Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a knowledge and understanding of the production and operations management aspects of an enterprise.
Synopsis (1) Introduction to the production and operations functions. (2) The product: the design, choice, control of variety and quality of the product. (3) The workplace: location, design, layout, equipment, terotechnology and lifecycle costs, maintenance, budgets and budgetary control of the workplace. (4) Production: types of production, workstudy, ergonomics of the workplace, materials handling, estimating and planning, control of quality, costing. (5) The timetable: production planning and control line of balance, material control, buying, storekeeping, inventory control.
Assessment Examination: 60% + Assignments: 40%