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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IIB – 2012/2013

Module 3E10 - Operations Management for Engineers

Leader:

Dr Warren Kerley

Timing:	Lent
Prerequisites:	None
Structure:	16L + 4 examples classes

CONTENT

The course will be covering the basic concepts and techniques used in managing modern manufacturing and service operations, from the composition of a manufacturing system, to planning and scheduling at factory level, and the coordination of supplier networks

AIMS

Operations management is concerned with the processes by which organisations deliver goods and services. This course is designed to be an introduction to Operations Management for students coming specifically from an engineering background. It is a foundation course for any engineering student who aims to join large manufacturing firms or go into management consultancy.

After taking this course, students should understand the role, objectives and activities of Operations Management and should be familiar with the main Operations Management concepts and techniques, which they can apply in practice.

SYLLABUS

Process Fundamentals, Types of Manufacturing and Service Operations
Inventory Management
Forecasting
Machine-level Scheduling and Assembly Line Balancing
Factory-level Scheduling and MRP Systems
Toyota Production System and Lean Thinking
Quality Management, Six Sigma and Project Management
Supply Chain Management

TEACHING METHODS

A mixture of:

Interactive lecture sessions
Group discussion of case studies
In-class exercises

REFERENCES

Please see the Booklist for Part IIA Courses for references for this module.

Last updated: May 2012

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