Introduction

Our study of operations management includes an examination of the process of production. This area of business is concerned with producing the right goods and services, in the right quantities and at the right level, all in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Course curriculum

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    Course Information & Support

    • Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning & Sign Out For The Bathrrom During The Last 5 Minutes of Class.

    • Fact Sheet Packet Of Class Policies- Please Scroll Through And Review Again

    • How Well Are You Demonstrating The IB Learner Characteristics? Which Is Your Super Power & Which Presents The Greatest Challenge?

    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

    • Only Use The Laptop Assigned To You

    • 2023-2024 Daily Work Plans - Includes The Parent Signature Sheet For Each Quarter

    • Chapter Work Cycle- Same 7 Day Format For Each Chapter. You Always Know What We Are Doing In Class & What Is Assigned For Homework.

    • The New 5th Edition Of Our Entire Textbook Can Be Accessed In Schoology

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

    • Please Don't Disrupt Our 40 Minute Work Cycle. Leave For The Bathroom During The LAST 5 MINUTES Of Class.

    • Your Quarter Grade

  • 2

    Your Notebook Is Your Most Important Weekly Grade & Prepares You For The May Exams

    • New Textbook 5.2 Chapter = 6 Headings

    • Read The Rules For Your Notebook Before Every Grading Day. This Paper Must Be Stapled Onto The Inside Cover Of Each Composition Notebook

    • Video: Watch A Spider Map Being Created (Best Study Tool)

    • How To Draw A Spider Map

    • LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions For Earning a 100% On Every Notebook Chapter. (NEW For 2024)

    • Video: Take A Tour Of A Business Management Composition Notebook

    • This Is How Your Notebook Pages Will Be Graded

    • Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet- Print, Complete, And Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. It's Best To Pick Up A Copy Of This Blue Color Checklist In Class After We Finish The Chapter Review.

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    "RESOURCE BANK" = Topic Lessons (41) Begin Below this Point:

    • What is the Resource Bank?

    • Take Good Notes - These Posts Contain The Content You Want To Write On The IB Exams

    • RB = 9 Sections & 41 Posts (= 2 RB Day + HW)

    • Key Objectives: What You Should Be Able To Do By The End Of This 5.2 Chapter

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    Production Is The Main Focus Of Operations

    • Handout: Key Terms For Production Methods

    • Video: Exam Review Of Production Methods

    • Study Sheet: Comparison Of Production Methods

    • Handout: 4 Main Factors That Impact Choice Of Production Method

    • Visual: Is Batch Production Faster Than Cellular?

    • Handout: Things To Consider When Changing Production Methods

    • Video: The World's Largest Factory: EUPA (46 minutes)

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    Job Production

    • Video: Job Production Presentation

    • Handout: Advantages & Disadvantages Of Job Production

    • Video: Job Production Example- Rolex Watch

    • Video: Come See How the Famous British "James Bond" Car Is Created In the Factory (Aston-Martin)

    • Optional Interesting Video (not counted in notebook check): Aston-Martin 177 Mega-Factory (43 minutes)

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    Cellular Production

    • Visuals: Cellular Production Basics

    • Video: A Quick Look At Cellular Production

    • Video: Take A Tour Of A Cell

    • Advantages & Limitations Of Cellular Production

    • EXAM REVIEW: Quick Overview Of Pros & Cons Of Cellular

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    Batch Production

    • Video: Example Of Bubble Gum Batch Production

    • Handout: Advantages & Disadvantages Of Batch Production

    • Video: Batch Production Of Ceramic Mugs

    • Video: Batch Production Presentation

    • Video: Example Of Hot Dog Batch Production

    • Optional Interesting Video (not counted in notebook check): German "Hot Dogs" Are Produced A Bit Differently (Look For 3 Differences)

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    Mass & Flow Production

    • Video: Flow Production Presentation

    • Handout: Comparison Of Mass And Flow Production

    • Video: Mass & Flow Production Compared To The Other Methods

    • Video: Example Of Automation Technology (Bottle Filling)

    • Video: Example Of The Continuous Flow Of Coca-Cola Using Mass Production (Line Production)

    • Video: Example Of Flow Production At Manford Machinery

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    Mass Customization

    • Handout: Features & Comparison Of Mass Customization Production

    • Video: Mass Customization Used Also In Both Consumer & B2B Industries (List The Benefits & Requirements)

    • Video: Example Of Mass Production At Catapillar

    • Video: Mass Customization Made Possible Through Robotics

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    Additive Manufacturing

    • Video: What Is Additive Manufacturing

    • Video: Example Of Printing Pieces Of Clothing

    • Video: Examples Of 3D Printing In Dental Practices

    • Optional Video For Future Engineers (not counted in notebook check)

  • 11

    Project Production Examples

    • Video: A Movie Is Created Using Project Production

    • Video: Cruise Ship (49 minutes)

  • 12

    Process Production (For Making Oil, Gases, & Chemicals)

    • An Example Of A Process Production Facility

  • 13

    Production Methods & The CCES Concepts (Creativity-Change-Ethics-Sustainability)

    • Required Video: Chipotle's "The Scarecrow" (= Ethics Of Food Production)

    • Article: Reaction To "The Scarecrow" Video

    • Required Video: The "Scarecrow" Case Study (Food Production & Marketing)

    • Required Final Video In This Series: The "Scarecrow" Parody

    • Read These CCES Definitions. If You Write Them On Your May Exams You Get Credit For Clear Evidence of "Synthesis & Evaluation"

    • Title = CCES. Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Given Model

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

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    Let's Do Some Case Studies

    • Look At This Sample Of 1 Completed Case Study - Yours Must Follow The Same Format

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 1 Process

    • Day 1 Participation Requirements During Sharing

    • Instructions for Analyzing Case Studies

    • STORIES: 5.2 Has 4 Case Studies (5 Minutes To Write Your Background Notes. Then 5 Minutes To Share Aloud Around Your Team)

    • New Command Terms Definitions List (2024+) Exams = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Old Command Terms List = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Show Your Teacher Your Completed Case Studies Then ...

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 2 Process (Read Your Presentation- Don't Show It- Give Command Term Definitions)

    • What Happens If You Have Less Than 4 People In Your Team On Presentation Day?

    • Absent On A Case Study Day? Do This...

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

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    Review Activities

    • WATCH: 5.2 Chapter Review

    • Video: Mr. B's Review of Production Methods

    • Instruction Sheet for Review Assignment

    • What Should You Do If You Get Stuck On A Question? Don't Skip It! Do This...

    • New 5.2 Review Worksheets With 4 Tasks 1-20 M/C (Title The Top Of A New Page. Then Label The Tasks And Write The Answers In Your Composition Notebook)

    • Put Away Your Pen & Pencil On Review Day- Only Have A Color Pen On Your Desk

    • 5.2 Blooket (Only If Time Permits)

    • 5.2 Quizlet

    • Have You Achieved the 5.2 Key Learning Outcomes?

    • Test Yourself! Use The Review Questions Listed At The End Of The Textbook Chapter

    • 5.2 Active Recall Flip Grid Assignment (Objective = Score A 7 For Business Management On Your IB Diploma )

    • Online Students: You Are Almost Finished!

    • Don't Forget The Last Piece!

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do this ...

    • 5.2 Kahoot

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    5.2 Quiz Scheduled

    • Come Here On Quiz Day If You Are In The Classroom - Makeups Are On The Day You Return

    • Visual: Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

  • 17

    The Business Management Extended Essay- Discuss Your Progress With Your EE Advisor

    • Where Are You With The BM EE Assignments?

  • 18

    RHS Resiliency Lesson - Watch & Listen During Class (Click The Play Button On Each Slide)

    • August - Period 4 = Citizenship and Volunteerism (18 min)

What's Next?

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