTLINE

TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Company Profile (Short introduction of the company and its products) 1.2 Company’s Supply Chain Management

1.2.1 Inputs( just one product will be selected. And all term project will be done focusing on that product) 1.2.2 Transformation Process

1.3 Productivity of the company 1.4 Positioning of the company (cost, speed, quality, flexibility, etc.) 1.5 Decision Making Process of the Company 1.6 Design Process (for services, service waiting line and service design chapter should be included) 1.7 Quality Management 1.8 Process Planning 1.9 Process Selection and Break Even Analysis 1.10 Capacity Planning 1.11 Facility Layout 1.12 Inventory Management 1.13 Problems and Recommendations 1.14 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION