MGT 4713 Production Management Lambuth University

Spring, 2008 Course Syllabus

Instructor: Sam Faught

Office Hours: 8:30 - 9:00 AM MWF 2:00 - 2:30 PM TTh

8:30 – 11:30 AM TTh 2:30 – 3:00 PM MW

5:00 - 6:00 PM T Other hours by appointment

Office: VJ-302; phone 425-3251

Course Description: Production management is a specialized area of management study that will introduce the student to many topics and issues faced by service and manufacturing organizations. The goal of this course is to help students gain an understanding of what operations management involves, how it relates to other areas of the organization, and types of problems faced by operations managers.

Required Materials: Textbook: Operations Management, 9^th ed, by William Stevenson

Calculator, pencil, and paper.

Make-up Policy: Make-up exams are given in cases of school events, student illness, injury, or emergencies within the immediate family. Students must request permission in advance to receive a make-up examination. Make-up exams are historically more difficult than the regular scheduled exams.

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend all classes. Students missing more than three unexcused classes will be penalized 10 points per miss and reported to Mrs. McCoy.

Examples of excused absences include: 1) statement from family doctor, 2) statement from school nurse, and 3) school events (class field trip, away basketball game, etc.).

Outside Assignments: Thirty-five chapter problems have been assigned. They are worth four points each for a total of 140 points. They are due once that chapter has been covered.

Classroom demeanor: Participation in class is encouraged. If you have a question about the material, please

speak up. There is a good chance that many of your peers have the same question in mind. After class starts, please avoid whispering to each other. It distracts the instructor and other students sitting around you. Leaving and returning in the same class period also causes a distraction. Caps and headbands should not be worn in class. Cell-phones are not allowed in class, unless they are turned off. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated in class. This is a G-rated class. There are always ladies present and occasionally one or two gentlemen. These class disturbances can result in a lowering of your overall class grade.

Learning Disabilities: If you have a learning disability, please inform me after class. It must be documented before I can consider making certain accommodations such as front row seating, tape recorders, etc.

Academic Integrity: Any form of cheating n examinations is strictly prohibited. Students who either provide or receive assistance from other students in regard to examinations will be given the score of “0” for that examination.

“Lunch With The Pros: Two luncheons will be held this semester at 12:05 in the Hamilton Room of Wilder College Union. Students attending these luncheons will receive 10 bonus points added to their final point total. These dates will be announced at a later time. You may bring your lunch or purchase one in the cafeteria.

MGT 4713 Production Management Lambuth University

Grading Scale: Possible Points Chapter problems 140

First Exam 150

Second Exam 150

Third Exam 150

Final Exam 150

Total Points 760

Letter Grade A 705 - 760

B 630 - 704

C 545 - 629

D 460 – 544

F Below 459

Other Pertinent Information

January 18: Last Day to Register or Add a Course

February 25 –

March 7: Pre-registration for May, Summer, and Fall Terms

February 22: Last Day to Drop a Course

April 8: Honors Day Convocation, 1:00 pm

April 22: Senior Theses Convocation, 1:00 pm

May 8: Academic Profile Testing

May 11: Baccalaureate Service and Commencement

May 19: Registration for May Term

May 19 - June 16: May Term

June 16: Registration for Summer I and Evening Sessions

Admission into the Bachelor of Business Administration Program will require at least a C in the following courses, a minimum overall GPA of 2.25, and a minimum GPA of 2.25 in all business courses completed.

ACC 2113 Principles of Financial Accounting

ACC 2123 Principles of Managerial Accounting

ECO 2033 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECO 2043 Principles of Microeconomics

BUS 3013 Business Statistics

Have a good semester!

MGT 4713 Production Management Lambuth University

Spring, 2008 Daily Syllabus (Tentative)

DATE	TOPIC	CHAPTER	PROBLEMS

1/11	Introduction
1/14	Introduction to Operations Management	1
1/16	“
1/18	Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity	2	2-2, 2-4

1/21	Martin Luther King (no classes)

1/23	Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity	2
1/25	Forecasting	3	3-2, 3-20, 3-21
1/28	“
1/30	“
2/01	“
2/04	Product, and Service Design	4	4s-3, 4s-6
2/06	“
2/06	Reliability (Supplement to Chapter 4)	4s
2/08	FIRST EXAM (Chapters 1-4s)
2/11	Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services	5	5-4
2/13	“		5s-9bcd
2/15	Decision Theory (Supplement to Chapter 5)	5s
2/18	“
2/20	Production Selection and Facility Layout	6	6a, 6s-1b
2/15	“		6s-10(formulate only)
2/18	Linear Programming (Supplement to Chapter 6)	6s
2/20	“
2/22	Design of Work Systems	7	7-2, 7-8
2/25	“
2/27	Location Planning and Analysis	8	8-1, 8-7
2/29	“
3/03	SECOND EXAM (Chapters 5-7)
3/05	Management of Quality	9	9-1, 9-3, 9-10
3/07	“

3/10	Spring Vacation (no classes)
3/12	Spring Vacation
3/14	Spring Vacation

3/17	Management of Quality	9
3/19	Quality Control	10	10-3, 10-6, 10-12

3/21	Good Friday (no classes)

3/24	Quality Control	10
3/26	“
3/28	Supply Chain Management	11	11-1
3/31	"
4/02	Inventory Management	12	12-3, 12-16
4/04	“
4/07	THIRD EXAM (Chapters 8-12)
4/09	Aggregate Planning	13	13-5, 13-16
4/11	“
4/14	“
4/16	MRP and ERP	14	14-1a, 14-6
4/18	“
4/21	“
4/23	JIT and Lean Operations	15	15-1, 15-5
4/25	“
4/28	Review
5/05	FINAL, Monday, 1:30 pm

Have a productive semester!