Operations Management

Code:

M.EEC038

Acronym:

GOPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Industrial Management

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EEC	29	Syllabus	2	-	6	39

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

After approval in this study unit, the students should be able to:

• know and understand the key concepts in operations management, being able to solve real world problems, both in industrial and service companies;
• acquire an integrated vision of operations management in organizations, namely in what concerns concepts, techniques and strategies, as well as be able to identify and tackle problems using quantitative methods;
• understand the need and role of forecasting methods, inventory management, production planning, and operations scheduling in production systems and supply chains;
• know and apply lean manufacturing concepts and tools, with the aim of reducing waste and increase the efficiency of production systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

The competences to be acquired and developed by the students, as well as the learning outcomes, result directly from the achievement of the objectives pointed above. Therefore, the aim of this course is to provide students with the following competences:  

• identify and understand the different competitive priorities of operations management;
• understand the role of operations strategy in the competitiveness of an organization;
• understand and explain the main activities and concepts in the operations management;
• design and analyse production systems using quantitative methods;
• know and apply forecasting and inventory management methods;
• explain and apply the main approaches, methods, and tools for performing production planning: aggregate production planning; capacity management; material requirements planning; lot-sizing and economic order quantity; operations scheduling and control;
• know and use the fundamental concepts in supply chain management;
• understand and use the lean manufacturing concepts and tools.

Working method

Presencial

Program

 

1. Strategy, competitiveness and productivity of operations
   • strategic relevance of operations management: an integrated view of operations
   • activities of operations management: industrial and service organizations
   • main concepts in operations management

 

2. Design and analysis of production systems
   • processes analysis
   • assembly-line balancing
   • design of layouts

 

3. Inventory management
   • introduction to forecasting methods
   • inventory systems and management
   • economic order quantity
   • lot-sizing

 

4. Production planning and scheduling
   • aggregate production planning
   • capacity management
   • material requirements planning (MRP)
   • economic order quantity
   • operations scheduling
   • production control

 

5. Supply chain management
   • design and planning of supply chains
   • logistic operations management

 

6. Lean manufacturing
   • introduction to "lean manufacturing" fundamental concepts
   • main lean tools

Mandatory literature

Richard B. Chase; Operations management for competitive advantage. ISBN: 0-07-121555-7

Comments from the literature

The materials used in the classes will be made available in due time.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will be used for the presentation of the programme topics, the discussion of practical cases, and the resolution of illustrative problems, using a computer.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Industrial engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	43,00
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to general evaluation norms, article 4º.

Calculation formula of final grade

EF (final exam) - 0 to 20 grading scale (minimum grade of 8 points)

TP (group assignment) - 0 to 20 grading scale (minimum grade of 8 points)

 

CF (final grade, before rounding):

CF = 0.70EF + 0.30TP

 

Classification improvement

In order to improve the final grade, only the classification obtained  in the written exam can be improved in a recourse exam.

Observations

Students who apply for a final exam for completion of the course will be required to complete a practical assignment to be defined case-by-case.