Introducing Operations and Materials Management Concepts with a Classroom Production Activity
Edward W. Wright, Hollye K. Moss

Abstract
This active learning exercise has students build prototype products in order to learn materials control and manufacturing operations management concepts. Students go on to develop bills of material, create planned operations lists and bills of resources. Optionally, the exercise may be expanded to teach materials requirement planning (MRP) and rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) techniques.

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