Date

Assignment

 Week of: 1/26

Chapter 1 Introduction to the course

Introduction

No assignment

 2/4

Chapter 2 Competitiveness, Strategy & Productivity

Problems 1, 4, 5 & 6

 2/11

Chapter 3 Forecasting (2 weeks)

Problems:  1, 3, 6, 9, 14, 16, 18, 23

 2/18

Chapter 4 & 5 Product and Service Design. Capacity Planning

Chapt4:  Problems 2 & 5

Chapt 4  Supl.:  Problems 1,5,7, & 8

Chapt 5: Problems:  2, 4, & 9

Chapt 5 Supl.: Problems: 6, 13

& 10 

 Mar 4

Chapters 6 & 7 Process Selection and Facilities Layout

Design of Work Systems (2 weeks)

Chapt 6: Problems: 1, 2, 11, 14, & 16

Chapt 7: Problems: 2, 3, 6, 9 

Exam 1 (Chapters 1 – 5)   Bm

Mar 11

Spring Break

 Mar 18

Chapter 8 & 9, Location Planning and Analysis, Introduction to Quality)

Chapter 8:  Problems 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14

Chapter 9:  Memo writing exercise #1 

 Mar 25

Chapter 10, 11 & 12 Quality Control, & TQM

Supply Chain Management (2 weeks)  

Chapter 10:  Problems 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 15, 21

Chapter 11: Problems 1, 2, 4, 8

Chapter 12: Problems  1, 2, 3

 April 8

 April 21

Exam #3 (Chapters 7 – 12) (April 25)

Chapter 13, 14 & Inventory Management, Aggregate Planning, & MPR & ERP

chapter 13: 2, 7,13, 20, 25, 3

Chapter 14  6, 9, 18, 23

Please note that the assignments are due May 3 and that Test 3 will cover only chapters 13 & 14

 May 6

8 am

There will be a review on chapters 13 & 14 at 8 am on Thursday, May 2

Test #3 (8  5/7  in  BA 237) (Chapter)