Course Overview
This course expands on the fundamentals of supply chain management introduced in the Supply Chain Management – Demand course by focusing on warehousing and factory operations. The materials are broken into three main sections, warehouse operations; manufacturing operations and analysis of work flow. Core warehousing operations concepts include the impact warehousing has on inventory management, improving warehouse operational performance, developing warehouse layout and inventory control plans, and selecting optimum warehouse locations. Core manufacturing operations concepts include an overview of manufacturing processes, the information required to plan manufacturing operations, developing aggregate manufacturing plans, developing detailed production and raw materials plans, creating manpower plans, production schedules and optimizing workflow constraints. Core work flow analysis concepts include defining work systems, how worker motivation can affect operational performance, ergonomics and work design, developing work time standards, assessing work systems performance levels.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Warehouse Operations Related Course Outcomes:
- Analyze the effect of warehouse operations on inventory management
- Assess warehouse operational performance
- Develop warehouse operational plans
- Justify warehouse locations
Production Related Course Outcomes:
- Describe manufacturing processes, machinery and technology
- Outline manufacturing planning system information requirements
- Construct manufacturing production and materials plans
- Generate manufacturing schedules
- Compare and contrast manufacturing controls with service delivery controls
Work Flow Related Course Outcomes:
- Develop work systems and worker motivation plans
- Design ergonomic work environments
- Construct work time standards
- Analyze work process performance
Effective as of Fall 2017
Related Programs
Supply Chain Management - Production (OPMT 3350) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Business + Media
- Operations & Management Engineering
Diploma Full-time
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