MGM3782 Operations and supply chain management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGM3782 Operations and supply chain management is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It needs MGW1010.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGM3782
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGM3782
No unit lists MGM3782 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
To be successful in this unit, background knowledge and application of maths is required at the equivalent of VCE Year 12 Higher level. You may have satisfied this by completing relevant prerequisite unit/s, or you have covered relevant topics in your final years of secondary study. You should self-assess your maths competency prior to enrolling in this unit.
Overview
This unit introduces you to operations management (OM) and supply chain management (SCM). For OM, you will identify a company’s issues and learn to organize and apply OM strategies and techniques to turn the company around for sustainability. For SCM, you will identify and learn to solve problems of a focal company and its supply chain actors/partners to satisfy the end customer better than your closest competing supply chain. You will work in groups and then individually write a reflection on your completed tasks.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically evaluate a company case and you and your team would recommend OM strategies and techniques to solve the company’s issues and turn it around for sustainability.
- 2
critically assess a company and its supply chain and recommend ways to strengthen the supply chain to satisfy end customers better than your closest competitors.
- 3
individually reflect critically on the above assignments using the Gibb’s Reflective Model.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Technology resources
Heizer, J. Render, B. & Munson, C. (2018). Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: Global Edition (12th ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson Education.
Where it fits
MGM3782 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Soh Keng Lin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGM3782?
You need MGW1010 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is MGM3782 offered?
In 2024, MGM3782 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is MGM3782?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGM3782 have an exam?
No. MGM3782 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGM3782?
MGM3782 is part of International business management.