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Technology and technology transfer are the key resources in modern innovation manufacturing; product and process development, strategic management of technology, reverse logistics, capacity managements, reliability and maintenance, and overall manufacturing strategy. A mainstream course for Operations Management majors.
In today’s business environment, organisations can no longer view their operations as isolated technical problems. In order to succeed, organisations need to identify their competitive advantages and develop their operations' capabilities accordingly. This course focuses on the understanding of broader concepts of operations and strategy from the managerial perspective. Topics covered will include: operations strategy, capacity strategy, vertical integration and outsourcing, operating networks, IT and operations and operations improvement through TQM and business process re-engineering. The course discusses plenty of examples from manufacturing and service industry, including Dell, McDonald’s, Zara, and Nike. Course ObjectiveThe course aims to develop a detailed understanding of Operations Management Strategy and its linkage to capacity, networks, IT and operations improvement.
To develop an understanding of the interrelated nature of operations management and strategy. To display skills of analysis and synthesis of covered material including the ability to identify assumptions and identify implicit values.To display effective verbal (class presentations, discussions) and written (assignment) communication skills.
MSCI220 22 points 200 level from MSCI, MGMT, orAFIS.RP: MSCI221
MSCI304
Pavel Castka
Hayes, Robert H; Operations, strategy, and technology : pursuing the competitive edge ; Wiley, 2005.
MSCI 320 course readings ; (Medium: Readings Readings will be available to purchase from the Copy Centre, Level 2 of the Central Library).
Library portal
Grading:Your final mark will be calculated after the raw marks have been standardised.Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 350 of the Enrolment Handbook 2007 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).
Domestic fee $486.00
International fee $1,984.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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