BUS5630

Operations management systems ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Rodney Martin

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Operations Management in manufacturing and service organisations. Topics include financial calculations, an introduction to computer software systems in a management context, production planning and control, materials requirements planning and inventory control, project management with cash flow and costing, just-in-time systems, barcoding, quality assurance and the ISO 9000 standards, different types of organisation and their business strategies.

Assessment: Assignments: 20% - Examination (2 hours): 80% - Students must pass the examination in order to pass the unit.

Contact Hours: One x 2hour lecture/week, one x 1hour laboratory/week

Corequisites: BUS9530 or equivalent

Prohibitions: BUS3530, BUS4630, BUS4560, MBA5470, GCO4806