Operations Management for Manufacturing and ServicesLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students learn to design, implement, control and develop operations of manufacturing and service companies. Students will become familiar with methods and tools of forecasting, sales and operations planning, layout and capacity management, production and job scheduling and quality control. They will learn to recognize the production/service types and strategies and how to measure operations performance. They will learn the main ideology and tools used in different approaches of operations improvement.

Content

• Process design and mapping
• Service concepts and processes and delivery channels
• Layout planning and flow
• Process technology
• Planning levels (Strategic, tactical and operational)
• Production planning and execution process in ERP-systems
• Capacity management
• Operations improvement, (Lean Management, Quality Management)

Qualifications

Supply Chaiin Management

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good performance:
showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance:
not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Not applicable