Introduction to Operations Management

• Calculate and choose production plans, including MRP, MPS, Capacity, PAC
• Calculate lot sizes, reorder points, and safety stocks
• Design distribution systems and calculate the consequent economics and service level
• Perform basic project planning
• Apply quantitative forecast techniques
• Understand the overall principles of purchasing
• Understand the overall principles of quality management
• Understand the overall principles of LEAN manufacturing
• Apply the APICS terminology
• Apply spreadsheet models that integrate production planning, forecasting and inventory control

• Production planning (MPS, MRP, PAC, and capacity planning)
• Forecasting
• Introduction to purchasing
• Project planning (Gantt diagrams and time estimations)
• Inventory control
• Physical distribution and warehouse management
• Short introduction to Lean manufacturing and quality management

Lectures, group and individual exercises, and case work.

Research group: Production, Transportation and Planning
Mobility, transport and logistics
Global Business Engineering (eksportingeniør)