Elective

2

Teaching Hours and Credit Allocation: 16 Hours, 3 Credits

Course Assessment: Exam & Coursework

This module aims to provide students with the basics on operations management, an area of management that focuses on the design (and redesign) of business operations – particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing – in the production of products and/or services.

Students will study how to plan business operations optimally in order to meet product efficiency targets and customers’ demands with the minimum requirement in resources. In the framework of the operations management module, students will be engaged in the management of the process that converts inputs (e.g., raw materials, energy, capital and labour) into outputs (products and/or services).

Subjects covered include the principles of general management, manufacturing, production control, plant management, systems analysis, productivity analysis, cost control, and materials planning. Personal skills, knowledge of technology, creativity and rational analysis will be all combined in order to bring products to market efficiently and successfully.