1. Integrating Japanese History Into An Operations Management Course Japan Studies Institute San Diego State University San Diego, California June 2-20, 2008 Ulysses J. Brown, III, PhD Assistant Professor of Operations Management College of Business Administration Savannah State University

2. 2Operations Management, MGNT 3185Course Operations Management (MGNT 3185) is a course that exposes students to a variety of quantitative techniques using Japanese phrases such as “kanban” and “poka-yoke.” However, the majority of textbooks fail to provide a sufficient historical context as to the origin of these words and techniques that are used to control and/or monitor production processes. Operations Management (MGNT 3185) is a course that exposes students to a variety of quantitative techniques using Japanese phrases such as “kanban” and “poka-yoke.” However, the majority of textbooks fail to provide a sufficient historical context as to the origin of these words and techniques that are used to control and/or monitor production processes.

3. 3Operations Management, MGNT 3185 Course Outline Week1: Intro to POM Week1: Intro to POM Week2: Productivity Week2: Productivity Week2: History of Japanese Manufacturing Week2: History of Japanese Manufacturing Week3: Forecasting Techniques Week3: Forecasting Techniques Week4: CPM/PERT Week4: CPM/PERT EXAM One EXAM One

4. 4Operations Management, MGNT 3185 COURSE OUTLINE (continued) Week5: Capacity Planning Week5: Capacity Planning Week6: Decision Analysis Week6: Decision Analysis Week7: Facilities Layout Week7: Facilities Layout Week8: Linear Programming Week8: Linear Programming EXAM TWO EXAM TWO

5. 5Operations Management, MGNT 3185 COURSE OUTLINE (continued) Week9: Inventory Management Week9: Inventory Management Week9: Supply Chain Management Week9: Supply Chain Management Week10: Role of Japan in the TQM Movement Week10: Role of Japan in the TQM Movement Week10: Quality Control Week10: Quality Control Week10: Acceptance Sampling Week10: Acceptance Sampling Week11: Reliability Analysis Week11: Reliability Analysis EXAM THREE EXAM THREE

6. 6Operations Management, MGNT 3185 COURSE OUTLINE (continued) Week12: Intro to MRP/ERP Week12: Intro to MRP/ERP Week12: Research Paper due : 12 th week of class. Week12: Research Paper due : 12 th week of class. Research Paper: Any topic addressing the role of Japan and CI/JIT/POM/TQM. Research Paper: Any topic addressing the role of Japan and CI/JIT/POM/TQM. Week13: MRP/ERP Week13: MRP/ERP Week14: MRP/ERP Week14: MRP/ERP FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) FINAL EXAM (comprehensive)

7. 7Operations Management, MGNT 3185 THE END