Prof. Billington's MGMT 511 Operations Management - MBA

 

To:              Students enrolled in MGMT 511 – Operations Management

From:         Prof. Billington

                   Contact info:  719-549-2880

                   peter.billington@colostate-pueblo.edu  (best method)

                   Office HSB 229

Fall 2009 required books:

As of the date of this posting, the CSU-Pueblo bookstore had excellent new and used prices for these.  You may want to check on-line also, as things change often.  Click here for CSU-Pueblo bookstore.

1.  Operations and Supply Management The Core, by Jacobs and Chase.  McGraw-Hill Irwin.  ISBN 007340330X, try 9780073403304 in Amazon (click on this to link to Amazon's listing for the text.   They often list used for sale at good prices.  ISBN numbers below

  • ISBN-10: 007340330X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0073403304

    Note:  I have seen an International edition for sale at on-line used bookstores.  It may or may not be the same as the hardcover US version.  I do not know.  Best bet, do not buy the international version! 

    2.  All I need to know about manufacturing I learned in Joe's Garage, by Miller and Shenk.  ISBN 0963043935.  Click here to link to Amazon listing.  CSU-Pueblo bookstore often has used.

    3. There will be an on-line simulation that we will use.  The access code can be purchased at the campus bookstore.

    If you need to get a head start on reading for the first week, here are the reading assignments: 

    For Monday, August 24 - no reading.  We will have a full class, however.  Not to be missed!

    For Wednesday, August 26 - Study Ch 1, pages 1 to 18 and Ch 2, pages 20 to 23 and 28 to 40 in Operations and Supply Management, The Core.

    Please update your email in Blackboard to an email account that you check regularly.  To do this:

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    2.  Click on Personal Information

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