School Of BusinessManaging OperationsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200865.1
Discipline: ORGANISATION MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students are expected to have gained an introductory level of knowledge in operations and supply chain management.
Equivalent Units
200588 Global Operations and Logistics Management
About this Unit
Managing Operations is a comprehensive unit that focuses on the importance of operations in creating competitiveness and dynamic capabilities for individual organisations and organisations connected through supply chains and logistics processes within a global context. The unit is designed for students interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills in designing and improving critical operational processes used by organisations to provide products and services to customers. It encompasses internal and external operations for manufacturing and service organisations; their strategic choices; and tactical and operational decision-making processes for the management of critical and extended resources. The latest qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques, online business simulations and international case studies are used to practise problem solving processes to address challenges of a global nature in the business world.