NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 營運管理(6001)
(Eng.) Operations Management
Offering Dept Management
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher HSIEH, YING-JIUN
Department Management Language Chinese Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description This course provides students with knowledge in operations management. Particulalry, operations related to both products and services will be covered.
Prerequisites
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. Understanding the scope of operations management.
2. Emphasizing the importance of product and service design.
3. Realizing the managerial issues arising from operations.
1.Problem Solving
4.Critical Thinking
50
50
Lecturing
Discussion
Oral Presentation
Attendance
Written Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 1. Introduction to operations management (OM CH1) *
V. Operations management video (2:52)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DuU8ALqGuE
V. Emirates Catering - operation management example (6:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vBo_uTGlY
Week 2 Reading: Wegmans food markets (p.33) – Q
Case: Hazel (p.38) - Q
Week 3 2.Competitiveness, strategy, and productivity (OM CH2)
V. Future of Jobs (4:55)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MiHr16Xrsg
V. The Future of Productivity in a New World of Work (8:48)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guJSlpLE5mM
V. The Balanced Scorecard - Harvard Business Review (2:40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biyGxEix5Zs
Week 4 Case: Home-style cookies (p.67)-Q
Case: Your garden gloves (p.69)- Q
Week 5 3. Product and service design (OM CH4) (Vietnam?)
V. Product Design at Dublin Institute of Technology (4:41)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMEs4Fdrjkc
V. 青島紅領西服(5:15)
V. 10 Worst Product Flops (3:11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2lqRBAXxfc
V. Vehicles of the future (12:29)
Week 6 Reading: VLASIC’S BIG PICKLE SLICES (p.143)-Q
Reading: Kraft food’s recipe for sustainability (p.148)
Week 7 4. Strategic capacity planning for products and services (OM CH5) (spring break)
V. Outsourcing: Is it good or bad? (5:05)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qeehDLYa8g
V. Outsourcing Funny.mp4 (12:41)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrloJQhQ2yQ
Week 8 Reading: My compliments to the chef, er, buyer (p.202)-Q (MIDTERM/SPEECH)
Case: Outsourcing of hospital services (p.221)-Q
Week 9 5. Process selection and facility layout (OM CH6) (ICAM 2026)
V. Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera Assembly line (9:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uwSQTYglsk
V. A380 assembly (How to build an A-380 7 minutes) (7:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmDHJO3Iv30
Week 10 Reading: A safe hospital room of the future (p.269)
Reading: BMW’s strategy: flexibility (p.280)
Week 11 6. Location planning and analysis (OM CH8)
V. 10 Best Countries to start a Business (12:26)
V. How To Choose A Location For A Store or Restaurant (8:43)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1dg_KAy3tI
Week 12 Reading: COFFEE? (p.355)-Q
Case: Hello Walmart (p.377)-Q
Week 13 7. Management of quality (OM CH9) (Vietnam?)
V. Service Quality Management Scenarios (8:05)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQw7FOe1is
V. 戰車品質管制(3:59)
Week 14 Case: Chick-n-gravy dinner line (p.414)-Q
Case: Tip top markets (p.415)
Week 15 8. JIT and lean operations (OM CH14) * (NTNU)
V. 25 JIT at McDonald’s - LEANDESIGN.HU.avi (7:32)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpwwcpubUIw
V. Toyota Production System - 5S Just, Just in Time, Kaisen (7:48)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kce2L23yLcw
Week 16 Reading: GEMBA WALKS (p.635)-Q (FINAL PRESENTATION)
Operations tour: Boeing (p.644)
9. Supply chain management (OM CH15) / Self Directed Learning
V. DHL International Supply Chain (9:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvEh04LNJ_I
Independent study I
V. THE future Supply Chain (2:59)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US5lO1HfmEo

Reading: Walmart focuses on its supply chain (p.660)-Q / Self Directed Learning
Case: Mastertag (p.689)-Q
Independent study II
self-directed
learning
   03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
Grading Policy:
(1) Class participation: 30%
(2) Group case presentation & discussion: 40%
(3) Term project (Group; week 16): 30% - details to be delivered midterm
Textbook & other References
Text Book:
1. Operations Management by William J. Stevenson (14th Edition).
Publisher: McGraw- Hill (ISBN 9781260575712)
Text Book Ordering info: 華泰0919388237 (Attn: 張維峻)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
http://web.nchu.edu.tw/pweb/index2.php?pid=539&menu=2#
Office Hours
Tuesday 4-5 pm

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