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Introduction to Operations
What is Operations Management? Operations function
as a transformation process in Manufacturing and Service Organisations; Operations Management Decisions;
Operations Management in Practice today: E - Business, Ethics and Sustainability.
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Productivity and Capacity Management
Measuring Productivity and capacity; Reconciling capacity and demand; Evaluating capacity alternatives using Decision criteria, Expected Values, Decision Trees.
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Forecasting
The Importance and Role of Forecasting;
Quantitative and Qualitative Forecasting methods.
Time Series Forecasting: Moving Averages and Exponential Smoothing.
Casual Forecasting: Regression and Correlation Analysis.
Measuring Forecasting Errors
Collaborative Forecasting, Planning and Replenishment (CFPR)
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Independent Demand Inventory Management
Types of Inventory;
Relevant inventory costs;
Determining Order Quantities: EOQ, Quantity Discount Model, Determining safety stock, Periodic Review System.
ABC inventory classification
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Quality Management and Improvement
Quality Defined,
Quality Dimensions,
Costs of Quality,
Total Quality Management,
Six Sigma,
Quality Tools: Their application in identifying quality issues and measuring quality characteristics.
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Just in Time/Lean Operations
The philosophy of JIT.
Elements of JIT.
Just in Time Manufacturing.
The pull system..
Kanban production.
Variations on Kanban Production.
Total Quality Management.
Respect for people.
Benefits of JIT.
JIT in services.
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Scheduling
Scheduling jobs using priority rules, measuring and comparing performance of priority rule schedules. Scheduling bottlenecks.
Workforce scheduling
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Jay Heizer,Barry Render,Chuck Munson. (2019), Operations Management, 11th. Pearson, [ISBN: 9781292295039].
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Reid and Sanders. (2020), Operations Management - An Integrated Approach, International Student version, 7th. Wiley.
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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Russell and Taylor. (2019), Operations Management, International Student Version, 10th. Wiley.
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Slack, Brandon-Jones and Johnston. (2019), Operations Management, 9th Ed. Pearson.
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Blackboard Support Module,
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