Syllabus
Date Topic Discussion Case/Reading Deliverables
1 Tue. Jan. 2 The Role of Operations within the Firm  CJA 1&2  
Process Analysis I
Littlefield Demo		 Littlefield Overview
Littlefield Round I scenario		  
2 Thu. Jan. 4 Optimization CJA Appendix A
Read Extreme Downhill
(Nothing to hand in; just read it.)		  
3 Sun. Jan. 7 Process Analysis II CJA 5
Scientific Management		 Milford Primary Care (A) (Group)
Start Littlefield I
Solver workshop		   Solodrex [live case]
4 Tue. Jan. 9 Quiz 1    
Managing Inventories
Supply Chain Management		 CJA 17
CJA 11
Marshall Fisher article		  
5 Thu. Jan. 11 Project Management CJA 10  
Basics of Simulation CJA 19A  
6 Sun. Jan. 14 Quiz 2
Queueing Theory		 CJA 7A Littlefield I writeup (Group)
Wilson (Group)
 Pioneer Hi-Bred (Group)
Data for Pioneer
Crystal Ball workshop
Start Littlefield II		   Bonds [live case]
7 Tue. Jan. 16 Just-In-Time / Lean
The Goal debrief
Beer Game debrief		 CJA 6
Littlefield II		  
8 Thu. Jan. 18 Quality Management / Six Sigma
Statistical Process Control 		 CJA 9 and 9A
J. M. Juran: History of SPC
J. M. Juran: Process Capability
J. M. Juran: Quality Trilogy
Chris Argyris: Empowerment		  

Quality Management / Six Sigma

    
9 Sun. Jan. 21 Course Wrap-up   Southern Tier Airport (Group)
Littlefield II writeup
Quiz 3    

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