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5.9 Management information systems
The main point of this class is to learn a bunch of IT stuff and see how it relates to businesses and operations management in particular.
5.8 Research and development
The main point of this class is to learn to explain R&D, IP rights and types of innovation.
5.7 Crisis management and contingency planning
The main point of this class is to distinguish between crisis management and contingency planning.
5.6 Production planning
The main point of this class is to learn to construct stock control chart, calculate a bunch of stuff that relates to production planning and learn the differences between local/global supply chains and JIT/JIC.
5.5 Break-even analysis
The main point of this class is to learn how to construct break-even chart and calculate break-even quantity and other aspects of break-even analysis.
5.4 Location
The main point of this class is to distinguish between outsourcing/subcontracting, offshoring, insourcing, reshoring.
5.3 Lean production and quality management
The main point of this class is to learn different methods of lean production and quality management and how they impact organisations.
5.2 Operations methods
The main point of this class is to understand how different methods of production work.
5.1 Introduction to operations management
The main point of this class is to understand what operations management (production) is about.