2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS3970 Fundamentals of Operations Management

10 creditsClass Size: 187

Module manager: Dr Nicky Shaw
Email: nes@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisite qualifications

LUBS1195 Introductory Modelling for Management (I)
OR
LUBS2195 Introductory Modelling for Management (II)
OR
LUBS1240 Mathematics and Statistics for Business & Economics 1
OR
LUBS2245 Introduction to Management Accounting

This module is mutually exclusive with

LUBS3980

Operations Management

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to: understand the nature and significance of Operations Management as an organisational practice directed to the management of physical resources; recognise the role of the operations function within, and its contribution to, an organisation; and contribute to the design, improvement, and planning and control of operations.

Syllabus

Introduction and Strategy The nature of operations management; systems approach; strategic role of operations; Design Goods / services design; process design; network design; layout design; technology; Planning and Control Capacity planning; scheduling; inventory; project planning; Philosophies MRP and JIT; quality gurus; quality planning and control techniques; TQM; and Improvement continuous improvement; performance measurement and benchmarking.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			84.00
Total Contact hours			16.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

44 hours: 4 hours reading per lecture; 15 hours: 3 hours reading per seminar; 25 hours: preparation and examination.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students receive feedback and their progress is monitored by themselves and tutor on an ongoing basis, e.g. class discussion and student presentations during seminars focused on case studies.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 15/03/2010

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