Sam Houston State University
College of Business Administration
Syllabus
Working with the Flexible Manufacturing Cell
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Sam Houston State University College of Business Administration |
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Syllabus |
Working with the Flexible Manufacturing Cell Page last revised on 07/28/08
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Victor E. Sower, Ph.D., C.Q.E.
Professor
of Operations Management
2006 Victor
E. Sower
This course addresses issues pertaining to the operations
function within manufacturing and service firms competing in a
global environment. The relationship
of operations to other organizational functions will be investigated.
Topics include decision making, project management, forecasting,
capacity planning, facilities design and location, process and
product design, inventory management,
and quality assurance.
Prerequisites: MGT
380, BAN 363
Texts: Heizer, J., &
B. Render, Operations Management, 8th edition. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2006.
Weiss, H. POM
for Windows, v. 3, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2006 included with the text.
NOTE: If you buy a used copy, be sure that
it comes with the Student CD-ROM which contains this software.
Dr. Sower is a Professor of Operations Management
at Sam Houston State University where he has taught since 1990.
He is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality and is Certified
as a Quality Engineer. He also is a member of APICS, the Academy of
Management, DSI, and other professional organizations. He holds a B.S.
in Chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
an M.B.A. from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management
from the University of North Texas. Dr. Sower is co-author of 3 books,
author or co-author of 21 articles in refereed journals, 26 articles in refereed conference proceedings, and numerous presentations. He is an active consultant in the quality and innovation management areas. He is a recipient of the
Sam Houston State University's Excellence in Teaching (1996), Excellence
in Research (2001), and Excellence in Service (2008) Awards. He was named a 2005 Piper Professor
by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. In addition to his
academic experience, he has over 18 years of experience in process engineering,
engineering management, and general management of a manufacturing operation.
