MKH_PMAN Operation Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Sun 8. 3. 12:50–16:15 P312, Sat 28. 3. 12:50–16:15 P312, Sat 25. 4. 16:20–19:30 P312, Sat 2. 5. 16:20–19:30 P312, Sat 23. 5. 8:30–11:50 P312
Prerequisites
The following courses are recommended as prerequisite: Corporate Economics I and II, Management, Marketing I, Business Logistics and Transportation, Corporate Management Systems.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject elaborates on courses like Marketing, Management, Corporate Economics II, Logistics and others, and it focuses on operational (and in certain extent to tactical) tasks, which are involved into process of value creation in manufacturing and service sector.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
-understand the role of operations in the process of value creation;
-explain the linkages between strategic, tactical and operational level of company management;
-know how to plan and design production processes and what the basic methods used in this field are;
-understand the basic concepts and tool used by management in production process;
-be acquainted with quality management systems applied within companies and assured on a national level;
-understand how operations relates to other business functions.;
Syllabus
  • Topics of the lectures:
  • 1. Strategy - Maintaining an operational strategy to support competitive advantage of a company
  • 2. Quality management
  • 3. Designing quality products and services
  • 4. Role of government in quality
  • 5. Process management
  • 6. Design of production: technology and capacity
  • 7. Layout of production facilities
  • 8. Aggregate Planning
  • 9. Resource Planning
  • 10. Lean Production
Literature
  • RUSSELL, Roberta S. and Bernard TAYLOR. Operations management : quality and competitiveness in a global environment. 5th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2006, xxii, 808. ISBN 0471692093. info
  • ŘEPA, Václav. Podnikové procesy : procesní řízení a modelování. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2006, 265 s. ISBN 8024712814. info
  • KOŠTURIAK, Ján and Zbyněk FROLÍK. Štíhlý a inovativní podnik. 1. vyd. Praha: Alfa Publishing, 2006, 237 s. ISBN 8086851389. info
  • KAVAN, Michal. Výrobní a provozní management. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 424 s. ISBN 8024701995. info
  • TOMEK, Gustav and Věra VÁVROVÁ. Řízení výroby. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1999, 439 s. ISBN 8071695785. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a lecture. Main emphasis is laid on a self-study. The course is concluded by the written exam. Student can attend the exam provided that she/he hands in seminar works in a given quality to the obligatory date. Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available at interactive syllabi of the course in the IS MU.
If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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