MBO5003 Operations and logistics
Faculty of Business and Economics
MBO5003 Operations and logistics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MBO5003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MBO5003
No unit lists MBO5003 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B4009, B5008 or B6029 to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit explores contemporary practice of operations and logistics in light of an increasingly digital and dynamic business environment. A key focus in this unit will be understanding the role of current and emerging technologies including robotics, AI, sensors (e.g. RFIDs), machine learning and smart, interconnected devices in transforming operations, logistics, and supply chains. Contemporary disruptions and challenges to global supply chains, operations and distribution systems, associated with geo-political pressures and changes, as well as environmental and sustainability are examined. The unit provides you with an opportunity to deepen your learning and build a portfolio of successful projects. Specifically, you will work in virtual teams and employ your understanding of digital strategies, data use, design thinking and agile methods to arrive at a set of findings about the current and future state of operations and logistics.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for MBO5003.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate advanced understanding and application of operations and logistics theory, challenges, methods, tools and frameworks
- 2
demonstrate ability to recognise and evaluate technological advances and changes in the economic, political, social and environmental context to the contemporary practice of operations and logistics
- 3
demonstrate ability to work effectively in a virtual team, employing design thinking and agile methods.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jonathan Matheny
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MBO5003?
MBO5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MBO5003 offered?
MBO5003 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is MBO5003?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MBO5003 have an exam?
No. MBO5003 has 1 assessment task and no exam.