A new approach to teaching production operations management in the business core curriculum

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Corporate stakeholders criticize the prevailing business programs for producing inadequately trained business graduates owing to their compartmentalized orientation. Meanwhile, a more cosmopolitan view of decision making is being explored by international competitors. Emphasis is placed on cross-functional integration and concurrent decision making to increase flexibility and other competitive benchmarks. A move to redesign the business curriculum was done by the College of Business Economics in the University of Idaho in 1992.

Production Management, Business and Secretarial Schools, Business & Secretarial Schools, Curricula, Business schools, Business education

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Using origami to teach production management

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A new approach to teaching the production management course is through the use of origami. Students are asked to design instead of analyze problems through the use of this ancient Japanese art of paper folding. Design which is a process of creation sets the parameters for products, processes, organizations, quality and customer satisfaction. Origami exercises provide students the opportunity to learn how to design. Through this method, they will be able to see themselves as problem solvers and system designers.

Analysis, Usage, Origami, Student activities, School activities

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Using queueing network models to set lot-sizing policies for printed circuit board assembly operations

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The use of queueing network models was proposed for the establishment of lot-sizing policies for printed circuit board (PCB) assembly facilities. Queueing network models are used to create operating characteristic curves on work-on-process which can be utilized in determining appropriate lot-sizing policies. The fast computation time associated with queueing network models enable companies to assess production-related scenarios.

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Printed Circuit Boards, Research, Models, Semiconductor industry, Economic lot size

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