Course: Operations Management

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Course title Operations Management
Course code KŘE/KOMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaněček Drahoš, prof. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Process and production. The role of production management. Types of production and production structure. Productivity and its measurement. Production strategy. The break-even-point. Standardization. Capacity planning. Location and layout strategies. Human resource planning and ergonomics. Operatives planning. Ways of improving working methods, Kaizen and reengineering. Management of quality. Statistic method of quality management. Value management. Process management. Lectures: 1. Production and global environment.Processes, Operations, standards 2. Location stratégy, Planning and control, Human resources, Ergonomics. 3. Statistical methoids of quality control. 4. Kaizen and lean production. Line balancing. 5. Production and environment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), E-learning
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Operations management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods or services by transforming inputs into outputs. Regardless of whether the end product is good or service, the production activities that go on in the organization are referred to as operations or operations management. The subject deals with issues of production management and labour processes, first of all with methods of labour improvement, labour environment (ergonomics), layouts and material flow design, value analysis, quality control, process management and new trends (smart systems, robotization, Industry 4.0, cloud).
Students will understand the basic methods concerning production planning and managing and performance measuring. They will be able to make analysis of different operations or processes and make improvements in saving necessary time, space, effort, costs. Special importance is given to lean production and process management methods.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are necessary for the course Operations management.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Processing seminar projects and submitting calculation of given examples for review. Examination Requirements: At least obtaining 70 % of the exam test. Oral and written exam.
Recommended literature
  • DILWORTH, J.,B. Operations Management. 1996. ISBN 0-07-114137-5.
  • HEIZER,J., RENDER,B. Operations management. 2004. ISBN 0-13-120974-4.
  • Simchi-Levi, D. Operations Rules. The MIT Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-262-01474-8.
  • VANĚČEK, D., FRIEBEL, L., ŠTÍPEK, V. Operační management. České Budějovice, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7394-196-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Accounting and Financial Management (4) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer