Syllabus
HERE is a copy of the syllabus.
Text
Operations Management, Ninth Edition
By Jay Heizer and Barry Render
Pearson / Prentice Hall
ISBN: 978-0138128784
Online Resources
You can access the web content from the text by using the CD included
with the text or accessing
http://www.prenhall.com/heizer
and selecting the Companion Website for Operations Management 9/e.
Group Projects
There is a special grading scheme for the group projects.
THIS document details how the project grades
are calculated. We will go over this on 9/4/2008.
HERE is the write up on the forecasting project.
We will go over the project on 9/4/2008. HERE
are the group assingments.
HERE is the write up on the aggregate
planning project. We will go over the project on 10/14/2008.
HERE are the group assignments.
HERE is the write up on the final group project,
Linear Programming. We will review this project on 11/18/2008.
HERE are the group assignments.
HERE is how to write up the Linear
Programs and HERE is a brief tutorial
for using solver in Excel 2003. (The 2007 version is coming soon.)
Updates on the Project: The revised due date is 11:59 PM on 12/5/2008.
The group only needs to do 2 of the 3 problems.
Current Schedule
Here is the current schedule. It may change from time to time, so check
back once in a while. The test dates are firm. I will add slides,
assigments, etc. in this section.
| Date | Coverage | Assignments | Notes |
| 8/26/2008 |
Introduction |
Read Chapters 1 and 2 |
Slides |
| 8/28/2008 |
Chapters 1 and 2 |
Chapter 1: Discussion Questions, Problems 1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.12, 1.6
Chapter 2: Discussion Questions, Problems 2.2, 2.6
Read Chapter 4
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Chapter 1 Slides,
Spreadsheet,
Chapter 2 Slides
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| 9/2/2008 |
Chapter 4 |
Discussion Questions, Problems 4.6 a), b) i), ii) and iii),
4.8 a) and b)
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Slides,
Spreadsheet
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| 9/4/2008 |
Chapter 4 |
Problems 4.6 b) i), iv) c), 4.8) c), d), e), 4.14, 4.20, 4.26
Read Chapter 11
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Slides,
Spreadsheet
|
| 9/9/2008 |
Went over Chapter 4 homework. Discussed project grading. |
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| 9/11/2008 |
Chapter 11 |
Discussion Questions, Problems 11.2, 11.6, 11.8, 11.10, 11.12, 11.14 |
Slides |
| 9/16/2008 |
Writing Project Reports |
|
Slides |
| 9/18/2008 |
Test 1 |
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Results,
Answers
|
| 9/23/2008 |
Chapter 12 |
Discussion Questions, Problems 12.2, 12.8, 12.10, 12.12, 12.30 |
Slides
|
| 9/25/2008 |
Chapter 12 |
Problems: 12.16, 12.20 |
Slides
|
| 9/30/2008 |
Chapter 13 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 13.2, 13.4, 13.6, 13.10, 13.12 |
Slides,
Spreadsheet
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| Date | Coverage | Assignments | Notes |
| 10/2/2008 |
Chapter 13 |
|
|
| 10/7/2008 |
No Class |
|
Monday Schedule |
| 10/9/2008 |
Chapter 14 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 14.8, 14.10, 14.14, 14.17, 14.18 |
Slides,
Spreadsheet,
Forecasting Projects due by 11:59 PM on 10/12/2008
|
| 10/14/2008 |
Forecasting Project Results |
|
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| 10/16/2008 |
Test 2 |
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Results,
Answers
|
| 10/21/2008 |
Chapter 15 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.18 |
Slides |
| 10/23/2008 |
Chapter 16 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 16.5, 16.6, 16.8, 16.10 |
Slides |
| 10/28/2008 |
Module B |
Discussion Questions, Problems: B.6, B.8, B.10, B.18, B.20,
Only formulate the problems as LP's. You do not need to solve.
|
Slides,
NOTE: I am only interested in formulating the problems as linear
programs. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SOLVE THE LP's.
|
| 10/30/2008 |
Chapter 7 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10 |
Slides |
| Date | Coverage | Assignments | Notes |
| 11/04/2008 |
Supplement 7 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: S7.1, S7.2, S7.3, S7.4, S7.8, S7.10,
S7.12, S7.15, S7.24, S7.26 |
Slides |
| 11/6/2008 |
Chapter 8, Module C |
Chapter 8: Discussion Questions, Problems: 8.1, 8.2
8.6, 8.8, 8.16, 8.18
Module C: Problems C.1, C.15 Formulate as an LP
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Slides |
| 11/11/2008 |
Aggregate Planning Project Results |
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| 11/13/2008 |
Test 3 |
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Results,
Answers
|
| 11/18/2008 |
Chapter 9 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 9.12, 9.14 |
Slides |
| 11/20/2008 |
Chapter 10, Supplement 10 |
Discussion Questions, Problems: 10.6, 10.10, S10.2, S10.4,
S10.8, S10.12, S10.16 |
Slides |
| 11/25/2008 |
Chapter 5 |
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| 11/27/2008 |
No Class |
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Thanksgiving |
| Date | Coverage | Assignments | Notes |
| 12/2/2008 |
Chapter 6 |
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| 12/4/2008 |
LP Project Review |
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| 12/10/2008 |
Test 4 |
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This is during finals week. Class meets 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM. |
| Date | Coverage | Assignments | Notes |
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