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BMGT45370

Academic Year 2024/2025

Operations & SC (Mod) (BMGT45370)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Eamonn Ambrose
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of operations and supply chain management. Every organisation has the complex task of coordinating people, technology, information and materials to achieve its goals. Think of all the tasks and resources involved in the fulfilment of an order placed on an online shopping website or of what is required for the success of relief efforts after a major calamity. Operations and supply chain management is the science and art of designing and implementing the processes that create and deliver the goods or services provided by an organisation. The topics of this class
encompass a wide variety of subjects relevant to the decisions concerning the design and analysis of both internal production processes as well as processes that take place outside the organisation. In this module, you will be exposed to concepts and techniques useful for the management of procurement, sourcing and inventory, as well as capacity planning, demand management and quality management.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By completion of this module, you will develop an understanding of the main issues involved in the design and management of operations in the turbulent environment that characterises modern supply chains. More specifically, you will:
a) Understand how to approach the complexity of operations both from a tactical as well as a strategic perspective.
b) Develop the ability to evaluate the risks and opportunities associated with operations and supply chain decisions.
c) Acquire a set of tools and frameworks that represent state-of-the-art, scientifically-based management thinking.
d) Gain insights into the factors that separate world-class organisations and practices from the rest.
e) Enhance your quantitative and qualitative analysis ability.

Indicative Module Content:

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy
Inventory Management
Forecasting
Environmental and Social Sustainability
Supply Chain Design

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

72
Online Learning

4
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Group presentation
Active Learning (Simulations)
Case study discussions

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Article and case discussions Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded Yes
40
 Yes
Assignment(Including Essay): Individual research assignment Week 15 Graded Yes
60
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 30 Fri 08:30 - 18:30
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 28 Sat 08:30 - 12:30
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 19 Sat 08:30 - 13:00
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 36 Sat 08:30 - 18:30
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