The unit aims to show the strategic challenges in Operations Management, studying new models both in production management and operations management. A broad business vision is presented with aggregate productions plans, and the issues of capacity and location choices are also studies.
Production Management Operations Management Aggregate Production Plans Capacity and Location choices
By the end of the unit the student must be able to:
• Know the new strategic challenges in operations management
• Compare strategic models for management operations
• Develop aggregate productions plans
• Relate capacity planning and location
1. Operational Strategy and Competitiveness
2. Products and Processes: Industry vs Services
3. Operations Planning and Materials Management
4. Aggregate Production and synchronized production
5. Supply chain management and configuration facilities
• Operations and Process Management, Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, A. And R. Johnston, Pearson (2012) ISBN-13: 9780273751878
• Operations Management, Paton, S., Clegg, B., Juliana, H. and A. Pilkington, McGraw-Hill (2011) ISBN-13: 978-0077126179
• Operations Management: Contemporary Concepts and Cases, Schroeder, R., Goldstein, S. and M. Rungtusanatham (2010) ISBN-13: 978-0073403380
E-learning
Evaluation is made on individual basis and it involves the coexistence of two modes: continuous assessment (60%) and
final evaluation (40%). Further information is detailed in the Learning Agreement of the course unit.
