Course: Operations Management

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Course title Operations Management
Course code KŘE/OM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pech Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Klarner Lukáš, Ing.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Operational management and its place in corporate governance 2. Product portfolio management 3. Value management and innovation 4. Operational and administrative process management 5. Standardisation and normative requirements for operational activities 6. Ergonomics, workplace and working conditions 7. Organisational architecture and work organisation 8. Management of infrastructure and support activities 9. Space and location management 10. Enterprise resource and capacity management 11. Relationship and network management 12. Information Management and Information Infrastructure 13. Environmental management and occupational safety 14. Energy Management Seminars 1. Introduction. Assign of seminar projects. 2. Measuring of productivity. 3. Decision making process: selecting the most appropriate option. 4. Standardization, production standards. 5. Time and Motion study. 6. Creating work standards. 7. Arrangement of the workplace. 8. Operational planning. 9 Assembly line balancing. 10. Reliability of systems. 11. Test. 12. Statistical Quality Control. 13-14. Presentation of seminar projects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Project-based learning, Practical training
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 14 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with knowledge of operational management with emphasis on planning, management and control of processes, taking into account the changes that take place during the fourth Industrial revolution. Special attention is paid to the Industry 4.0 concept that will significantly change the way of production and manufacturing through the rapid development of Information Technologies, Smart Systems, Robotics, Digitization and Artificial Intelligence in the next 10-20 years. By passing the course the student will recognize the essence of operational processes in production and services and will learn methods of planning, control and control of these processes. At the same time the goal is to show, what features, knowledge and skills companies will prefer to their employees in the coming years.
Students understand the basic methods concerning production planning and managing. They will be able to make analysis of different operations or processes and make improvements in saving necessary time, space, effort.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are necessary for the course Operations management.

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

Credit Requirements: Obtaining at least 75 % out of 100 points in credit test. Activity on seminars, (max. 2 absences). Elaborating of seminar projects or questionnaires in enterprises. Checking the performance of tasks in exercises. Examination Requirements: At least obtaining 70 % of the exam test. Oral and written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Heizer, J., & Render, B.. Operations Management. New York: Pearson Education, 2020.
  • Jurová, M., et al. Výrobní a logistické procesy v podnikání. Praha: Grada, 2016.
  • Mařík, V. Průmysl 4.0. Výzva pro Českou republiku. Praha: Management Press, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7261-440-0.
  • Miketa, K. Smart revoluce. Praha: Mladá Fronta, 2017.
  • Tomek, G., & Vávrová, V. Průmysl 4.0 aneb nikdo sám nevyhraje. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2017.
  • Vaněček, D., & Pech, M. Operační management. České Budějovice: EF JU, 2019. ISBN 987-80-7394-746-0.


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