MSCI320-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

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.

Learning Outcomes

  • 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, exam) communication skills.

    Course Objective:
    The course aims to develop a detailed understanding of operations management and strategy and its linkage to capacity, networks, IT and operations improvement.

Prerequisites

(1) MSCI220; (2) 22 points 200 level from MSCI, MGMT, or
AFIS. RP: MSCI221

Restrictions

MSCI304

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Pavel Castka

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Article Presentation & Class Participation 10% Article Presentation & Class Participation
Mid-semester Test 21 Aug 2008 25% Mid-semester Test
Assignment 35% Assignment
Final Test 16 Oct 2008 30% Final Test

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Hayes, Robert H; Operations, strategy, and technology : pursuing the competitive edge ; Wiley, 2005 (Readings will be available to purchase from the Copy Centre, Level 2 of the Central Library).

Notes

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 364 of the Enrolment Handbook 2008 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $502.00

International fee $2,089.00

* 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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