Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to comprehend the production and operations management aspects of an enterprise; extend their understanding of the product or service, the facilities required, the process and resources necessary and the people. The student will develop the ability to plan; skills in using the tools of production and operations management.
Synopsis The operations environment: markets, human resources, labour relations, economic factors, technological change, corporate and government policies. Planning: long-range planning and operations design, capacity and location analysis; the design and development of products and services, information requirements and forecasting; resource allocation and scheduling operations costs and control. The working environment: facilities layout, workplace design, working conditions and safety. Just-in-time production. Methods and measurement. Quality and productivity. The use of modern computer and operations research techniques to operations management. This subject will normally be conducted in the part-time and distance education mode. In addition to the provision of formal study materials, lectures and tutorials will be provided including presentations by specialist lecturers.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% + Assignments: 40%