Operations Management (MGMT90047)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Topics include the role of operations; the link between strategy and operations; productivity; decisions in the operations area; planning and control of inventory, projects and the transformation process including Total Quality management, Just-in-Time, kanban and 'lean production' systems. Students will understand the principles and practice of factors which influence the capacity to compete effectively in manufacturing and service operations

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

  • The overall framework of operations management as part of organisational strategy.
  • How to plan capacity and facility usage.
  • The managerial issues involved in introducing new projects.
  • The different concepts of flexibility in service and manufacturing enterprises.
  • How to generate different manufacturing strategies.
  • The relationships between the manufacturing strategy of the enterprise and the competitive strategy for the business as a whole.
  • The role of quality in the operations process.
  • The implications for management of the differences between the various methods of organising manufacturing eg batch production, jobbing, continuous production and large project manufacturing.
  • The functions within operations management in service and manufacturing industries, eg supplier management, inventory control, design, production planning, workflow management and customer service.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this subject students should have enhanced their skills in:

  • Ethical behaviour in leadership and organisations
  • Analysis and problem solving
  • Capacity for intellectual curiosity, creativity and independent thought
  • Communication of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas
  • Capacity for effective teamwork and collaboration
  • Information retrieval and application in relation to practical problems.

Last updated: 9 April 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Entry into the Master of Enterprise.

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 9 April 2024

Assessment

Additional details

  • Take-home exam (1000 word equivalent), due Tuesday after course delivery (20%)
  • Assignment (1500 words), due four weeks after course delivery (30%)
  • Field project (3000 words), due eight weeks after course delivery (50%)

Last updated: 9 April 2024

Dates & times

  • July
    Principal coordinatorWilliam Ho
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours20 hours of seminars taught intensively over 5 days 2 x 3 hour group case analysis sessions (held on two evenings from 6-9pm during the intensive week)
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period10 July 2017 to 14 July 2017
    Last self-enrol date11 July 2017
    Census date28 July 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail25 August 2017
    Assessment period ends15 September 2017

    July contact information

    Email: william.ho@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester

Last updated: 9 April 2024

Further information

Last updated: 9 April 2024