Groups are responsible to help each group member understand each homework problem. Assignments will be called for and checked at random. Every member of the group will receive the same credit for the assignment. Doing the daily homework will help you to participate in class, gain confidence in using the techniques, and do better on the exams. There will be some special handout questions and cases in addition to those on the calendar.
Exams consist of both multiple choice and calculation problems similar to the homework assignments.
You must take exams at the scheduled times. Your assignment is to read the novel and explain in 5 pages or less the most important concepts and how they relate to each other, illustrating each concept with an example from the novel. Consider in particular how traditional operations management principles, presented for the most part in the text, might require modification. For example, see Ch. The paper should be organized and neat.