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BMGT20200

Academic Year 2024/2025

Studies in Global Operations (BMGT20200)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
John Kelly
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The module considers the operational and strategic challenges involved in operating a business in a global environment. Business operations are at the heart of designing, producing and delivering innovative products and services through sustainable supply chains. In the globalised economy it is increasingly difficult to design and manage sustainable solutions which balance the social, environmental and economic impacts of the operations. This module provides a framework to examine end-to-end supply chains from product and service innovation through to customer service. It combines latest thinking on global business practice with an applied approach to finding practical solutions to current business problems.
Topics covered include supply network design, lean/agile supply chains, purchasing and supply management, inventory management, outsourcing, transport and logistics and sustainability.

The module is taught using self-regulated learning. Peer review and assessment play a significant role in developing lifelong learning skills.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to
• Critically analyse the operational and strategic challenges involved in managing a global business
• Identify the key strategic decisions involved in developing and implementing sustainable supply chain solutions for a global business
• Develop and effectively communicate a strategic plan to enhance global business performance through operations and supply chain excellence
• Analyse and provide critical feedback on peer’s work, and effectively analyse their own work

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Tutorial

24
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

108

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module requires enquiry & problem-based learning where the students take primary responsibility for the research topic, research activity and project management.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BMGT10060 - Introduction to Management, BMGT10160 - Global Marketplace, BMGT20150 - Sustainable Operations & SCM


 

Assessment Strategy Invalid Option
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: The quiz will test students' grasp of the quantitative component of the module. Week 7 Graded No
20
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group video. The videos will be shared amongst your peers. Week 9 Graded No
35
 No
Individual Project: Review and critique of the Videos. This will be collected via Google Forms (rather than Brightspace). Week 11 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): An essay on a topic (covering any aspect of the module) agreed with the lecturer. Week 14 Graded No
25
 No

Carry forward of passed components Invalid Option
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback from the first assessment will be provided online to each student, and feeds into the work on the group assessment. In the group project, formative assessment is carried out as well as peer assessment at various stages of the project.

There is no set text for this module. Any of the texts in the library that cover Operations, Process Management and Supply Chain Management will be useful in covering this module. Two books that I find useful are:

Operations and Process Management: Principles and Practice for Strategic Impact 5th edition by Nigel Slack & Alistair Brandon-Jones, Pearson
The book has gone into its 6th edition but I have the 5th edition on my bookshelf. This is an excellent text covering operations and process management. There are a number of copies in the library. The main difference in the various editions is the examples so any edition is good!

Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management by Heizer, Jay H; Render, Barry, Pearson
This book is a tome and it has a US slant.

There is no requirement to read these texts, let alone buy them. I am listing two texts that I have found useful for Process Management (Slack) and Supply Chain (Heizer et al.)

Name Role
Assoc Professor Eamonn Ambrose Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 14:00 - 14:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 09:00 - 09:50
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