Operations Management

Course aim

This course delineates and defines roles and functions of operations management and places them in context with various areas of logistics and supply chain management. All organisations whether in manufacturing or service industries are involved in some form of operations management. Students will apply an integrated approach to the management of operations; investigate the areas of systems analysis and operations research; and be able to apply methods to problems areas of operations management in the supply chain.

Course content

Roles and contributions of operations management in the supply chain; including strategies, business processes, improving quality, productivity and efficiencies, operational excellence, risk management and sustainability; and the developments and trends of operations management.

Textbook(s)

Heizer,JH & Render,B 2010, Operations Management, 10th Edn, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
External (Online staff consultation)	1.5 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical Analysis of an Organisation, Reflective report, Weekly group exercises via discussion board and peer review, Weekly group work presentation and peer review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.