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Manufacturing Management

Unit Code: HBP228




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester

3 Hours per Week

Hawthorn

HBH110 Organisation and Management

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points


Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing).

Aims & Objectives:

This unit reviews integrated manufacturing systems and the manufacturing management function production, production planning and control, supply chain and inventory decision models.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture and Tutorial

Assessment:

Assignment 40%; Group assignment 40%; Test 20%.

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Graduates are capable in their chosen professional areas:

  • Are informed and knowledgeable in the area.

Graduates operate effectively in work and community situations:

  • Have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Graduates are aware of environments:

  • Have a broad understanding of the role of technology in our society.

Content:

This unit covers the relationship between manufacturing and other organisational functions in the company, the application of analytical techniques relevant to production, and related functions such as market forecasting, scheduling and materials requirement planning.

The 5 Ps of Japanese manufacturing technique, VAM, supply chain management, JIT production system and inventory decision models.

Textbooks:

Slack, N, Chambers, S & Johnston, R 2004, Operations Management, 4th edn, England, Pearson Education.

References:

Brown, J, Harkness, J & Shivan, J 1996, Product Management Systems, 2nd edn, Harlow, USA, Addison Wesley.
Dilworth, JB 2000, Operation Management: Providing value in Goods and Services, Orlando, Harcourt College Publisher.
Guither, N & Frazier, G 2002, Operation Management, 9th edn, USA, South Western.