Topic outline

  • General

    • Please make sure to bring a fully charged laptop to the course exam (carried out through MyCourses) on Friday 27.1. at 14.00-17.00, in lecture hall U262 KPMG.
    • Games and assignments in-class: 70%, individual course exam 30% of final grade. There is a possibility to earn an extra 1% through responding to the course feedback survey.It is crucial to note that the delivery method of the course requires active participation in all of the lectures.
    • The simulations are run in Harvard Business Publishing system
    • Course communication through Presemo: https://presemo.aalto.fi/35c03000
    • The responsible teacher: Max Finne
    • The teaching assistant: Yuxi Hou


    Lecture

    Topics

    Book chapter(s)

    Case

    Simulation/Game

    Lecture 1. Thu 27.10.
    Lecture Zoom link

    1. Process definitions

    o 4Vs & ops performance objectives (short recap)

    o Process types (short recap) & layout types

    o Long-thin vs. short-fat

    o Process mapping intro

    Kraj 1, 3

     

    ­­­Car wash: Balancing process capacity

    Lecture 2. Tue 1.11.
    F102 (Väre)

    2. Process design

    o Process mapping/descriptions

    o Value stream mapping

    o Work design and measurement

    o Cell production

    Kraj 4

    C&T 4

    Northwest Bank

     

    ARAPU

     

     

     

    Lecture 3. Thu 3.11.
    F102 (Väre)

    2. Process design (continued)

    o Little’s law

    o Line balancing

    o Intro to Process improvement

    Kraj 8

    C&T 10

    Zara

     

    Lecture 4. Tue 8.11.
    Lecture Zoom link

    3. Distribution and logistics

    o Push-pull boundary

    o Theory of Constraints

    Kraj 7

    C&T 2, 4

     

    Process Analytics tutorial (graded, 5%)

    Push vs. Pull Production simulation

    Lecture 5. Thu 10.11.
    F102 (Väre)

    3. Distribution and logistics (continued)

    o Inventory management

    o EOQ

    o Newsvendor

    Kraj 9

    C&T 6

     

    Inventory Basics simulation

    Lecture 6. Tue 15.11.
    F102 (Väre)

     

    4. Process improvement methods

    o Service process mapping and improvement

    o Managing variability

    o Buffering, pooling

    C&T 9

    LEGO: Consolidating Distribution

    System Utilization in Service Management (graded, 5%)

    Lecture 7. Thu 17.11.
    F102 (Väre)

    5. Lean operations & Supply risk and resilience

    o Statistical process control

    o Identifying and managing supply risk

    Kraj 8, 13

    C&T 10

    Lean Manufacturing Initiatives at Boeing

     

    Lecture 8. Tue 22.11.
    M202 (Väre)

    (for the second part of the lecture: Lecture Zoom link)

    6. Supply chain management

     

    Covid-19 case by Misa Bakajic (no pre-readings for the case)

    Benihana

    Lecture 9. Thu 24.11.
    F102 (Väre)

    5. Lean operations & Supply risk and resilience (continued)

     

     

    Alpro: Sustainable Soybean Supply Chain

    Multiple Server Queues simulation (graded, 5%)

    Lecture 10. Tue 29.11.
    M202 (Väre)

    6. Supply chain management (continued)

    Kraj 14

    C&T 11,12

     

    Global Supply Chain simulation (graded, 5%)

    Exam Fri 9.12.

    Course examination will be on Friday 9.12. at 13.00-16.00, in lecture hall U2 (carried out through MyCourses)

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