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Course Description
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Course Name
Operations Management
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
Management
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Fundamentals of Business & Management -
Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The aim of this module is to provide students with a thorough grasp of the nature of Operations Management inproduction and service environments. It is intended that students should be able to understand and apply the most important methods for planning and management of operations. The course looks at operations management in awide range of industries and services, including: hospitals, retail sector banks, utilities and manufacturing industry.The course covers Concepts and Strategy [operations in manufacturing and service; operations strategy; facilitylocation; behavioural factors], planning and scheduling [forecasting; capacity planning; scheduling operations]Management and Control [materials management; materials requirement planning (MRP); Just-in-Time systems;quality and reliability and behavioural aspects of reliability]. The course uses a variety of teaching methodsincluding: games, video discussions, case studies and industrial visits
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