James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2007

MG2710 - Operations Management

Credit points: 03
Year: 2007
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: Discipline of Management

This subject provides students with an overview of the various management dimensions of operations, such as operations strategy, product planning and process design, capacity planning, quality management, cost management in both labour- and capital-intensive organisational units, detailed scheduling, inventory management in independent and dependent demand environments, supply-chain-management and enterprise-resource-planning, in both manufacturing and service environments.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:BU1010

Availabilities

Townsville, Block, Study Period 4
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Face to face teaching 26-Feb-2007 to 18-Apr-2007 (Mondays & Wednesdays from 26 Feb to 18 April, 2007)
Coord/Lect: Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 12 hours tutorials
    Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

    Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
    Census Date 30-Mar-2007
    Coord/Lect: jc151617.
    Contact hours:
    • 26 hours lectures
    • 12 hours tutorials
      Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

      HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 1
      Census Date 30-Mar-2007
      Coordinator: Assoc. Professor John Hamilton
      Contact hours:
      • 26 hours lectures
      • 12 hours tutorials
        Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

        HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 1
        Census Date 30-Mar-2007
        Coordinator: Assoc. Professor John Hamilton
        Contact hours:
        • 26 hours lectures
        • 12 hours tutorials
          Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

          JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
          Census Date 30-Mar-2007
          Coordinator: Assoc. Professor John Hamilton
          Lecturer: jc166875.
          Contact hours:
          • 26 hours lectures
          • 12 hours tutorials
            Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

            JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
            Census Date 14-Dec-2007
            Coordinator: Assoc. Professor John Hamilton
            Lecturer: jc166875.
            Contact hours:
            • 26 hours lectures
            • 12 hours tutorials
              Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

              SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 21
              Census Date 11-May-2007
              Face to face teaching 14-May-2007 to 01-Jul-2007 (Mondays & Wednesdays from 26 Feb to 18 April, 2007)
              Coord/Lect: Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou.
              Contact hours:
              • 26 hours lectures
              • 12 hours tutorials
                Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

                JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
                Census Date 31-Aug-2007
                Coord/Lect: Assoc. Professor John Hamilton.
                Contact hours:
                • 26 hours lectures
                • 12 hours tutorials
                  Assessment:other exams (20%); quizzes or tests (20%); presentations (15%); assignments (45%).

                  Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.