Cavite State University - Open Distance eLearning

This course tackles the nature, scope, functions and importance of production and operations management in the business. It includes discussions on productivity, competitiveness and strategy, forecasting, production system design, process selection and capacity planning, facilities layout, design of work system, quality, scheduling and just-in-time manufacturing system. Cases will also be used to illustrate and apply the basic production and operations concepts and tools commonly used in business firms.

The student will be given the general idea of what is involved in developing an organization to achieve its vision and mission, its philosophies, and culture to ensure its competitiveness in a globalized economy. The scope will cover such topics as principles and theories of organization development, organization design and structuring, training and development, performance management, culture, and change management. It focuses on the management of organizational change/interventions from a system perspective. The students will gain sufficient knowledge to appreciate the overall impact of these activities on the success of an organization.