BX2062 - Operations Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business (pre 2015)

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;
• examine the key factors underpinning the emergence of China as a global manufacturing hub;
• evaluate the reasons behind the growth of sustainable production;
• validate the linkages between JIT, Six Sigma, Lean Operating Systems and QA.

Prerequisites:	BU1010 OR BU1007
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	MG2710

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Lecturer:	Dr Murray Prideaux.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures - Combined integrated delivery. Possible industry visits in lieu of lecture time.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Paul Lynch.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Paul Lynch.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures - Combined integrated delivery. Possible industry visits in lieu of lecture time.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 20-Mar-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 17-Jul-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 17-Apr-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 14-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 11-Dec-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Paul Lynch
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (30%); literature critique (20%).

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.