Operations and Productivity

Industrial Management ( ENGI. 35613 )

Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineering Technology Programs

Textbooks

1 Heizer, J AND Render, B . ( Latest Edition ) Operations Management, New Jersey: Prentice Hall

2 R. Dan Reid, Nada R. Sanders; Operations Management; An Integrative Approach: John Willey

Total Hours : 3hrs x 14 weeks = 42 hours

Topical Outlines

Module 1: Introduction to Industrial Management---Operations and Productivity ( Case Studies 5 % )

Module 2: Strategy---Operations Strategy in a Global Marketplace.

Module 3: Forecasting and Project Management---Forecasting; Project Management

Module 4: Production---Design of Goods and Services

Module 5: Processes---Process Strategy

Module 6: Location Strategies

Module 7: Review and Project Submission ( Term Project 1 ; 10% )

Evaluation: Mid Semester Examination 30%

Mid Semester Break

Module 8: Job Design---Human Resources and Job Design; Work Measurement ( Case Studies 5% )

Module 9: Planning---Aggregate Planning; Materials Requirement Planning, ERP

Module 10: Supply Chain---Supply Chain Management; E-Commerce; Inventory Management

Module 12: Maintenance and Reliability—Maintenance

Review and Project Submission ( Term Project 2; 10 % )

Evaluation: Final Semester Examination 40 %

Notes: Regardless of the final total mark, students must obtain at least 50% on the exam / theory tests and 50% on the Projects/ Case Studies components of this course in order to obtain a passing grade in this course.

Course Instructor: Professor Femi Adegun, Room C264, Faculty Office

Industrial Management ( ENGI 35613 ). Case Study 1. Hightone Electronics Inc .( HEI ) [Thursday Class]

George Gonzales, Operations Director of Hightone Electronics Inc, sat quietly at the conference table overlooking the lobby of the Corporate Headquarters office in Palo Alto, California. He reflected on the Board meeting that had just adjourned, and the challenge that lay ahead for him. The Board...