MN580
Spring 2002
MN580 Manufacturing Strategy
Instructor: William Hauser
Office: Room 219, 730 Commonwealth Avenue
617-358-0663
Date
Class
Issue 1
Classroom: 15 St. Mary's; Room 105
Topic / Reading / CASE
Mon, 01/14
1
Topic: Introduction to course, administrative matters
Wed, 01/16
2
Topic: Introduction to Case Analysis
Case: PROCON TECHNOLOGIES
Reading: Things I Want to Know About A Company
Case: Cleveland Twist Drill (A)
Martin Luther King Holiday Observed
Mon, 01/21
Wed, 01/23
3
Topic: Costs and Decision Making
Reading: Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing
Reading: Standard Costs and Variance Analysis
Lecture: Cost Concepts in Manufacturing
Mon, 01/28
4
Topic: Costs and Decision Making
Case: BRIDGETON INDUSTRIES: AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT &
FABRICATION PLANT
Wed, 01/30
5
Topic: Cost Allocation: Overhead and Fixed Costs
Mon, 02/04
6
Topic: Manufacturing measurements - contribution and breakeven analysis
Wed, 02/06
7
Topic: Capital expenditure justification. Time value of money
Case: SELIGRAM, INC.: ELECTRONIC TESTING OPERATIONS
Case: ANDERSON PLASTICS, INC.
Reading: Cash Flow and the Time Value of Money
Case: CAPITAL BUDGETING: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Mon, 02/11
8
Topic: Capital expenditure justification. Time value of money.
Case: WRIGHT MANUFACTURING
Wed, 02/13
9
Topic: Theories of Human Motivation
Reading: A. H. Maslow - A Theory of Human Motivation
Reading: One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?
Tue, 02/19
10
WRITTEN CASE: RESOTECH
Wed, 02/20
11
Topic: Process Strategy - New Technology and Workers
Reading: New Technology, Continuous Improvement, and Worker Skill
Case: Expense Tracking at Tiger Creek
Mon, 02/25
12
Topic: Process Strategy - Worker Autonomy, Motivation, and Compensation
Wed, 02/27
13
Topic: Process Strategy - Worker Autonomy, Motivation, and Compensation
Case: LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY
Case: FABRITEK
Spring Break
Mon, 03/11
14
Topic: Process Strategy - Just in Time Production
Wed, 03/13
15
Topic: Process Strategy - Automation
Mon, 03/18
16
Case: INJEX INDUSTRIES
Case: TOSHIBA OME WORKS
WRITTEN CASE: ALDEN PRODUCTS, INC. EUROPEAN
MANUFACTURING
Wed, 03/20
17
Topic: Process Strategy & Quality
Case: STEINWAY & SONS
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Syllabus.xls
MN580
Spring 2002
Date
Class
Mon, 03/25
Issue 1
Topic / Reading / CASE
18
Topic: Product Strategy
Wed, 03/27
19
Topic: Process Strategy - Capacity, Quality, and Cost
Mon, 04/01
20
Topic: Competitive Strategy
Reading: Product Life Cycle, The
Case: DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
Reading: How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy
Wed, 04/03
21
Topic: Competitive Strategy / Product Strategy
Mon, 04/08
Wed, 04/10
22
23
Mon, 04/15
Wed, 04/17
24
Topic: Supply Chain Strategy
Mon, 04/22
25
Topic: Supply Chain Strategy
Wed, 04/24
26
Topic: Supply Chain Strategy
Case: AMERICAN CONNECTOR CO. (A) and (B
Topic: Product Strategy - Guest Discussion Leader
WRITTEN CASE: WHISTLER CORPORATION
Patriots Day Holiday Observed
Reading: Strategic Sourcing: To Make or Not to Make
Case: BOSE CORP.: THE JIT II PROGRAM (A)
Reading: Power of Virtual Integration: An Interview with Dell Computer's
Michael Dell
Mon, 04/29
27
Topic: Supply Chain Strategy - Global Manufacture
Reading: Fast, Global, and Entrepreneurial: Supply Chain Management
Hong Kong Style
Wed, 05/01
28
Topic: Supply Chain Strategy
Reading: Dawn Of The E-Lance Economy
Reading: Forbes Magazine, April 30, 2001 - Ghost Cars, Ghost Brands
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