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Operations Strategy and Technology
| Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde |
| Jaar | 2021/22 |
| Vakcode | EBB109A05 |
| Vaknaam | Operations Strategy and Technology |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor, uitwisseling |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Operations Strategy and Technology | ||||||||
| Leerdoelen | The module aims to provide an understanding of the role of Operations Management and how it contributes to business competitiveness including the technology being applied. Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1. Define the operations management function in the context of the entire organisation, as well as in the context of the environment of the company 2. Interpret concepts and frameworks of the field of operations strategy and apply this to practical situations 3. Explain and analyse the alignment between market requirements and operations resources of any organisation including the role of Technology being used by companies 4. Design, execute and report on a practical research in the field of operations management and in a small group (3 to 4 students) |
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| Omschrijving | Starting from the notion that many disciplines relate to the operations function of companies, this module provides an in-depth analysis of the operations management function of companies including the associated (theoretical) approaches. The course supplies the general approaches on an advanced level necessary to describe and understand practical operations management problems. In doing so, the module covers three main areas: the role and nature of operations, the planning and control of the operations process and the organizational setting of the operations function. These areas will be analyzed from different perspectives including topics like: a. The strategic role of operations (operations strategy); b. The reconciliation between market requirements and operations resources; c. The impact operations have on performance objectives. In doing so, the focus will be on the role technology plays in achieving long term competiveness. Additionally, some specific approaches to operations like Lean Operations, Agile Operations, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) will be discussed and the practical value of these approaches will be considered. |
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| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm |
-hoorcollege , -werkcollege
(Discussions, case studies and analysis, group project) |
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| Toetsvorm |
-groepsopdracht, -schriftelijk tentamen (open vragen)
(Open book final examination with essay questions (3 hours), group project paper) |
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| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||
| Coördinator | prof. dr. J. de Vries | ||||||||
| Docent(en) | prof. dr. J. de Vries ,drs. M.D. Zweers | ||||||||
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| Opmerkingen | The results of the final exam and the group project can compensate each other. However, the minimal grading for the group project needs to be a 5; the minimal grading for the final exam also needs to be 5. Contents of the course Operations Management (mandatory course of the bachelor Bedrijfskunde) are supposed to be known. For more information contact the coordinator Prof.dr. Jan de Vries: jan.de.vries@rug.nl |
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