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Operations ManagementOperations ManagementMT435 – 02MT435 – 02

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Instructor – Dr. Stuart ChildersInstructor – Dr. Stuart Childers

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Course DescriptionCourse Description

This course focuses on the importance of the This course focuses on the importance of the operations function in organizations. Students operations function in organizations. Students examine the fundamental issues of facilities examine the fundamental issues of facilities location, output planning, inventory control, location, output planning, inventory control, scheduling, and quality control. The course scheduling, and quality control. The course emphasizes quality and its impact in securing a emphasizes quality and its impact in securing a strategic advantage for manufacturing and strategic advantage for manufacturing and service entities.service entities.

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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Analyze operations decisions using appropriate information and

resources

2. Compare operations management systems of world-class producers

3. Evaluate requirements for effective inventory management 4. Evaluate a control process management system

5. Access the advantages and disadvantages of process specialization and automation

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Contact InformationContact Information

Instructor Name– Dr. Stuart ChildersInstructor Name– Dr. Stuart ChildersE-Mail Address – E-Mail Address – SChilders@Kaplan.eduPhone Number(s) – (321) 795-1555 CellPhone Number(s) – (321) 795-1555 Cell

Please use e-mail as 1Please use e-mail as 1stst method of contact method of contact If you have an emergency, call the cell phoneIf you have an emergency, call the cell phone

I will get back to you as soon as possible with responseI will get back to you as soon as possible with response

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Rules About AIM AvailabilityRules About AIM Availability

There will be two office hours per week via the AOL There will be two office hours per week via the AOL Instant Messenger serviceInstant Messenger service2 hours will be on Sunday nights from 8-10 PM 2 hours will be on Sunday nights from 8-10 PM

EST EST Please add my AOL screen name of Please add my AOL screen name of StuChildersStuChilders

to your buddy list and send me yours if you want to your buddy list and send me yours if you want to be able to communicateto be able to communicate

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Text BookText Book

Title:Title: Operations Operations Management: Creating Management: Creating Value along the Supply Value along the Supply ChainChain 7 7thth edition editionAuthor(s):Author(s): Roberta S. Russell Roberta S. Russell and Bernard W. Taylor IIIand Bernard W. Taylor IIIISBN:ISBN: 978-0-470-52590-6 978-0-470-52590-6Publisher Student Resource Publisher Student Resource Site URL:Site URL:

http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0470525908&bcsId=5869

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Seminar Ground RulesSeminar Ground Rules

When we have seminars, we will start promptly at 10 PM When we have seminars, we will start promptly at 10 PM ESTEST

Each participant should review the course requirements Each participant should review the course requirements for the current week’s unit prior to their involvement in for the current week’s unit prior to their involvement in the seminarthe seminar

Be respectful of the class, the time allotted to review the Be respectful of the class, the time allotted to review the material, and to answer questionsmaterial, and to answer questions

Be involved and provide positive inputs & questionsBe involved and provide positive inputs & questions You (the students) are what makes the seminar successfulYou (the students) are what makes the seminar successful

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Course PoliciesCourse Policies Please use Username, Unit # and Project # as

required to submit workE-mails should have the Course & Section #s &

Username in the Subject Line Extenuating Circumstances require

communication with instructor Please adhere to the discussion, homework, and

requirements on the assignments. The inputs must follow the guidelines and need to be submitted in a timely manner.

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Discussions and ProjectsDiscussions and Projects

Please refer to each of these grading breakdowns in the classroom to better understand the requirements

The idea is to provided meaningful and substantial discussion postings and project responses each week

Grading is based on response, content and your involvement in the discussion process

Grading rubric for projects (REFER TO SYLLABUS)

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Grade BreakdownAssessments Number Points each Total Points

Discussions 10 25 250

Assignments 6 3 @ 90

1 @ 45

315

Unit Quiz 5 5 @ 30 150

Mid-Term Exam 1 50 50

Final Exam 1 100 100

Seminar 9 15 135

Total Points     1000 Points

School of Business Policies School of Business Policies All course projects will be graded within one week

of their due date Students submitting late projects must e-mail the

instructor to let them know the submission has been posted to the dropbox

Late projects will be graded no later than one week following the date the student e-mails the instructor to notify them the project has been submitted

Discussion grades will be updated each week no later than Saturday of the week following the unit’s completion

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Participating in Discussions

Communicate with professor and classmates by using the threaded discussion areas

Contributions are expected from each student for each unit

Discussions allow the student to demonstrate that they not only understand the subject matter, but they can apply what they have learned, can analyze it, and can integrate it with knowledge they already have to evaluate the information critically

Please refer to syllabus and follow the guidelines on timeliness and substance of postings

Discussion Guidelines• Be clear about what message you are responding to• The contribution should add something to the discussion• Make sure the message is clear• Address classmates by name or user name, and sign your

own messages• Feel free to pose new questions to your classmates within

your own message• Use correct spelling, capitalization, grammar, syntax, and

punctuation• Always use Word or Notepad to save your communication• If you have any questions on these procedures, please

contact Kaplan University Student Services.

Review of APA RequirementsReview of APA RequirementsMT435 – 02MT435 – 02

Instructor – Dr. Stuart ChildersInstructor – Dr. Stuart Childers

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Example PaperExample Paper

Refer to example paper: Refer to example paper: Example Paper.doc

Reference ExampleReference Example

Refer to reference example: Refer to reference example: Reference Example.doc

Spacing ExampleSpacing Example

As you can see to the right, the As you can see to the right, the Spacing on the left is set at 0 pts Spacing on the left is set at 0 pts Before and 10 pts After. This is Before and 10 pts After. This is what causes the gap between the what causes the gap between the paragraphs. To see this you can paragraphs. To see this you can mark the last line in the mark the last line in the paragraph, right click on paragraph, right click on Paragraph, and this screen will Paragraph, and this screen will appear. All you have to do is appear. All you have to do is mark your entire paper and make mark your entire paper and make sure the spacing is consistent sure the spacing is consistent throughout by making it 0 and 0. throughout by making it 0 and 0. Let me know if this helps explain Let me know if this helps explain what you need to do.what you need to do.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

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