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MGT6272   Operations and Continuous Improvement   (10 credits)

 
Year Running: 2018/2019
Credit level: F7

Description

Effective management of operations and continuous improvement are critical to the success of organisations. Organisations that produce products and/or deliver services have operational system at their core. Well designed, robust systems that align with an organisational strategy and are managed consistently well are centre to sustaining high level of organisational performance. The ability to analyse the current processes and procedures underpins the ability of an organisation to make improvements to these. The tools and techniques of quality and process improvement will be introduced and critically evaluated, allowing students the opportunity to apply these to real world scenarios.

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S1
 

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