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Operations Management (MGMT90047)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2024
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
Admission into the MC-ENT 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
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Take-home exam
| Due Tuesday after course delivery | 20% |
Assignment
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
Field project
| 8 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Course materials are provided to all participants
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024