MGX3771 Operations management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGX3771 Operations management is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGX3771
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MGX3771
No unit lists MGX3771 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
To be successful in this unit, background knowledge and application of maths is required at the equivalent of VCE Year 12 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
Unit covers the major activities within the operations function of businesses, both manufacturing and service. The essential role of operations is to deliver value to customers by providing the right products, at the right quality standard, in the right quantities, at the right times, and doing so at the right cost (efficiently). The key operations activities included in this unit starts from pre-production tasks (designing products and processes), resource and capacity planning, sequencing and scheduling of the operations, supply chain and inventory management, quality control, and improvement methods whereby the system and its procedures are modified in the light of learning process.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and describe the components of the operations management function in different types of organisations
- 2
explain operations process planning and control including capacity, scheduling, inventory and materials requirements planning
- 3
examine the concepts of managing people and processes as part of a manufacturing system
- 4
analyse decision problems in operations and the relationship of operations decisions to other business decisions
- 5
communicate in writing the results of analysis of operations.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures18 hours
- Tutorials18 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. 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.
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.
Where it fits
MGX3771 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Daniel Prajogo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGX3771?
MGX3771 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGX3771 offered?
In 2022, MGX3771 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is MGX3771?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGX3771 have an exam?
No. MGX3771 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGX3771?
MGX3771 is part of Business management and Management studies.