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This document provides an overview of the Business Administration 240 course on Fundamentals of Operations Management offered at the University of the Philippines Cebu. The 3-unit course covers strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in manufacturing and service operations. It aims to help students understand operations management functions, relate it to other business areas, and analyze and solve operations problems. The course involves group reports, case analyses, lectures, and discussions. Students will be evaluated based on an exam, group reports, written case analyses, and an operations audit project of a local company.

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Ba 240 Egy

This document provides an overview of the Business Administration 240 course on Fundamentals of Operations Management offered at the University of the Philippines Cebu. The 3-unit course covers strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in manufacturing and service operations. It aims to help students understand operations management functions, relate it to other business areas, and analyze and solve operations problems. The course involves group reports, case analyses, lectures, and discussions. Students will be evaluated based on an exam, group reports, written case analyses, and an operations audit project of a local company.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 240

FUNDAMENTALS OF
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (BA 240)
2nd Trimester, SY 2014-2015
Prof. Ernesto G.Yap

COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Description

Business Administration 240 is a two-unit core course in the MBA program. It covers the
strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in manufacturing and service operations.
Specific topics include operations strategy; product & process design; facilities management;
designing work systems; quality management; supply chain management; resource planning
systems; and lean manufacturing. It also exposes the student to trends and developments in
this field.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, you are expected to:

Understand the importance of managing the processes involved in converting and


allocating the resources of a business;
Relate the operations management function with the other functional areas of the
business; and
Analyze operations-related problems, choose among alternative solutions, and make
appropriate decisions.

Course Methodology

This course involves group reporting, case analyses, lectures and discussions on various
topics in operations management. The students will be assigned readings from the text and
other operations management journals. It will also employ the case method in analyzing
operations management-related problems.

Prerequisite: BA 211

Main Text: Schroeder, Roger G. Operations Management: Contemporary Concepts


and Cases, Third Edition, 2007.

Others References *

1. William J. Stevenson, Operations Management (International Student Edition with Global


Readings), 9th edition, 2007
Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs, and Nicholas J. Aquilano, Operations Management for
Competitive Advantage, 11th (International) edition, 2007
2. Jay Heizer and Barry Render, Operations Management. 8th edition, 2006.

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COURSE SCHEDULE

Session
No. Topic / Activity

1 Introduction to BA 240, Class Requirements and Setting Expectations, Identifying


the Groups

Introduction to Operations Management

TEXT: Schroeder (2007) Ch. 1, The Operations Function, pages 1-17


2
Group Reporting: Iansiti, M and Serels, Alain (2013), Operations Strategy

Group Reporting: Competing Through Manufacturing

Group Reporting: Pierson, M and Shih, W. (2013). Strategic Sourcing,


3
Group Reporting: When Your Manufacturer Becomes Your Competitor

Group Reporting: Shapiro, Roy (2013). Process Analysis,


4
Group Reporting: Bohn, Roger (2013). Managing Quality,

Group Reporting: Designing, Managing and Improving Operations


5
Group Reporting: Shapiro, Roy (2013) Managing Quality with Process Control.

Group Reporting: Wheeelwright and Winslow (2013), Forecasting


6
Group Reporting: Hammond, Janice (2014), Managing Inventory

7 Group Reporting: Gaur, Vishal (2013), Supply Chain Management

Examination

Case Analysis and Reporting: Benihana of Tokyo


8
Case Analysis and Reporting: Cincinati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

Case Analysis and Reporting: Process Control at Polaroid (A),


9
Case Analysis and Reporting: Foldrite Furniture Company

2
10-12 Report on Operations Audit of Chosen Firms

COURSE POLICIES

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

EXAMINATION 20 %
GROUP REPORTING 20
WRITTEN CASE ANALYSES (2) 20
OPERATIONS AUDIT/PROJECT 40

TOTAL 100 %

SPECIFIC POLICIES PER REQUIREMENT

1. EXAMINATIONS (20%)

There will be at least one exam in this course with each exam accounting for 10%.

2. GROUP REPORTING (20%)

You will be divided into six (6) groups and the groups will be assigned specific activities
to better appreciate and understand the applications of the BA 240 topics.

3. WRITTEN CASE ANALYSES (20%)

a. There will be six (6) case groups for this course. The presenting group is required to
submit a formal written report (short bond paper, single-spaced, Arial 11, maximum of
10 pages {excluding exhibits and annexes}), following the case analysis format
shown in Exhibit 1. All case analysis reports must be submitted on the day the case
will be presented. Late cases will not be graded.

b. The non-presenting group is required to submit a two-page case analysis focusing on


the problem analysis and recommended courses of action.

4. OPERATIONS AUDIT (40%)

Your group is required to conduct an operations audit or an in-depth analysis of the


companys operations (manufacturing or service) focusing on a specific operations
management topic (e.g., quality management, facilities management, inventory
management, etc.). Refer to Exhibit 3 for the report outline.

The schedule for the research breaks and progress report is shown in the Summary
Schedule.

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