OPM 591 High Performance Management Processes
Intensive Session, Fall 1998
Summary description of the courseCourse Syllabus
Download simulation modeling workshop exercises:
- Simulation Modeling Workshop I, First Model (ApC-1.mdl, 5,569 bytes)
- Simulation Modeling Workshop I, Second Model (ApC-2.mdl, 6,173 bytes)
- Simulation Modeling Workshop II (ApD-1.mdl, 7,092 bytes)
Reading Assignments: Consult the course syllabus for the reading references. Please complete these
readings before the listed class date.- Class 1 (October 30, 1998): Sterman, et al (1997) [Optional]; [IBPA], Ch. 1,
App. A; Kirkwood (1998b), pp. 1-9; Kirkwood (1997); Sterman (1988); Whitestone
and Schlesinger (1995);
- Class 2 (October 31, 1998): [IBPA], Ch. 2, App. B; Kirkwood (1998b), pp. 10-11
- Class 3 (November 6, 1998): [IBPA], Ch. 3-5, App. F, Ch. 6-7; Kirkwood (1998b),
pp. 11-15; Kirkwood (1998c)
- Class 4 (November 7, 1998): [IBPA], Ch. 8-9, App. C, D, G, H; Kirkwood (1998b),
pp. 16-18; Cooper (1993)
- Class 5 (November 14, 1998): Sterman (1994); Randers (1980) [Ch. 6 in "Selected
Readings"]; [IBPA], App. E; Graham (1980) [Optional] [Ch. 7 in "Selected
Readings"]; Hamilton (1980) [Optional] [Ch. 8 in "Selected Readings"]
Homework Assignments:- Assignment 1 (Due Friday November 6, 1998): [IBPA] 1.1, 1.2, A.1
- People Express (Due Saturday November 14, 1998): "Rise and Fall of PE
Airlines:" Workshop Exercises 3 through 8
- Assignment 2 (Due Saturday November 14, 1998): [IBPA] 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2,
6.6, 6.7
- Assignment 3 (Due Monday November 23, 1998): [IBPA] 9.1, 9.3, Appendix C:
Questions 2-4, 6, 10-12, 16, 19 (Note that you do not have to run the second
simulation model, which is listed in Section C.4, to answer these questions.)