Understand about:
The importance of productivity in base of human, business and society
Productivity measurements and improvements
Productivity and reorganization
Business examples.
Dr. Meral ARIK TOPRAK, Ataköy Campus, office: 4-C-01
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- ppt presentation,
- interactive lecture,
- class discussion,
- business examples
- case studies
- prepare projects
- student presentation
Principle Sources
- TOPRAK, Meral, Verimlilik Yöntem ve Teknikleri ders notları ppve ppt slaytları ve ppt slaytları, (yen. düzenlenen), İKÜ, 2011.
- AKAL, Zühal; İşletmelerde Performans Ölçüm ve Denetimi, Ankara, MPM Yay., No, 473, 2002.
- PROKOPENKO, Joseph; Verimlilik Yönetimi, Uygulamalı El Kitabı, Ankara, MPM Yay., 1987.
- RIDDERSTRALE, J. Wilcox M., Şirketi Yeniden Güçlendirmek, İst., MESS yay., 2008.
Other Sources
-- Anahtar Gazetesi, MPM yayını, aylık
- Verimlilik Dergisi, MPM yayını, 3 aylık
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
What is productivity and why is it important for human, business and national economy?
- Related topics such as efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, performance and quality
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
2. Week
Comprehension of productivity concept together with the management development
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
3. Week
Total productivity management, productivity circles
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
4. Week
External and internal factors related with the productivity
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
5. Week
How productivity can be measured?
- Productivity in process
- Comparison by periods
- Comparison by firms
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
6. Week
Productivity and re-engineering methods
- 5 S
- Six Sigma
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
7. Week
- Plant layout
- Work flow
- Work study
- Ergonomics
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples.
8. Week
Productivity improvements through system
- Re-engineering & re-inventing
- Staff planning
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
9. Week
- Organizational development
- Human resource management
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
10. Week
Management System, Strategies, Culture & Change
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
11. Week
Productivity improvements through people
- Human development by training
- Time management
- Stres management
- Coping with conflict
- Creating higher motivating teams
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
12. Week
Productivity improvements through knowledge & technology
- Devoloping productivity and technology culture
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
13. Week
Total Productivity Model
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
14. Week
Productivity Establishments in Turkey & outside countries
- NPC
- EANPC
- APC
The meaning of National Productivity and Re-Inventing Movement
ppt presentations, class discussion, business examples, studetns presentation.
15. Week
Final exam
final
16. Week
Final exam
final
17. Week
Final exam
final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Quizzes
1
10
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Attendance
14
10
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Apply and analyze the mathematics, science and social knowledges into quality and production problems to achieve constructive solutions.
PO-2
Demonstrate a basic levels of understanding in related sciences (such as business, econmics, quantitative sciences, etc.) that serve basis for quality and production management and will be able to make use and apply them to achieve creative constructions into the field of quality and production management .
PO-3
Demonstrate a basic level of understanding in quality and production functions (such as total quality management, productions, marketing, accounting, finance, etc.) and will be able to mobilize, organize, interpret, criticize and construct the theoratical arguments in intercultural and human relations.
PO-4
Will be able to design, create and evaluate a quality and production management process in any functional stage, that complies with identified objectives.
PO-5
Identify and evaluate the relations in the field of quality and production management; describe the problems and present analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting to make criticical judgement (critical thinking)
PO-6
Will be able to apply the earned theoratical and practical quality and production management knowledge and abilities into reserach, practices and fieldstudies; analyze, formulate and assamble them to make critical judgement(analytical skills).
PO-7
Earn and demonstrate effective quality and production management communicative skills(verbal-unverbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Develop effective individual study and teamwork in quality and production management and related fields.
PO-9
Earn and develop professional ethical reasoning and responsibility, and analyze the business situations and act ethically in his business career.
PO-10
Demonstrate and develop effective professional verbal and unverbal communication in Turkish.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understand the importance of productivity methods, techniques and reorganizing and analyze the related business applications in a changing business environment.
LO-2
Classify the factors effect on business productivity and analyze these factors in terms of production, marketing, financial etc..functions and interpret them in a system thinking.
LO-3
Classify the productivity improvement methods and techniques related with technology-human-system, and analyze the re-engineering process and explain how to appy in one business.
LO-4
Develop the skills of modelling, interpreting and systematic thinking by analyzing the relations among the various productivity factors and studing on the “Total Productivity Model” in a business system.
LO-5
Compare the different companies regarding on productivity factors and productivity levels and benchmark them in a competitive business life.
LO-6
Devolop the effective communication skills as well as effective presentation skills and inferring and interpreting skills by presenting projects and class discussion.
LO-7
Organize the teamwork as both a team leader and a member of the team, and develop the leadership and problem solving skills.
LO-8
Gain and develop the moral behaviour, to take responsibility, rational thinking, communication by preparing and presenting projects, organizing the corporate visits and business interactions.
LO-9
Evaluate the re-organizing and re-engineering system for higher productivity.