COMPANY STUDY OUTLINE

BA 187: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

FS 2016-2017
Instructor: Prof. Manuel P. Ocampo

A Company Study on Operations Management

I

INTRODUCTION
A Objectives of the Study
B Scope and Limitations of the Study
C Methodology
D Operational Definition of Terms

II

COMPANY BACKGROUND
A. History and Evolution
B. Mission/Vision
C. Organizational Structure
D. Operations Strategy of the Company

III

DOCUMENTATION OF COMPANY OPERATIONS

A. System Design
1 Product and Service Design
2 Strategic Capacity Planning
3 Process Description
4 Facility Layout
5 Design of Work Systems
6 Location Planning & Analysis
B. Quality
1 Management of Quality
2 Quality Control / Acceptance Sampling
C. Supply Chain Management
D. Inventory Management and Scheduling
1 Inventory Management
2 Aggregate Planning
3 MRP and ERP (if applicable)
4 JIT and Lean Operations (if applicable)
5 Maintenance
6 Scheduling

IV

DECISION MAKING
A

IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS / POINTS FOR IMPROVEMENT

IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

FOR EACH PROBLEM IDENTIFIED:

1 Specify objectives and criteria for choosing a solution
2 Develop alternatives
3 Compare and analyze alternatives using operations management tools
4 Select the best alternative

REFERENCES

VI

APPENDICES
Note: The final paper is due on the date of the Final Examination of BA 187. Softbound.
Printed on front page: Title of Study, Proponents, Professor, Date of Submission. Use short
bond paper; font size 12, Calibri, 1.5 spacing; at least 35 pages, excluding Appendices.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER
Make a business plan (operations aspect only) of an establishment similar to the
Company your group studied.
A. System Design
1. Product and Service Design
2. Strategic Capacity Planning
3. Process Description
4. Facility Layout
5. Design of Work Systems
6. Location Planning & Analysis
B. Quality
1. Management of Quality
2. Quality Control / Acceptance Sampling
C. Supply Chain Management
D. Inventory Management and Scheduling
1. Inventory Management
2. Aggregate Planning
3. MRP and ERP (if applicable)
4. JIT and Lean Operations (if applicable)
5. Maintenance
6. Scheduling