Manufacturing Resource Planning

Kent State University

M&IS 44064  Fall 2001

Section 001:

 

Time & Location: Monday//Wednesday 6:15-7:30p.m  BSA 209

 

Instructor: Terrence J. Moran

Phone: 330-672-1153

Office: BSA A417

Hours: Before and after class and by appointment.

E-mail: tmoran@bsa3.kent.edu

 

Text: Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems, 4th ed. by Vollman, Berry, and Whybark

          Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1997.

 

Course Objective: The primary objectives of this course are to develop professional efficiency in production and inventory management (PIM) through studying the application of scientific methods; to increase student awareness of practical applications of production and inventory control principles for various types of organizations.

 

Prerequisites

                ADMS 34060: Operations Management

 

The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course

A.     Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from     

the class.

 

B.     Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.

You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until September 7, 2001 to correct it with your advising office.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class which you are not properly registered.

 

C.     Academic Honesty:  Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of

your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.  The use of intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University’s policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work of the course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

 

D.     For Fall 2001 the course withdrawal deadline is Saturday, November 3, 2001. 

Withdrawal before deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

 

E.      Students With Disabilities: In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented

disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester, or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required.  Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) located in room 181 of the Michael Schwartz Student Services Center (Voice/TTD 672-3391).

Student Responsibilities

The student is responsible for doing all assigned readings and grasping all the material presented in class which may or may not originate from the textbook.  The student will be responsible for the material covered in the lectures, assigned textbook readings and other reading assignments whether or not covered in the lectures.  Exams can and may cover all the before mentioned material.

 

Absence from class does not excuse the student from any assignments made during the class period.  A student who misses a class should check with another student to determine if an assignment was made during the class that was missed.  For this purpose, it is strongly advised that each student gets the name and phone number of at least two other students in the class.  

 

Students are expected to exhibit conduct that is courteous to the instructor and to the other student.  No late arrivals or early departures.  Talking during class, reading of newspapers or other materials, and doing work for other courses during class are examples of conduct that is considered to be unacceptable.

 

GROUND RULES

§         Students will respect other student's question.

§         Forum to be professional and friendly

§         Class attendance and participation are required.  Two points off final class average for every missed class.  One point off for late arrival or early departure.  You are allowed to miss one class with no penalty.

 

BOOK REVIEW

Each student will write a book review.  A presentation will then be made to the class on this book.  Book is to be on subject pertaining to Manufacturing Resource Planning.  Authors include: Womak, Drucker, F.W. Taylor, Jack Welch, Juran, Shingo and Deming.    Book review to be 4 pages long.

Check library catalog under subject heading of: Production Planning; Manufacturing Resource Planning

Possible Books: “Machine That Changed the World” by J. Womak, D. Jones, And R. Roos

                            “Lean Thinking”

                            “Toyota Production System” by Y. Monden

                            “The Goal” by Goldratt

                            “Zero Quality Control” by S. Shingo            

 

Semester Project

Choose a topic dealing with Manufacturing Resource Planning.  You can use problems from personal experience, i.e. where you have worked.  Another source of topics can be found by referring to journals. Another source is to choose a topic from the textbook that is not covered in class.

 

Project to be 12 pages typed, double space, using a #12 type font and one side of page.  Number each page and be sure to keep a copy of everything you turn in for your personal file.  Do not use plastic cover sheets, merely staple at upper left corner.  Should include charts and figures (these do not count toward the 12 pages).  Minimum of five references sources.  Use standard MLA footnoting practice. 

 

Oral presentation.  The presentation will be an individual presentation, will be instructional in nature and include a roundtable discussion of the paper. It will be graded on organization, clarity, verbal and nonverbal presentation skills, grammar and persuasiveness. Visual aid equipment is available and its use is encouraged.  Presentation to last 20 – 30 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes of discussion.

To score full amount on presentation:

·        Student should dress as if giving presentation to a general manager.

·        The use of visual aids is necessary, i.e. powerpoint, charts, and/or examples of work

 

Note Well: No extensions will be permitted.  If late, then project will be graded as "0".

 

Key Dates for Project:

Topic and Bibliography                                     9/17                 1% of grade (2pts off each day late)

Outline and Bibliography of five sources            10/01               1% of grade (2 pts off each day late)

Project due:                                                      11/19               9%  of grade

Presentation                                                                              9%     

 

Suggested Outline for Semester Project

 

1. Introduction

§         Defining the project

§         Motivation for the project i.e is it work related

 

2. Background

§         Background on company, if you are using work related

§         What is the Manufacturing Resource problem

 

3. Solution of the Problem

§         How was problem solved

§         If problem wasn’t solved, how would you solve it

 

4. Results, Conclusions, and Lessons learned

§         Analysis of experimental/research results

§         Your contributions to the body of knowledge

 

5.      Conclusions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M&IS 44064 – Fall 2001

 

 

 

 

Tentative Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

Text

Class

Dates

 

Topic

Chapter

1

Aug. 27

Monday

Introduction

1

2

Sept. 3

 

No Class Labor Day

No class

3

Sept. 10

 

MRP

Topic Due for Book review

2

4

Sept. 17

 

Just-in-Time

TOPIC DUE for Paper

3

5

Sept. 24

 

Just-in-Time

3

6

Oct. 1

 

OUTLINE DUE and Bibliography

Exam 1 Chapts 1,2,3

Exam 1

CHAPTS 1,2,3

7

Oct. 8

 

Master Production Planning

6

8

Oct. 15

 

Master Production Planning

Book review due

6

9

Oct. 22

 

Production Planning

Book presentations

7

10

Oct. 29

 

Production Planning

Book presentations

7

11

Nov. 5

 

Plant Visit

Plant

12

Nov. 12

 

Exam 2

 

Exam 2

CHAPTS 6-7

13

Nov. 19

 
Advanced Concepts in MRP
Project Presentation
PAPER DUE

          11

14

Nov. 26

 

Advanced Concepts in MRP

Project Presentation

11

15

Dec. 3

 

Independent Demand

Project Presentations

17

16

Dec. 10

 

FINALS WEEK

All material

 

 

 

 

 

 

§         Course Requirements

Exam 1                                                               15%

Exam 2                                                               15%    

Final Exam                                                        20%

Semester Project                                              20%

Homework, Quizzes, Participation                20% (two points off for every assignment not completed on time)         

Book Review                                    10%    

Attendance                                                        0% (two  points off for every missed class, one point off if late for class) 

No classes missed                                            2% bonus, this means your present at every class  

Total                                                               102%

 

Please note, schedule could be altered.

 

Course Grades: Grades for the course will be earned as follows:

                                                A = 90% or above for superior performance

                                                B = 80-89% for very good/good performance

                                                C = 70-79% for marginal performance

                                                D = 60-69% for passing but extremely weak performance.

 

Reading List

 

Drucker, P. “The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing”, Harvard Business Review, May –June, 1990, pp.94-102.

 

“The Global Economic Engine.” Industryweek, May 20, 1996, pp. 16- 24.

 

“Joe Forster Won’t Tolerate Dry Spell,” Sales and Marketing Management, November, 1998, pp. 79-85

 

“Pat Croce Kicks Ass,” Sales and Marketing Management, April 1998, pp. 46-51.

 

Skinner, Wickham. “Manufacturing-missing link in corporate strategy,”  Harvard Business Review: May-June 1969.