Simulations: We have 5 gaming simulations: supply chain management (Ch.11); inventory management (Ch. 12); quality control (Ch. 6); forecasting (Ch. 4), and project management (shown on left, Ch.3). They have turned out to be one of the most popular and powerful tools and are fully assignable through MyLab Operations Management. Students can complete them as homework or work on them as an in-class activity, individually or as part of a team. The simulations are real-world and easy to use.
OM in the News Feature: Each chapter has a new OM in the News reading (just like the ones provided in our blog). These short readings have links to the full article (in Businessweek, NYT, WSJ, etc.), along with 4 multiple choice questions you can assign to assure students have read the piece.
Company videos: Perhaps the most widely used feature is the series of forty-one 6-12 minute videos of companies we feature in the text. We created each of the videos to match exactly with chapter topics and feature companies that we hope students can relate to (Hard Rock, an NBA team, Frito-Lay, Alaska Airlines, and so on). You can show the videos in class or assign them, as each has 4 multiple choice questions in MyLab Operations Management.
Solved Problem Videos: Each of the 89 Solved Problems at chapter end has a 3-20 minute video we created to walk your students through the solution, step-by-step. We call them Virtual Office Hours.
Concept questions: To help ensure that students are reading the text material, we have created 4 multiple choice concept questions for each major heading in the book. You can assign a few for the topics you cover and use them to reinforce learning or as a pretest for the chapter.