Non-Thesis Master Program in Business Administration

Production Management(Mİ502)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
Mİ502 Production Management 1 3 0 0 3 6
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Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Masters Degree
Course Instructor(s) Müjde GENEVOIS merol@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective The aim of this course is to present the concepts used in effective management of production systems and to learn how to develop solutions for problems related to the operations management.
Content Week 1.: Presentation in chronological order techniques and nomenclature used in operations management.
Week 2.: Supply chain strategy, supply chain performance measurement, bullwhip effect, outsourcing, mass customization.
Week 3.: Strategic capacity management, capacity utilization, economies of scale, learning curve.
Week 4.: Lean production, Toyota Production System.
Week 5.: Demand management, qualitative forecasting methods, quantitative forecasting methods.
Week 6.: Aggregate sales and operations planning
Week 7.: Inventory control, inventory costs, inventory models
Week 8.: Materials requirements planning, Push and Pull systems, Manufacturing Resource Planning.
Week 9.: Midterm exam
Week 10.: Process analysis, process flowcharting, process performance measurement.
Week 11.: Manufacturing process selection and design.
Week 12.: Service process selection and design.
Week 13.: Quality management, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma Quality, Benchmarking, ISO standards, service quality measurement.
Week 14.: Product design, product development process, quality function deployment.
Course Learning Outcomes This course will provide to;
1. Learn how operations management evolved and understand the causes of this evolution.
2. Know the current issues of production systems and learn how to analyze and design production systems with the help of cases.
3. Be able to formulate solutions to problems related to production systems.
4. Have the expertise and ability to use operations management methods and techniques.
Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture, discussion, case study.
References • Kobu, B., Üretim Yönetimi, Beta Basım A.Ş., 13. Baskı, 2006.
• Chase, R.B., Jacobs, F.R., Aquilano, N.J., Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, McGraw-Hill, 11. Baskı, 2006.
• Cases related to the topics
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