BUS3530 - Operations management systems

Leader: Rodney Martin

Offered

Malaysia Second semester 2007 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2007 (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 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour laboratory per week

Prerequisites

At least one quantitative subject at tertiary level

Prohibitions

BUS4630, BUS5630, BUS4560, MBA5470, GCO3803, GCO3806