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Lesson details
 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND COMPANY OBSERVATION | ||
2018-2019 | EnIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
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Class code : | 1819-IÉSEG-M1S2-OPS-MA-TE19UE | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | |
| Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 1 | S2 | EnEnglish |
| Academic responsibility | L.ZHANG |
|---|---|
| Lecturer(s) | Linda ZHANG |
- This class exists in these courses :
- IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 2 > 4,00 ECTS
Prerequisites
Business strategies; Basic business activities, such as capacity planning, facility layout, and product development; Supply chain; Information technology.
Note: if you did not take basic courses in Industrial Engineering and/or Operations Management, thus not obtaining the above prerequisites, attending this course is not suitable for you.
Learning outcomes
- understand the links among strategies at different levels;
- comprehend the development of different operations strategies;
- identify the issues to be addressed in the creation and implementation of operations strategies;
- develop appropriate strategies to improve company’s performance.
Course description
• Fundamentals in operations strategies.
• Types of operations strategies, including capacity, facility, supply chain, vertical integration, process technology, information technology, and product development strategies.
• The creation and implementation of operations strategies.
• Operations strategy process.
Class type
Class structure
| Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent study | |||
| Individual Project | 4,00 | Individual assignments | |
| Group Project | 56,00 | ||
| External teaching source | |||
| Visits | 8,00 | Students are required to contact companies for getting familiar with their operations strategies. | |
| Face to face | |||
| Interactive class | 16,00 | Lectures, short student presentations, discussions | |
| Independent work | |||
| Reference manual 's readings | 16,00 | This time is for reading materials for preparing presentations | |
| Total student workload | 100,00 | ||
Teaching methods
- Interactive class
- Presentation
- Project work
- Visits/fields trips
Assessment
Assessment will be based on participation to class presentations and discussions, a group project, and individual assignments.
| Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | |||
| Group Project | 0,00 | 1 | 40,00 |
| Written Report | 0,50 | 1 | 20,00 |
| presentation | |||
| statement | 0,25 | 3 | 30,00 |
| Continuous assessment | |||
| Participation | 16,00 | 1 | 10,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Recommended reading
- Slack, N. & Lewis, M. (2011), Operations Strategy, 3rd ed., ISBN: 978-0-273-74044-5, Pearson Prentice Hall. -
- Beckman, S.L. & Rosenfield, D.B. (2008), Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century, ISBN: 978-007-127408-1, McGraw-Hill. -
Internet resources
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change
