There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Operations management is an essential role for all types of organisations. It is the effective and efficient management of the product or service transformation process. It is also essential to understand the alignment between operations and strategy, and the external environment, examining the organisation from a process perspective. It is daily operations and planning that effectively manages resources and ensures a quality product or service for the customer. This module will engage you in the following:
Introduction to operations management and operational research; service management, the management of processes including quality and compliance; production planning and control; manufacturing systems; risk management; soft systems methodology; critical path analysis; Theory of Constraints; shortest route problem; minimum spanning trees; centre of gravity analysis; network routing analysis.

LO1: critically discuss operations management as a core function in all organisations’ operational processes as the final implementation phase of the strategic planning process.

LO2: critically analyse operations relationship within the value chain and between strategy, marketing, design, control, human resource, procurement amongst other interactions involved in managing operational activities.

LO3: produce practical applications out of complex theoretical ideas.

LO4: critically analyse organisational activities through the application of operational research and management tools, techniques, and models to develop optimising decisions.