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Integrating Japanese History Into An Operations Management Course

Explore the historical origins of Japanese manufacturing techniques in this comprehensive course at Japan Studies Institute, San Diego State University. Understand the significance behind phrases like "kanban" and "poka-yoke" in production processes. Dive into topics like productivity, forecasting, and quality control with a focus on Japan's role in Total Quality Management. Enhance your understanding of CI, JIT, POM, and TQM through a research paper and final exam.

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Integrating Japanese History Into An Operations Management Course

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  1. Integrating Japanese History Into An Operations Management Course Japan Studies Institute San Diego State University San Diego, California June 2-20, 2008 Ulysses J. Brown, III, PhD Assistant Professor of Operations Management College of Business Administration Savannah State University

  2. Course • Operations Management (MGNT 3185) is a course that exposes students to a variety of quantitative techniques using Japanese phrases such as “kanban” and “poka-yoke.” However, the majority of textbooks fail to provide a sufficient historical context as to the origin of these words and techniques that are used to control and/or monitor production processes. Operations Management, MGNT 3185

  3. Course Outline • Week1: Intro to POM • Week2: Productivity • Week2: History of Japanese Manufacturing • Week3: Forecasting Techniques • Week4: CPM/PERT • EXAM One Operations Management, MGNT 3185

  4. COURSE OUTLINE (continued) • Week5: Capacity Planning • Week6: Decision Analysis • Week7: Facilities Layout • Week8: Linear Programming • EXAM TWO Operations Management, MGNT 3185

  5. COURSE OUTLINE (continued) • Week9: Inventory Management • Week9: Supply Chain Management • Week10: Role of Japan in the TQM Movement • Week10: Quality Control • Week10: Acceptance Sampling • Week11: Reliability Analysis • EXAM THREE Operations Management, MGNT 3185

  6. COURSE OUTLINE (continued) • Week12: Intro to MRP/ERP • Week12: Research Paper due: 12th week of class. • Research Paper: Any topic addressing the role of Japan and CI/JIT/POM/TQM. • Week13: MRP/ERP • Week14: MRP/ERP • FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) Operations Management, MGNT 3185

  7. THE END Operations Management, MGNT 3185

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