National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : SM6412 : Operations Strategy { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Vikas Thakur

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Operations Strategy: The Operations Strategy Matrix, The Operations Edge (American and Japanese System), A Contingency Theory of Operations Strategy, Key Decisions involved in Operations Strategy Implementation, Challenges to the Operations Strategy Framework. Capacity Strategy: How Capacity and Operations Management Interact?, the Timing and Sizing of Capacity Increments, Developing a Capacity Strategy, Four Philosophies of Capacity Expansion. Integrating a Firm’s Capacity Strategy with its Business Strategy and the process of Operations Strategy: Sustaining Alignment Over Time, Formulation Process, Analysis for Formulation, Formulation Models for Alignment, the Challenges to Operations Strategy Formulation. Product and Service Development: The Strategic Importance, Product and Service Development as a Process, a Market Requirements Perspective, an Operations Resources Perspective, the Outsourcing Decision. Process Technology and Improvement Strategy: Development and Improvement, Developing Operations Capabilities, Deploying Capabilities in the Market, Scalability and Degree of Automation, Evaluating Process Technology.

Course Objective

1 .

To acquaint students with operations function thereby the competitiveness of the business can influence the overall operations strategy.

Course Outcome

1 .

This course will acquaint students with operations function thereby the competitiveness of the business can influence the overall operations strategy.

Essential Reading

1 .

Slack, N., and Lewis, M., Operations Strategy (3rded.)., Prentice Hall.

2 .

Hayes, R. H., Pisano, G. P., Upton, D. M., Wheelwright, S. C., Operations, Strategy, and Technology, Wiley

Supplementary Reading

1 .

Gong, Y. (2013)., Global Operations Strategy., Springer.

2 .

Duggan, K. J. (2011), Design for Operational Excellence, McGraw- Hill