35C03000 - Capstone: Process Analysis and Management, Lecture, 24.10.2023-5.12.2023

Topic outline

• General
  • Make sure to bring a fully charged laptop to the course exam (carried out on campus, in Otakaari 1 lecture hall D, using MyCourses) on Friday 26.1. at 14.00-17.00.
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  • 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
    • To access the simulations, use the following link to the coursepack: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/1103122
      
  • The responsible teacher: Misa Bakajic
    
  • The teaching assistant: Yuxi Hou

  
  

  Lecture	Topics	Book chapter(s)	Case	Simulation/Game
  Lecture 1Tue 24.10.  T004  (Ekonominaukio 1)	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	Krajewski et al. 1, 3		­­­Car wash: Balancing process capacity
  Lecture 2. Thurs 26.10  F102 (Väre)	2. Process design o   Process mapping/descriptions o   Value stream mapping o   Work design and measurement o   Cell production	Krajewski et al. 4 Cachon and Terwiesch 4	Northwest Bank   ARAPU	-
  Lecture 3. Tues 31.10   ALMA MEDIA –U356  (Undergrad Centre)	2. Process design (continued) o   Pull-push boundary o   Theory of Constraints	Krajewski et al. 8 Cachon and Terwiesch 10	Zara	Push vs. Pull Production Simulation
  Lecture 4. Thurs 2.11.  F102 (Väre)	3. Distribution and logistics o   Little’s law o   EOQ o   Line balancing, waiting/Queuing lines o   Intro to Newsvendor	Krajewski et al. 7 Cachon and Terwiesch 2, 4		Process Analytics tutorial (marked assignment, 5%)
  Lecture 5. Tues 7.11.   F102 (Väre)	3. Distribution and logistics (continued) o   Inventory management o   Newsvendor	Krajewski et al. 9 Cachon and Terwiesch 6	LEGO: Consolidating Distribution	Inventory Basics simulation
  Lecture 6. Thurs 9.11.   F102 (Väre)	4. Process improvement methods o   Service process mapping and improvement o   Managing variability o   Buffering, pooling	Cachon and Terwiesch 9		System Utilization in Service Management (marked assignment, 5%)
  Lecture 7.Tues 14.11.   F102 (Väre)	5. Lean operations	Krajewski et al. 8,13 Cachon and Terwiesch 10	Lean Manufacturing Initiatives at Boeing	Benihana
  Lecture 8. Tues 21.11.   M202 (Väre)	6. Practical Applications of Process Analysis	Krajewski et al. 8 Cachon and Terwiesch 10	Alpro: Sustainable Soybean Supply Chain	Guest Lecturer:  Katariina Kemppainen FLOVIO
  Lecture 9. Thurs 23.11 ALMA MEDIA –U356  (Undergrad Centre)	OPTIONAL SESSION  o Course review		Covid-19 case (no pre-readings for the case)
  Lecture 10. Tues 28.11.   ALMA MEDIA –U356  (Undergrad Centre)	8. Supply chain management o Operations and supply chain risk o Sustainable supply chains	Krajewski et al. 14 Cachon and Terwiesch 11, 12		Multiple Server Queues simulation (marked assignment, 5%)
  Lecture 11. Thurs 30.11  F102 (Väre)	9. Supply chain management (cont)  o Exam practicalities	Krajewski et al. 14 Cachon and Terwiesch 11, 12		Global Supply Chain simulation (marked assignment, 5%)
  Final Exam  5.12. 13.00-16.00,	Course examinations take place at 13:00-16:00 at Undergraduate Centre, B-sali - Y203a	Exam carried out on Mycourses	Bring your laptop computers Ensure they are fully charged	The date for resit examination will be announced in the future if the event is scheduled.

  
  

  
  

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