Operations Management (9528.1)

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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Management Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
In this unit students will learn the fundamentals of operations management as they apply to both production and service-based operations. This includes the day to day activities in organisations where supply chains and workflow interact with a business's operations. Students will learn how to manage these operations to improve business outcomes.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain the role of operations and its relationship with the other functional areas of a business organisation;

2. Analyse operation processes from a variety of perspectives such as productivity, workflow, and quality;
3. Apply the "transformation model" as a construct for understanding the relationship between the inputs, processes, and outputs of an organisation;
4. Explain techniques and methodologies for managing an organisations productive resources;
5. Apply basic design principles to determine appropriate facility location and layout;
6. Explain quality management and apply quality management principles to continuous improvement in operations management;
7. Discuss the goal of supply chain management and its application in a variety of organisational settings; and
8. Identify the critical factors involved in inventory control systems.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology


Prerequisites

4207 Introduction to Management OR 9525 Principles of Management

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None

Equivalent units

No

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
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Required texts

There is no text-book for this unit. Instead, a number of readings have been placed on Moodle. For each module, please review the readings.

A suggested book for further reading is:
Heizer, J., and Render, B., 2014, Operations Management, Global Edition, 11th Edition, Pearson

You do not need to purchase this book, but can seek to borrow it from a library

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Participation requirements

Online self-paced unit

Required IT skills

Appropriate IT skills for studies required

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A