PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Fall 2023
 • Personal introductions
– Professor
– Students
• Expectations from course

• Introduction to the Course Syllabus

– Rules of the game
– Evaluation
TODAY´S session: • Continuous Assessment
– Exercises
(150 min + 20 min break) – Assignments
Splitted in 2: – Quizzes
– Attendance
Intro to the Course – Participation
Intro to OM • Exams (MT & Final)
• Final Project
– Class dynamics
– e-study
– Book and references
– Calendar

• Introduction to Operations Management

– Test your knowledge
– Theory
– Exercise
– Homework for next session
INTRODUCTIONS: (5professors- Alex, Josep, Jordi, Oscar & Xavi)

• Professor: xxx
INTRODUCTIONS

Your turn:

Quick Introductions
- Name, where are you from?
- What is your professional
interest?
- where would you like to work?
 What is included in By the end of the
the course semester, you will
1) Introduction to the Course & to Operations Management – • Get to Know & understand basic concepts
Ch1 & 2
around operations
2) Forecasting - Ch4

3) Processes, productivity, Capacity, Theory of Constraints • Why operations management is important

and Layout Ch 7, 8 and 9
for any kind of business & for achieving
4) Quality Management and Statistical Process Control Ch 6 competitive advantage
5) Information Systems & Technology within OM – Ch 9 & 10
• Go in depth into some of the key OM
6) Operations planning: Business plan, MPS, Aggregated strategy decisions
plan, MRP and sequencing – Ch. 13, 14 and 15

7) Inventory Management – Ch. 12

• What´s in for you and OM
EXPECTATIONS

In which area are you most interested?

Learning methodology?

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 We value:
• Participation, participation, participation

• Attention, respect to peers and teachers´

Introduction to the Course Syllabus
– Rules of the game
time dedicated to class
– Evaluation
• Continuous Assessment
– Exercises • Be on time
– Assignments
– Quizzes
– Attendance
– Participation
• Honesty/ Tolerance among peers & teacher
• Exams (MT & Final)
• Final Project
– Class dynamics • Team work
– e-study
– Book and references
– Calendar • NO WHATSAPP or other SOCIAL MEDIA IN
CLASS.
Cell phones not allowed!
Evaluation
What do I need to pass the
course:
25% Continous Assessment (individual & teams)

Introduction to the Course 20% MT- Exam (individual)

Syllabus
– Rules of the game
– Evaluation 25% Final Exam (individual)
• Continuous Assessment
– Exercises
– Assignments
– Quizzes
20% Final Project (in teams)
– Attendance
– Participation
• Exams (MT & Final) 10% Participation
• Final Project
• Participation
– Class dynamics
– e-study Grades will be available through e-study
– Book and references
– Calendar
Participation: includes class exercises which are not fully graded

Assignments: to be loaded and graded via e-study

 What do I need to pass this course:
Continuous Assessment (CA)
❑ About 3-4 Quizzes for proof
reading & progress review
✓ Will happen at the
beginning of the class
❑ About 4-6 graded assignments
that could be part of a class –
work or as homework. They
could be individual, in pairs or
teams
Special assignments at the end of the semester will neither be allowed nor discussed.
➢ Write down: assignment title,
number, date, name(s), team ❑ Attendance
number – whether a document or
excel file.
➢ 3 Methods to qualify:
➢ individual written question
➢ Presentation in class
➢ Presented document
➢ Loaded it in e-study (unless
specified differently)
➢ Turn it on time, EXCEPTIONALLY
we´d accept them late, grade will be
penalized.
 Chat GPT or other IA tools

• For the assignments and for the final project IA tools like for example Chat GPT or Jasper are not
permitted, unless it is explicitly written in the assignment

• The use of IA tools will be considered a serious misconduct

 What do I need to pass this course:
Participation
Active participation will be valued
10% of the final grade

Positive for the participation grade

❑ Arrive on time
❑ Participate in class
❑ Answer open questions from the teacher
❑ Present exercises voluntarily
❑ Share experiences or articles found
❑ Etc…

Negative effect on the participation grade

❑ Use of whatsapp, Instagramm,…
❑ Talking
❑ Use of the laptop for non academic purpouses (online gambling, gaming,…)
❑ Etc…
What do I need to pass this course:

• 1 Mid Term exam (Final Project • FINAL PROJECT

pre-assessment)
• 1 Final exam –NEED A min Of
4 TO PASS THE COURSE
✓ Both are a combination of
theory (e-quizzes) open
questions and exercises.
✓ Lap tops are needed for the
exam. NO PHONES
✓ Instructions via e-study
✓ Team work
✓ To be worked through the semester
✓ Check Rubric
✓ Final presentations to be done in
December.
✓ Fair type of presentation or
other

The re-take grade will be: 60% the re-take exam (ORAL format) and 40% the
continuous assessment obtained during the. course + Final project. The maximal
grade will be a 6.
 Plagiarism:

Midterm,
Final exam and Final
project

Consequences cheating in highly important activities:

• The case will go to the plagiarism committee

• Serious misconduct = 0 in the subject
• Very serious misconduct = 0 in the subject with no possibility to do the retake

https://www.salleurl.edu/en/copies-regulation
 Class Dynamics

• Use your lap-top every class

• Be sure you have access to e-study
• Mostly every class we´ll have some theory or recap from
readings
• Introduction to the Course Syllabus • Mostly every week there will be a mandatory reading.
–
–
Rules of the game
Evaluation
• Mostly every class there will be an individual or team
• Continuous Assessment activity as part of either presentation or assignments.
– Exercises
– Assignments • Exercices done in class may be uploaded and could be
– Quizzes
– Attendance
graded
– Participation • Quizzes will happen at the beginning of the class – about
• Exams (MT & Final)
• Final Project every 2 topics.
–
–
Class dynamics
e-study
• Some classes will be prepared by you and will be
– Book and references explained to other students (flipped classes).
–
• Arrive on time. After 10 min you will be considered
Calendar

absent
 e-study Check your Access
→ You are in the correct group
→ You have Access to the e-attendance

→ You can see the material

Introduction to the Course
Syllabus - Check & read the syllabus. NOW
– Rules of the game
– Evaluation
• Continuous Assessment → Get familiarized with the material included, topics
– Exercises
– Assignments
and the format.
– Quizzes
– Attendance
– Participation
• Exams (MT & Final)
• Final Project
– Class dynamics
– e-study
– Book and references
– Calendar
 Book/ readings –
look at the Library or e-book.
Main:
Operations Management 10e or
Introduction to the Course
11e: Heizer, J; Render, B. 2011
Syllabus Prentice Hall. (Global Edition)
– Rules of the game
– Evaluation
• Continuous Assessment
– Exercises
– Assignments Others:
– Quizzes Operations Management 13e: Stevenson, WJ; Saunders
– Attendance College of Business (Mc Graw Hill)
– Participation
• Exams (MT & Final)
• Final Project Operations Management 6e: Slack, N; Brandon-Jones, A;
– Class dynamics Chambers & Johnston, R; 2010 Prentice Hall
– e-study
– Book and references OM5, 5th edition: Evans, J.R. and Collier, D 2015 Thomson
– Calendar South-Western

APICS- American Production and Inventory Control Society →

ASCM

.
 En minutos Proyector, ordenadores
en el aula, laboratorio,
etc

Calendar

viernes
Metodologías Ámbitos

martes
S
M e En

Seminario

Proyecto
Acogida
o minutos

Cierre
s T

Taller
D D W s o Content Description MA1 MA2 MA3
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a a e i p
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h e e k n c

- Welcome & intro to course ; discuss course requirements, evaluation, book, etc. + . (45-60 min) - Activity: Do´s and
Module 0 don´ts from the course. (Students can write it down in post its, a blank paper or e-study) (20 min - then break) MD0 X clase magistral
- Check access to e-study. E-book, Syllabus and Attend. (20 min)
Sep 13 16 0

Module 1 - Meaning operations, definitions, services and goods MD0 clase magistral

- Competing in operations: cost, flexibility and diferentiation

Module 1 MD5 Self Paced Learning
- exercice competing in operations

. 1

Module 1 case study or similar for competing in operations MD13 Método del caso

sep 20 23 1

Module 1 case study or similar for competing in operations MD13 Método del caso

Module 1 Sustainability clase magistral

Module 2 Forecasting MD0 clase magistral

SET 27 30

Introduction to the Course

exercices
MD13 exercices

Project

Syllabus
MD12 Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

Processes productivity and theory of constraints MD0 clase magistral

–
oct 4 7 Module 3

Rules of the game exercices

project
MD1 exercices

–
MD6 Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

Evaluation 11 14 Module 3
Simulación aviones preparación mas ronda 1 MD8 Gamificación

• Continuous Assessment
Capacity + exercices MD0 magistral

Quiz MD1 ejercicio

– Exercises OCT 18 21
Module 4 Quality

Quality exercices
MD1

MD0
exercices

clase magistral

– Assignments OCT 25 28
Quality exercices

visita fabrica o Oprations Challenge (3 challenges que tienen que presentar los estudiantes al resto de la clase)
MD0

MD12 Grow through Experiences

– Quizzes
MD12 Grow through Experiences

Grow through Experiences

Coca cola visit groups of Tuesday

MD12

– Attendance NOV 4
case study / simulación MD6

MD6
Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

– Participation Nov 7-11 Nov MID TERM EXAM

project
Hand in a portion of th project and open questions related to such project.
MD6 Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

• Exams (MT & Final) 15 18

Module 5 class flip: tools EDI, MES, WMS,…

industry 4.0
MD7 Flipped Classroom

clase magistral

• Final Project
MD0
research MD5 Self Paced Learning
22 25 Module 6 Planning Aggregated, MPS MRP MD0 clase magistral
Exercices MRP MD1 exercices

– Class dynamics
peer to peer MRP exercice MD9 Peer Instruction

Module 6 quiz MRP MD1 quiz

Nov-Dec 29 1

– e-study sequenciación MD0 clase magistral

– Book and references Module 7

ejercicio secuenciación MD1

MD0
exercices

clase magistral

–
Dec 13 9 Inventories

Calendar exercices inventories ABC, EOQ, TCO,… EOQ with discounts MD1 exercices

exercices inventories ABC, EOQ, TCO,… EOQ with discounts MD1

20 16 Presentations
Presentations

Dec Holiday
Jan 10 13 wrap up exercices MD1 exercices
MD1 exercices
MD1 exercices

Jan 17 - 29 Jan. FINAL EXAM Review exercises

12-15 weeks
THANKS!