Operations Management and Factory Physics (in English)

http://icampus.uclouvain.be/claroline/course/index.php?cid=LSMS2032

• An introductory course in operations management
• A probability course

This course presents the key underlying principles that drive operations efficiency in a factory, in services or in a supply chain. These principles can be used to gain valuable insight for complex real-life problems.

Having regard to the LO of the programme, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO:

• 2. Knowledge and reasoning
• 2.1. Master  the core knowledge  of each  area  of management.
• 2.2. Master  highly specific  knowledge
• 2.4. Activate and apply the acquired knowledge
• 3. A scientific and systematif approach
• 3.1. Conduct a clear,  structured, analytical  reasoning
• 3.2. Collect, select  and  analyze  relevant  information
• 3.3.Consider  problems using  a  systemic and  holistic  approach
• 3.4. Perceptively  synthesize emonstrating a certain  conceptual distance
• 3.5.Produce, through  analysis  and  diagnosis, implementable solutions
• 7. Project management
• 7.1.Analyse a project within its environment and define the expected outcomes
• 7.2. Organize, manage and control the process
• 7.3.Make decisions and  take responsibility  for them  in an uncertain world

At the end of this course, the student will be able to :

1. Model operations management decisions
2. Understand the influence of variability and uncertainty for operations management
3. Analyze and solve real life operations management problems
4. Model congestion for operations and supply chain management

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Homeworks
Case study
Written exam (open book)

Lectures
Exercices
Problem based learning
Company visit
Real life case study in a company

ANALYZING AND UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF VARIABILITY FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

• Variability basics
• Push and Pull production systems
• Total quality
• Development of simulation models for production systems

MANAGING OPERATIONS IN A PLANT

• Pull models
• Shop floor controls and scheduling

MANAGING OPERATIONS FOR SERVICES

• Queueing models
• Non-stationary systems

MANAGING OPERATIONS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN

• Managing inventory
• Managing capacity

Managing time