Operations Management for Business

Course aim

To provide an overview of the role of digital information and technology in today's digital world and introduce students to the analytical skills, tools and techniques required to be successful in business.

Course content

Managing Operations in today’s digital world; Operations Strategy; Designing Products and Services; Making products; Locations and Layout; Managing capacity; Managing Inventory control; Managing Quality ; Managing the supply network with information; Improving business operations.

Textbook(s)

Hill, A & Hill, T 2018, Essential Operations Management, 2nd edn, Macmillan Education , Palgrave, England

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture (Virtual)	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Offshore	3 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

Contribution, Examination, Reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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