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BX2062 - Operations Management
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
Operations Management (OM) is that part of a business with responsibility for producing goods and services in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner for customers. OM builds on generic management principles through to the role of operations in a modern organisation from the perspective of a front-end business or customer focused strategy. The subject examines the vital role of operations in providing capability to implement an organisation's strategy through: identifying the strategic and competitive nature of OM; building the key operational foundations for success - profit, strategy, value and process; developing the key components of value - capabilities, cost, quality, timeliness; managing the resources that create value - forecasting, inventory, logistics, capacity, and facilities and understanding the frameworks of integrative management - SCM, lean systems, constraint management.
Learning Outcomes
- evaluate supply and demand parameters for maximum utilisation of resources and minimisation of waste;
- explain the fundamentals of OM and the seamless integration between logistics, operations, and the customer;
- evaluate the reasons behind the growth of sustainable production;
- validate the linkages between JIT, Six Sigma, Lean Operating Systems and QA;
- examine the key factors underpinning the emergence of new manufacturing hubs.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (25%) - Individual
- Written > Critical appraisal/review - (45%) - Group & Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 2 - (30%) - Individual.
| Prerequisites: | 9 CREDIT POINTS OF ANY UNDERGRADUATE SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
MG2710 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Ms Julie Edwards. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Mr Patrick Goh. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Mr Patrick Goh. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 3, Internal | |
| Census Date 05-Oct-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Mr Patrick Goh. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal | |
| Census Date 03-Aug-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal | |
| Census Date 30-Nov-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Mr Someek Basu. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Trimester 2, External | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Reza Akbari |
| Lecturer: | Ms Julie Edwards. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
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