FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 648

 

ESSENTIALS of FOOD PLANT OPERATION

Instructor:  Ron Harris   

046 Fisher Hall      246-0438   

HiYoRon@aol.com.     Harris.568@osu.edu . 

There will be guest lecturers from the FST faculty.

Quarter/Hours:  Winter, MWF 3:00 – 3:48 PM,   Parker 114.

Office Hours:   After Class and by appointment                      

Credits:  3

Prerequisite:  FST 401.

References:   (Assigned readings will be from the textbooks listed below.  On reserve in the Ag Library – no need to purchase).

            1.  Introduction to Food and Agribusiness Management, Baker, Grunewald  & Gorman, Prentice-Hall., 2002, (ISBN # 0130145777).

            2.  Operations Management:  Processes and Value Chains, Seventh Edition, Krajewski & Ritzman, Prentice-Hall, 2005 (ISBN # 0131045777).

            3.  Operations Management,. Schroeder, Roger G. Third Edition, McGraw Hill-Irwin. 2007 (ISBN 100073137065 and 139780073137063).

            4.  In-class handouts from instructors.

1.  COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To acquaint students with processed food production management with an in-depth presentation of the factors affecting food plant operations.  Students will be exposed to many of the areas or expertise required of today’s plant managers – production planning, finance, quality management, human resources and working with regulatory agencies.

2.  TOPIC OUTLINE:

Date

Topic

Instructor

Assignment

 

I. Introduction

 

 

1/3 W

     Course Scope and mechanics

Harris

Alvarez

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.  The Job of a Plant Manager

 

 

1/5 F

     Roles and Responsibilities

     Organization Structure

Harris

Krazewski, Chap 1pp14-15

Schroeder, Chap 1pp2-17

1/8 M

     Overview of the Food Industry

Alvarez

In-class Handouts

1/10 W

  The Interaction of Production and Marketing

  

Ashman

Baker, Chap 7 p 187-208

1/12 F

     The Marketing Mix

Ashman

Baker, Chap 8 p 209-245

1/15 M

  NO CLASS - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY  

 

 

1/17 W

     Regulatory Agencies

Pascall

In-class Handouts

1/19-F

     Regulatory Agencies

Pascall

In-class handouts

1/22-M

     Strategy – Process Choice

Harris

Krajewski, Chap 3 pp 87-127

1/24- W

     Process Choice – King Sooper Video

Harris

 Submit Presentation Topics

1/26-F

     Managing Organizations

     Human Resource Management

Harris

Baker, chap 10,11pp273-309,311-347

 

IV. Production Math

 

 

1/29-M

   Operational Budgets, Expense Accounts

 

QUIZ No. 1 (Topics through 1/2)

  Harris

 

Baker, Chap 4 pp 113 -123

1/31-W

     Income Statements

Harris

Baker, Chap 3 pp 55-88

2/2-F

     Long Range Forecasts

Bala…

In-class Notes

2/5-M

     Correction of Short Term Operations Problems

Bala…

In-class Notes

2/7-W

     Capacity

Harris

Darden, “Process Performance Measures”

 

2/9-F

     Process Mapping

Harris

Case, “Kristen’s Cookie Company”  Homework:  Process Map

 

 

 

 

2/12-M

     Investment Analysis – Break-even

Harris

Krazewski Suppl A

pp 31-37,49-50 Homework: Prob 1,6 pp 49-50

2/14-W

     Investment Analyses – Payback, IRR, NPV

 

QUIZ No. 2A (10 Points:  Budgets, Income Statements, Forecasting, Capacity, Process Mapping)

Harris

Baker, Chap 6 pp 157-185

Homework:  Baker Case: pp184

 

V.  Quality Management

 

 

2/16-F

     Total Quality Management

 

QUIZ No. 2B (5 Points:  Investment Analysis – Break Even, Payback, NPV, IRR)

Harris

Schroeder, Chap 8 pp132-153

2/19-M

     Statistical Process Control

Calvin

Schroeder, chap 9 pp154-179.

In-class notes

2/21-W

     Statistical Process Control

Calvin

In-class notes

 

2/23-F

     Process Capability

 

Harris

In-class notes

 

VI.  Inventory Management

 

 

2/26-M

      Inventory Management – ABC Analyses, EOQ

 

Harris

Schroeder, Chap 15 pp 318-345

2/28-W

  Inventory Management – Continuous/Periodic Review

 

   

 

Harris 

Schroeder, Chap 15  pp 318-345

Homework: Prob To Be Handed Out

3/1-F

Preparation for Oral Presentations

 

QUIZ No. 3 (Inventory Management, TQM, SCP, Process Capability)

Students

Alvarez

 

3/5-M

Oral Presentations

Students

 

3/7-W

Oral Presentations

Students

 

3/9-F

Review

Harris

 

3/15  3:30-5:18

Final Examination

Harris

 

 

 

 

 

3.  HOMEWORK  The homework problems are to be completed and turned in at the next class meeting after they are assigned.  Homework will be graded.

 

 

4.  TEAM PRESENTATION  ASSIGNMENT.   At the beginning of the course, the class will be divided into groups of 2-3 students.  Each group is expected to select a topic related to food plant operation and management and prepare a 20 minute presentation to the class at the end of the quarter.

 

 

5 .COURSE GRADES           Quizzes (3)                 45%

                                                Final                            30%

                                                Presentation               15%

.                                             Class Participation        5%

                                              Homework                    5%

 

 

6.  ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT:  Material submitted for course grade credit must be your own work.  Presentations will be a team effort. Your instructor will report any suspected case to the University Academic Misconduct Committee for investigation.  Past cases have typically resulted in the assignment of a grade of E for the course.  Academic misconduct is a serious threat to the integrity and value of the Ohio State diploma.  Such conduct cannot be tolerated.

 

 

6.  DISABILITY ACCOMODATION:  If you need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability, arrange an appointment with me as soon as possible.  We need to discuss the course format and explore potential accommodations.  I rely on the Office for Disability Services for assistance in verifying need and developing accommodation strategies.  You should start the verification process as soon as possible.