Operations Management (ISL509) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Operations Management ISL509 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Erman Erkan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to give the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of successful operations management. Emphasis is focused on preparing students to identify and apply appropriate management processes to ensure efficient, effective, and quality oriented operations, while achieving operational excellence.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To analyze production systems and components and make managerial decisions.
  • Making decisions by realizing demand forecasting with the help of quantitative methods.
Course Content Demand forecasting, project management, quality management, supply chain management, planning and scheduling, and inventory management, materials resource planning (MRP), enterprise resource planning (ERP) as well as modern production techniques such as lean production, just-in-time production.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Kobu, B. ch. 1
2 Operations Strategy Kobu, B. ch. 2
3 Productivity and Performance / Performance Evaluation Methods. Kobu, B. ch. 3
4 Cost models in Operations Management. Üreten, S. ch.2
5 Presentations
6 Product Design Kobu,ch.5
7 Process Design Üreten.ch.5
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Simulation in Operations Management/ Applications. Top, A., Yılmaz, E. ch 5-A Üreten, S. ch 5
10 Simulation applications in Excel.
11 Queuing or Waiting Line Analysis. Top, A., Yılmaz, E. ch 4-E
12 Forecasting Top, A., Yılmaz, E. ch 4-A Kobu, B. ch 5
13 Application of Demand Forecating Models in Excel
14 Statistical Quality Control and Total Quality Management Top, A., Yılmaz, E. ch 4-D Kobu, B.ch 17
15 presentations
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Üreten, Sevinç (1998) Üretim / İşlemler Yönetimi – Planlama-Denetim Kararları, Karar Modelleri ve İyileştirme Yaklaşımları, THK Basımevi, Ankara
2. Kobu, Bülent (2003) Üretim Yönetimi, 11. Baskı, Avcıol Basım
3. Top, Aykut ve Yılmaz,ü Erdal (2013) Üretim Yönetimi, İdeal Kültür Yayıncılık, İstanbul
Other Sources 4. Heizer, J. , Render, B. (2011), Operations Management, Prentice-Hall, 10th edition.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Possesses the ability to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, formulate research problems, develop hypotheses, design research, and apply qualitative and quantitative methods to reach conclusions, ultimately leading to the ability to produce academic publications.
2 Demonstrates awareness of research ethics.
3 Contributes to the development of an information society by continuously following technological, social, and cultural advancements in academic and professional contexts.
4 Approaches problems arising in businesses from theoretical, conceptual, and research-oriented perspectives.
5 Understands the interaction between various disciplines related to the field of business and utilizes knowledge requiring expertise to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate new and complex ideas.
6 In the face of unforeseen complex situations in business practice, produces solutions by developing new strategic approaches through holistic and creative thinking.
7 Possesses a solid command of fundamental concepts and methodologies in the field of general business administration.
8 Has a comprehensive understanding of the academic literature and international developments in the field of general business.
9 Effectively communicates information related to the field of business using verbal, written, and visual communication methods.
10 Demonstrates awareness of professional ethics, environmental sensitivity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cultural, societal, and universal values.
11 Works effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, takes responsibility, conducts risk analysis, adapts to change, engages in critical thinking, and takes initiative in problem-solving.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 40 40
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 40 40
Total Workload 128