Overview

Topics may include will not be limited to:-

• The significance of OS and its place within essential business and management activities.
• Managing capacity and inventory
• Innovation
• Design of processes and facilities
• Impact of the digital revolution
• The development of human resources
• Planning and control
• Efficiency in operations
• Ensuring quality
• Managing risk

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -D- to D+ (40-49%): No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. -good -B- to B+ (60-69%): Very good performance Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. -excellent -A- to A+ (70%+): Outstanding performance. The relevant information accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. -another level-C- to C+ (50-59%): Much of the relevant information and skills mostly accurately deployed. Adequate grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Fair integration of theory/practice/information in the pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Some evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Compare and apply the appropriate measures of operations performance

• Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of operations strategy, its structure and scope and its place within the hierarchy of planning and delivery of organisational activity

• Describe and explain the process of innovation in the context of operations

• Evaluate techniques and processes used in the planning and control of operations

• Evaluate the planning, development, and deployment of physical and human resources within operations

• Examine and explain the processes and systems used to improve the quality of operations, manage risk and plan effectively for long run effectiveness.