Overview

Unit covers the major activities within the operations function of businesses, both manufacturing and service. The essential role of operations is to deliver value to customers by providing the right products, at the right quality standard, in the right quantities, at the right times, and doing so at the right … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Daniel Prajogo

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

identify and describe the components of the operations management function in different types of organisations

2.

explain operations process planning and control including capacity, scheduling, inventory and materials requirements planning

3.

examine the concepts of managing people and processes as part of a manufacturing system

4.

analyse decision problems in operations and the relationship of operations decisions to other business decisions

5.

communicate in writing the results of analysis of operations.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools: $40