Managing Business Operations - MAN00120M
Module summary
This module focuses upon operations management and how the interplay between strategy and operations is managed.
Related modules
Teaching cycle: Online carousel module
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
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| A | Online Teaching Period 4 2023-24 |
Module aims
This module covers the activities of modern operations management and examines how business strategy affects business operations.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
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Appreciate the impact of strategic decisions on the management of business operations
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Select and effectively apply a range of complex tools and techniques underpinning contemporary business operations to achieve innovative solutions
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Examine problems and issues critically and in detail using the main theoretical perspectives, tools and techniques underpinning contemporary business operations and evaluate the methods, process and outcomes by which new innovative solutions or actions emerge
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Consider the various approaches that may be adopted in the design, organisation and quality assurance of products within a range of business processes;
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Develop an enhanced practical knowledge of the techniques and technologies for the operation and control of operations systems in the contemporary organisational environment
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
In accordance with UYMS policy.
Indicative reading
Dan, R.R. and Sanders, N.R. (2015). Operations Management. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Krajewski, L.J., Malhotra, M.K. and Ritzman, L.P. (2016). Operations management. Processes and supply chains. Boston: Pearson.
Slack, N. and Brandon-Jones, A. (2019). Operations Management. 9th ed. Harlow, England ; New York: Pearson.