MB-203 · Semester two
Operations Management
It is the subject that explains why things take as long as they take, which is most of what goes wrong in an organisation.
- Code
- MB-203
- Semester
- 2 of 4
- Credits
- 4
- Assessment
- Written exam
4credits
4 of the 51 credits — 8% of the degreeSat in semester 2, alongside 4 other papers, in a semester worth 17 credits. At roughly 30 hours a credit that is about 120 hours of work.
What it covers
Process designCapacity planningInventory modelsQuality managementSupply chain basics
Studying it by distance
Moderate. The quantitative parts need working through rather than reading.
How it is assessed
Written examination with problems; sometimes a plant-study assignment.
Our view. Underrated by people in service industries, who often need it most.