Course:

OM 512, Operations Management

Term : 072
Room : 129
Building : 24

Instructor:
Dr Aymen Kayal
Office Hours: U - T 2:00 to 3:00 PM
Office Location: Room 258 Building 24
Office Telephone: 860-7188
E-mai: akayal@kfupm.edu.sa

Text Book
Norman Gaither and Greg Frazier, Operations management,
9th Edition, South Western Thomson learning, 2002.

Course Objectives:
Operations management focuses on the systematic planning, design,
and operation of all processes required for the production of goods and
the delivery of services. Thus, operations management spans almost
all the real value-added activities of an organization including product
and process design, customer order management, production
operations, and service delivery. Operations management also
includes many supporting value-added activities such as purchasing,
material requirements planning, inventory management, project
management, quality control, and process improvement.

This objective of this course is to provide the graduate level student

with knowledge and tools on how the operations function in leading
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organizations is performed. It is imperative that students learn how

leading companies gain their competitiveness through operations.

Course Format:
To accomplish the course objectives, the course format will include lectures, case analyses,
and group projects. Lectures will highlight and clarify important material in the text.
Students are required to read the assigned materials before class. Cases and projects
supplement students learning experience and it will be provided to students by instructor
as handouts during semester.

Class Attendance:
The KFUPM rules regarding attendance will be strictly enforced.

Grading:
Item Percentage
Major Exam (1) 25%
Major Exam (2) 25%
Group Project 15%
Case work 10%
Final Exam 25%
Total % 100

IMPORTANT NOTE:

PLEASE CHECK THE COURSE WEBSITE REGULARLY. ALL COURSE

MATERIALS SUCH AS ASSIGNMENTS, CASES, AND PROJECTS WILL BE
POSTED ON IT.