Course: Operational Managemet

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Course title Operational Managemet
Course code KKM/OPMAN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Humlerová Veronika, Mgr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Objectives of operational management, classification of operations based on key environmental factors, analysis of operations. 2. Production system and its function. The basic scheme of the production system. Operational management as a transformation process. 3. Types of production and production strategy. Organization of the operational process, operations design goals, process organization, production and service organization. 4. Product system and productivity measurement, design and measurement of work, design goals, approaches to design work, role of automation. 5. Normative base of the enterprise. Types of standards, methods of determining time standards. Productivity in manufacturing organizations and service organizations. 6. Rationalization of working methods. Enterprise-based resource planning systems, optimized manufacturing technology 7. Division of labor, new ways of organizing work. Workplaces and working conditions. Workplace placement. 8. Scheduling of batch and flow processes, gross capacity planning, material requirements planning 9. Production resource planning, enterprise-wide resource planning systems, relationship between purchase and operations, purchasing responsibilities, purchasing process and mix. 10. Operational management of production processes. 11. Organization of auxiliary and service processes. 12. Project planning and control, essence of project management, stages in project planning and control, project management techniques. 13. Process management with focus on efficiency and effectiveness of production processes. 14. Quality management, measurement and performance improvement.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Semestral paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of operational management with focus on planning, management and control of processes and inventory management. He will be acquainted with the development of standards and standards. Learning outcomes of the course unit The student will learn the essence of operational processes in manufacturing enterprises and organizations and will acquire methods of planning, control and control of these processes.
Ability to develop a project using standards.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in the scope of the subject Management

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Elaboration of an individual seminar paper of at least eight A4 pages. Knowledge demonstration of lectured subject through the test, total score to meet the limit - at least 15 correct answers out of 30 questions asked. Exam requirements: During the exam students will demonstrate their ability to apply the knowledge of the subject by solving concrete practical problems. The total score is based on the results of the credit test and the oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Kavan, M. Výrobní a provozní management. Praha: Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0199-5.
  • Rowbotham, F., Galloway, L., Azhashemi, M. Operační management v praxi.. Praha: ASPI a.s, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7357-281-5.
  • Vaněček, D.: a kol. Organizace výroby a práce. České Budějovice : ZF JU České Budějovice, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2019) Category: Agriculture and forestry 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter