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THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE TO CREATE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COURSES
Author(s) -
LAFORGE R. LAWRENCE,
BUSING MICHAEL E.
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.tb00460.x
Subject(s) - experiential learning , production planning , control (management) , computer science , scheduling (production processes) , production (economics) , competitive advantage , software , knowledge management , aggregate planning , process management , engineering management , operations management , business , marketing , engineering , artificial intelligence , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , programming language
Computer‐based manufacturing planning and control (MPC) systems are widely used in industry to gain competitive advantage through integration and coordination of managerial activities. In collegiate business schools, important operations management activities are taught and studied, often by sequential examination of discrete topics such as aggregate production planning, master production scheduling, capacity planning, material planning, and production activity control. This paper explores the potential use of industrial MPC software in the classroom to create experiential learning activities that address the dynamic and integrative nature of operations management. Experiences with this pedagogical approach over the past decade are reported.