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TEACHING THE PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CORE COURSE: INTEGRATING LOGISTICS PLANNING ACTIVITIES
Author(s) -
JULIEN FRANCOIS,
DOUTRIAUX JéRöME,
COUILLARD JEAN
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.1998.tb00447.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , course (navigation) , core (optical fiber) , production (economics) , process management , computer science , logistics management , production planning , operations management , engineering management , business , engineering , economics , telecommunications , finance , macroeconomics , aerospace engineering
This paper discusses the benefits of restructuring the introductory undergraduate production and operations management (pom) course to improve its pedagogical effectiveness and to better convey the importance of integrating logistics planning activities. The introduction of a dynamic integrative semester‐long case study which involves students in applying pom concepts and tools through a simulation game is reported.