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Tampere University Student’s Guide

Course unit, curriculum year 2025–2026
TIJO.610

Operations Management, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Course code
TIJO.610
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Rainer Breite
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Information and Knowledge Management Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Operations management and operations strategy - concepts and design principles
  • Production systems design and planning
    -Product and service design; Capacity Planning; Process selection; Facility layout;
    -Demand Planning; Aggregate Planning
  • Inventory Management; MRP & ERP
    JIT and Lean Operations,
  • Scheduling and management of waiting lines
Complementary knowledge
  • The content of the case exercise
  • Operations and corporate social responsibility
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The course is online course.
Completion of all options is required.

Exam

17.08.2025 31.08.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
01.05.2026 17.05.2026
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
01.04.2026 19.04.2026
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)

Independent study

10.01.2026 30.04.2026
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)