OPIM 204 schedule

Tentative
Schedule (subject to change)

Date	Quizzes	Topic	Chapter	Assignments	Slides, Other Material
17-Jan		Introduction to OM	Ch. 1	Solved Problems (SP)	Sl, Ex
22-Jan		Operations Strategy	Ch. 2	SP of Module A	Sl
24-Jan		Decision Analysis	Module A	A.16, A.19	No, Ex
29-Jan	Quiz 1	Forecasting	Ch. 4	SP	Sl
31-Jan		"	"		Quiz
5-Feb		Capacity Planning Supp.	Ch. 7	SP of Ch 7. Supp. & Ch. 7	Sl, Ex
7-Feb		Facilities Layout	Ch. 9	SP	Sl
12-Feb	Quiz 2	Location Strategies	Ch. 8
14-Feb		Review
19-Feb		First Exam		Theory Questions Extra Problems
21-Feb		Project Management	Ch. 3	SP, 3.6	Sl
26-Feb		Class Cancelled		Class Excercise	Sol
28-Feb		Project Management	Ch. 3
12-Mar		Normal Distribution		How to find probability?	How to find a point?
14-Mar	Quiz 3	Statistical Process Control	S.6	S1, S4, S5
19-Mar		Simulation	Module F	SP	No
21-Mar		Supply Chain	Ch. 11		F13
26-Mar	Quiz 4	JIT & Maintenance/Reliability	Ch. 16 &17	Ex3, SP17.2	Quiz 4
28-Mar		Linear Programming	Module B
2-Apr		Second Exam		Theory Questions
4-Apr		Linear Programming	Module B	B30	LP Class 1
9-Apr		Transportation Models	Module C	Regression	Transportation
11-Apr	Quiz 5	Aggregate Planning	Ch. 13	Coefficient Interpretation
16-Apr		Inventory Management	Ch. 12	Regression 2	Regression 3
18-Apr	Quiz 6	"	"	Inventory Management
23-Apr		Waiting Line Models	Module D	Quiz 5	Quiz 6
25-Apr		Review

Disclaimer: – I reserve the right to modify the course schedule at any time during the course.

Operations Management- OPIM 204

Office Hours: Anytime (I am in the office typically from 11-7PM) or email me for an appointment

Office: BUSN 407

Email: rohit.aggarwal@business.uconn.edu

Phone: 860-486-6485 (shared line)

Description: Operations Management (OM) can be viewed as the central functional component of any business organization, governing the transformation of resources or inputs (materials, machines, labor, and capital) into outputs (products and services). The focus of OM is to produce high quality output at low cost, while interacting with the other functional components of the business organization (marketing, financing, and human resources) to achieve company goals.

With the advent of the Internet, e-commerce, and global-sourcing, it is becoming more and more difficult for a company to maintain a competitive-advantage based on location, access to local resources, and retailing services. Modern businesses must instead base their ability to compete and generate profit on the systematic management of resources, and on their ability to produce quality output more efficiently than competitors. In recent years this pursuit has developed into a science, and a host of quantitative tools and sophisticated software packages are available to the savvy operations manager.

Objectives:

• To understand the fundamental OM concepts and quantitative tools required for the efficient production of goods and services
• To understand the usage of OM software for business decision-making, including the accurate interpretation of quantitative business models and software output

Required text: J. Heizer and B. Render. Operations Management. Prentice-Hall, eighth edition.

Computer requirements: A laptop is required for every class meeting. You will need to install the Excel OM Software.

Grading:

There will be two exams and a non-cumulative final exam.

Homework problems will be assigned and discussed in class but will not be graded. It is however, strongly recommended that each student complete each homework in preparation for the quizzes, which will be graded. These quizzes will be based directly on recent homework assignments and will usually be announced in advance.

Here is the breakdown of how grades will be evaluated:

• First examination: 25%
• Second examination: 25%
• Final examination: 25%
• Quizzes: 25%