OPS/571

• Supply Chain Management Video Lecture Series

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Watch the "Process Evaluation" and "Supply Chains" sections of the "Supply Chain Management Video Lecture Series."

Faculty Materials

Materials

Supply Chain Management Video Lecture Series

• Material Resource Planning

Material Resource Planning

There are several material resource planning systems available - chose one of these resources to discuss how it would be incorporated into your own organization.  Discuss the pros and cons of using a commerically available system versus an internally developed system.

• Theory of Constraints

Overcoming Process bottlenecks

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Theory of Constraints - week 3

One of the challenging concepts in the Theory of Constraints is understanding the issues surrounding bottlenecks and how best to reduce the bottlenecks.  In developing process flow for operations - both manufactuing and service - it is important to understand the times as well as the processes for each step.  For this question, please select a business to discuss what types of bottlenecks might appear in the completion of the process and what steps you might take to identify the bottlenecks.  Also, please discuss how you might evaluate the bottlenecks to improve the process flow.