POM
3321 - PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Fall
2007

Instructor:         Dr.
Godwin Udo                                  Phone:  (915) 747-7780

Office:              BUSN
246                                           Fax:       (915) 747-5126

Office
hours:     TR 1:30 – 4:30
p.m.                             E-Mail:
[email-masked]

Or
by appointment                                URL:  http://www.gudo.utep.edu

COURSE
DESCRIPTION (Undergraduate Catalogue)

Production management and its relationship to marketing, finance, and
accounting functions are described.
Forecasting demand, aggregate planning, inventory planning and control,
and scheduling provide the basis for linking strategic plans to the production
plan.  Other topics discussed
include: quality control, product and process design, facility location and layout,
productivity improvement, and project management.

Prerequisite: QMB 2301.

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of this course, the
students will:

·
have basic understanding of the field of
production and operations management and its importance in an organization;

·
be familiar with the more important issues and
decision processes within production and operations management including the quantitative
tools and techniques used in the field;

·
know the key functions and job opportunities
related to production and operations management.

REQUIRED
TEXT

Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs,
and Nicholas J. Aquilano, Operations
Management for Competitive Advantage, 11th edition (McGraw-Hill,
c2006).

Text Website: http://www.mhhe.com/chase11e.

ATTENDANCE

You are expected to attend classes regularly and on
time.  You take full responsibility
when you miss class or come to class late.
If you miss class, it is
your responsibility to find out about new assignments/exercises and pick up
missed handouts.

EXAMS

There
will be three exams within the semester, plus a comprehensive final
examination.  The second and third
exams will each deal with topics covered since the previous exam; however,
familiarity with earlier topics may be required.

Make-up
exams will be given at the
instructor’s discretion based solely on valid, documented excuses,
and must be arranged in advance whenever possible.

If you
carry an average equivalent to a guaranteed grade of “A” or
“B” coming into the final examination week, you may be offered
exemption from the comprehensive final examination.  [If you carry an average equivalent to a
grade of “C” or lower coming into the final examination week, you must take the comprehensive final
examination.]

QUIZZES

Quizzes
will be given from time to time—with or without prior notice.  Each quiz will generally count for 5
– 10 points.  Quizzes may be
given at any time during the class.
There will be no make-up of
missed quizzes.

HOMEWORK

Homework
assignments (mostly based on problems in the textbook) are usually not to be submitted—unless otherwise announced in
class beforehand.  The
assignments are intended to prepare students for quizzes and examinations.  The answers to these homework
assignments will be eventually be posted, in order for students to note the
correct analyses/solutions.

Should
any of the homework assignments be required for submission, the dates for
submission will generally be announced one
week in advance.  Hence, if you
will be unable to make it to class when an assignment is due, it is your
responsibility to arrange for someone (e.g., a classmate) to turn it in for
you.  A required assignment must be
turned in at the start of the session during which it is due, and will be given
a score of at most 50% of points assigned if submitted beyond 10 minutes of the
start of the session.  A required assignment will not be
given credit if not submitted by the end of the class session during which it
is due.

ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY

The University of Texas at El
Paso prides itself on its standards of academic
excellence.  In all matters of
intellectual pursuit, UTEP faculty and students must strive to achieve based on
the quality of the work produced by the individual.  In the classroom and in all other
academic activities, students are expected to uphold the highest standards of
academic integrity.  Any form of
scholastic dishonesty is an affront to the pursuit of knowledge and jeopardizes
the quality of the degree awarded to all graduates of UTEP.

Any student who commits an act of scholastic dishonesty is
subject to discipline.  Scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion,
the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in
whole or in part to another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage
to a student or the attempt to commit such acts.  Proven violations of the detailed
regulations, as printed in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP) and
available in the office of the Dean of Students, may result in sanctions
ranging from disciplinary probation, to failing grades on the work in question,
to failing grades in the course, to suspension or dismissal, among others.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

Individual students must operate with integrity in their
dealings with faculty and other students; engage the learning materials with
appropriate attention and dedication; maintain their engagement when challenged
by difficult learning activities; contribute to the learning of others; and
perform to standards set by the faculty.

COURSE
GRADING

Exam
1                         100
points

Exam
2                         100
points

Exam
3                         100
points

Comprehensive
Final Exam       150
points

Quizzes/Homework                  50
points

The
total percentage earned will convert into letter grades as follows:

90
- 100 %                  A

80
- 89 %                    B

70
- 79 %                    C

60
- 69 %                    D

59
% and below           F

COURSE DROP
POLICY

The last day to drop the course with an automatic
"W" is November 2, 2007.
After this deadline, students will be dropped from a course with a grade
of "F".

A grade of "W" can be assigned after the
deadline only under exceptional circumstances, and only with the approval of
the instructor and the academic dean.
In such a case, the student must petition for the "W" in
writing and provide the necessary supporting documentation.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Should you have a documented disability and require
any auxiliary aids, services, or accommodations, please see me after class or
call me in order to discuss your specific needs.  If you feel you may have a disability
but do not have appropriate documentation, contact the Disabled Student
Services Office at 747-5148, go to Room 106E Union,
or e-mail: [email-masked].

COURSE
SCHEDULE

The instructor will attempt to adhere to the course
schedule below, but does reserve the right to alter course content, class
assignments and activities, and/or dates as deemed necessary.

Week

Dates

Chapters

Topics

1

08-28-07

1

Introduction to
the Field

08-30-07

1

Introduction to
the Field

2

09-04-07

2

Operations
Strategy & Competitiveness

09-06-07

2

Operations
Strategy & Competitiveness

3

09-11-07

3

Project
Management

09-13-07

3

Project
Management

4

09-18-07

5

Process
Selection

09-20-07

6

Manufacturing
Process Selection & Design

5

09-25-07

8

Quality
Management

09-27-07

TN8

Process
Capability & Statistical Quality Control

6

10-02-07

Review for Exam
1

10-04-07

Exam 1 (Chapters 1-3, 5 , 6,  8, TN8)

7

10-09-07

10

Supply Chain
Strategy

10-11-07

10

Supply Chain Strategy

8

10-16-07

12

Lean Production

10-18-07

12

Lean Production

9

10-23-07

MB13

Managerial
Briefing: ERP Systems

10-25-07

MB13

Managerial
Briefing: ERP Systems

10

10-30-07

Review for Exam
2

11-01-07

Exam 2 (Chapters 10, 12, MB13)

11

11-06-07

14

Aggregate Sales
& Operations Planning

11-08-07

14

Aggregate Sales
& Operations Planning

12

11-13-07

15

Inventory
Control

11-15-07

15

Inventory
Control

13

11-20-07

16

Material
Requirements Planning

11-22-07

16

THANKSGIVING

14

11-27-07

Material
Requirements Planning & Review for Exam 3

11-29-07

Exam 3 (Chapters 14-16)

15

Final
Exam