Operations & Project Management
Course objective
Faculty : Prof. Purshottam Khandelwal (B.E, BITS Pilani)
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- Define operations strategy and its role as a source of competitive advantage.
- What are the different facets of operations..
- Role of project planning, Supply chain management in operations startegy.
- Role of modern tools such as balanced card approach in project planning and control.
Session plan
| Session No. | Topics | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2 | Competing with operations (Introduction) | Case: The Cappuccino Express Chapter1: textbook |
| 3 | Understanding Operations | Discussions |
| 4,5 | Production Management | Exercises |
| 6 | Building Process Strategy | Video case: Ferrari manufacturing process |
| 7 | Assessment -1 Process Strategy | Case Study Chapter3: Text Book |
| 8,9,10 | Project Management | Chapter 3: reference book by chase. In-Class Activity |
| 11 | Project Management- Critical path methods and PERT methods | Chapter 3: reference book by chase. Exercises to be given in class. |
| 12 | Assessment -2 Productivity and Process Analysis | Case Analysis Handouts to be given |
| 13 | The Balanced Scorecard Approach to Operations | Chapter5: Reference book by Chase |
| 14 | The Balanced Scorecard Approach to Operations | Case: chapter end case of the same chapter |
| 15 | Assessment -3 Supply chain design | Chapter9: textbook. Hands-on-Activity |
| 16 | Supply chain design | Experiential learning Activity |
| 17,18 | Plant Location Decisions | Case Study Chapter11: text book |
| 19 | Assessment -4 And group project presentation | Topics Would be Given in class |
| 20 | Group Project Presentation | In-Class Activity |
| 21,22 | Inventory planning | Chapter12: text book Chapter end exercises. |
| 23 | Assessment -5 Quality Management | Handouts on quality management Chapter5: Text book |
| 24 | Forecasting Techniques | Chapter13: Text book Activity |
| 25 | Forecasting Techniques | Chapter end Exercises |
| 26,27 | Assessment -6 Resource planning | Chapter15: text book Hands-on-Activity |
| 28 | Sourcing Decisions | PPT and Material Would Be shared |
| 29 | Sourcing (make or Buy) | PPT and Material Would be shared |
| 30 | Discussions and Q & A Session | Student Driven |
Text-Book
- “Operations Mangement”, Lee J. Krajewski, Larry P. Ritzman Pearson/PHI.
Cases and Handouts
- Handouts and cases mentioned above will be given in advance at the time of the start of the Tri Semester course.
Reference books
- Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs, Nicholas J. Aquilano.
- Essentials of Operations Management, Keah Choon Tan.