Course Schedule

Class	Date	Topic areas for classroom discussion	Class preparation and class assignments	Homework due today	Project team assignments and deliverables
1	26 Aug	Course introduction and outline Explain extra credit requirements Group dynamics Project scope and definition - project objectives	Download and review syllabus Review course requirements Review text features Review project requirements		Form teams Analyze project requirements
2	28 Aug	Project management Elements of a project plan Scope WBS RAM Gantt charts In class - define project stakeholders	Read chapter 9 pp. 358-367 and review MS Project map phase 1, "Define a project"/"Initiate a project" Know how to construct a Gantt chart		Begin defining project scope and objectives. Objectives are specific accomplishments that are to be delivered. Your project's objectives should include your project deliverables with specific due dates, milestones, and specific quality criteria each deliverable must meet.
3	2 Sep	Project management CPM/PERT scheduling Time/cost trade-offs	Scan chapter 9 pp. 367-386 Know how to construct a CPM/PERT network In class - describe project "deliverables" and begin writing a project "scope" statement	Problem: 9-2
4	4 Sep	Introduction to operations management	Read chapter 1 - focus on the definition of operations and operations management. Understand productivity. Know how to calculate multifactor productivity.	Problem: 9-8 Questions: 9-1, 9-4, 9-5 (self graded)	Submit typewritten, team-developed project objectives. Objectives are specific accomplishments that are to be delivered (in other words, in writing, describe what you intend to produce) with specific due dates, milestones, and specific quality criteria each deliverable must meet.
5	9 Sep	Product design	Read chapter 4 - focus on "design process", "reducing time to market", and "improving the quality of design." Know how to calculate reliability.	Problem: 1-4 Review BW Best Designs of 2007
6	11 Sep	Service design Waiting lines, queuing theory	Read chapter 5 Know the "service design process".	Problem: 4-6	Submit typewritten project task (activity) list For help in developing your task (activity) list, find guidance in chapter 9 and the Microsoft Project Map. I recommend you create your task list by first building a work breakdown structure (WBS): Below the project top level, use four subtask headings - Research/Analysis, Oral Presentation, Written Report, and Project Management Tasks. Break these four subtasks into tasks/activities or work elements.
7	16 Sep	Processes and technology	Read chapter 6 - focus on "process planning and analysis." Ford F-150 Doors
8	18 sep	Processes and technology Process selection	Know how to calculate breakeven volumes and how to choose among processes. Know how to create a process flowchart in Excel.	Problem: 5-1
9	23 Sep	Process plans Process analysis Process flowcharts Technology decisions	SIPOC high level process maps	Problem: 6-9 Be sure to include the graph.	Submit task (activity) schedule in MS Project calendar view, Outlook calendar, or other calendar application. Estimate and identify task durations for each task/activity. Show days and times when each task/activity on your task list will be performed.
10	25 Sep	Capacity and facilities	Read chapter 7 - focus on product/process/service layout design
11	30 Sep	Facility location models	Read chapter 7 supplement	Problem: 7-16	Submit prioritized list of three candidate businesses
12	2 Oct	Exam 1	Review chapters 9, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and S7	Problem: S7-1, S7-8
13	7 Oct	Supply chain management Global supply chain procurement and distribution	Read chapter 10 Read chapter 11		Confirm final business selection and submit point of contact (POC) information.
	9 Oct	Fall break	No classes
14	14 Oct	Forecasting	Read chapter 12
15	16 Oct	Progress reports Myer-Briggs Type Indicator exam (20 minutes)			Present progress report. Click this link to see a sample progress report presentation. Find useful hints, organization, and topic headings at this online technical writing site. Explain how you intend to complete your term project. Show tasks/activities to be performed and their date of performance. Use overhead/PowerPoint/handouts to display your task/activity calendar. Each team member should be prepared to explain how your team intends to produce the required deliverables.
16	21 Oct
17	23 Oct	Inventory management	Read chapter 13	Problem: 12-5, 12-26
18	28 Oct	Inventory management Operational decision making - simulation May begin Ch 17 Scheduling today	Review chapter 13; read chapter 13S	Problem: 13-5, 13-23	Submit draft term project formatted manuscript/outline. Submit your plan (outline) of how you intend to structure your paper. Present the style you intend to use for your business report. For manuscript style/format help, try this CUNY Write site
19	30 Oct	Scheduling Sales and operations planning Strategies for adjusting capacity Strategies for managing demand Aggregate planning ~~Resource planning~~ MRP CRP ERP CRM	Read chapter 17 - focus on loading, sequencing and monitoring plus the Johnson rule Read chapter 14 - focus on APP pure strategies. Know how to determine level and chase demand costs. ~~Read chapter 15~~	Problem: S13-3
20	4 Nov	Exam 2	Review chapters 10, 11, 12, 12S, 13, S13, 14, 15 and 17	Problem: 17-6, 17-15, 17-16 Problem: 14-5
21	6 Nov	Quality management Gurus - Deming's 14 points TQM	Read chapter 2 Know the "PDSA" cycle or wheel Know "Six sigma" Know the "7 Quality Tools"
	11 Nov	Saint Martin's Day
22	13 Nov	Myer-Briggs Type Indicator Team personality profile
23	18 Nov	Statistical process control	Read chapter 3 Know how to construct a "p" chart Know how to construct a "x" chart	~~Problems: 2-8~~
24	20 Nov	Statistical process control Team presentations (1)		Problem: 3-3, 3-11	Last day to submit extra credit papers
25	25 Nov	Team presentations (2)
	27 Nov	Thanksgiving holiday
26	2 Dec	Team presentations (2)			Submit edited thank-you letter mark-up
27	4 Dec	Team presentations (1) Peer evaluations			Project term papers due today
28	8-11 Dec	Final exam