Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3 op)

Tavoitteet

This course aims to provide a basics to one of the most challenging areas in business - operations management. Operations management focuses on the systematic planning, design, and operation of the processes which deliver goods and services.

The target of the course is to support students with the decisions made in the management of operations. Secondly course also helps to understand real-life operational issues. The course also helps to analyze the basics of a quantitative techniques of operations management which can be used to support the management function in such environments.

The content of the course covers the main value-added and supporting activities of an organization including forecasting, product and process design, capacity and location decisions, quality management, inventory management, materials requirement planning and operational scheduling.

Sisältö

Course lessons:

Lesson 0 - Introduction, History & Operations
Lesson 1 – Forecasting & Process Strategy
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 0 materials and updating your browser (F5-key))
Lesson 2 – Capacity, Facilities & Constrains
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 1 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 3 – Analyzing Processes & Managing Projects
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 2 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 4 – Managing Quality & Inventories
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 3 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 5 – Planning & Scheduling Operations & Planning Resources
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 4 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 6 – Lean Systems & Supply Chains
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 5 materials and updating your browser)
FINAL EXAM
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 6 materials and returning The Article Reviews -file)

Aika ja paikka

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Oppimateriaalit

Online

Opetusmenetelmät

100% online (Self-Study) course which can be done in own pace.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

N/A

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

After you have done all of six (6) Lessons you can The Final Exam.

You have 120 minutes to complete the exam which has 40 question multi-choice. Each question has four to six possible answers and all of 40 questions should be attempted.

Kansainvälisyys

N/A

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

N/A

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

It depends on the student's starting level.

Sisällön jaksotus

Only after you have done all of six (6) Lessons you can do The Final Exam.

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Pass after Final Exam has been passed.

You have 120 minutes to complete the exam which has 40 question multi-choice.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Opiskelija hallitsee tilaus-toimitusketjun hallinnan perustermistöä ja ajattelutapaa. Lisäksi opiskelija osaa soveltaa tilaus-toimitusketjujen hallinnan perusmenetelmiä.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Opiskelija hallitsee kattavasti tilaus-toimitusketjun hallinnan perustermistön ja ajattelutavat. Lisäksi opiskelija osaa soveltaa useita tilaus-toimitusketjujen hallinnan perusmenetelmiä.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Pass after you have done all of six (6) Lessons and The Final Exam.

Osaamistavoitteet

This course aims to provide a basics to one of the most challenging areas in business - operations management. Operations management focuses on the systematic planning, design, and operation of the processes which deliver goods and services.

The target of the course is to support students with the decisions made in the management of operations. Secondly course also helps to understand real-life operational issues. The course also helps to analyze the basics of a quantitative techniques of operations management which can be used to support the management function in such environments.

The content of the course covers the main value-added and supporting activities of an organization including forecasting, product and process design, capacity and location decisions, quality management, inventory management, materials requirement planning and operational scheduling.

Sisältö

Course lessons:

Lesson 0 - Introduction, History & Operations
Lesson 1 – Forecasting & Process Strategy
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 0 materials and updating your browser (F5-key))
Lesson 2 – Capacity, Facilities & Constrains
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 1 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 3 – Analyzing Processes & Managing Projects
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 2 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 4 – Managing Quality & Inventories
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 3 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 5 – Planning & Scheduling Operations & Planning Resources
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 4 materials and updating your browser)
Lesson 6 – Lean Systems & Supply Chains
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 5 materials and updating your browser)
FINAL EXAM
(Note: Appears after reading Lesson 6 materials and returning The Article Reviews -file)