Subject Code:
MGT330
Subject Aim:
In general terms, the aim of the subject is to expose students to:
- The concept of quality in manufacturing and services and how it can be defined
- The importance of fluctuations in demand on how these influence the capacity of organisations to deliver quality
- The notion of supply chain and how its performance affects the quality delivered by organisations
- Basic mathematical and statistical concepts used to measure, monitor, control and improve quality in a wide variety of contexts
Learning Outcomes:
- Applying basic mathematical and statistical concepts to measure, monitor, control and improve quality in a wide variety of contexts
- Understand the concept of quality in the supply chain. Apply strategies used in addressing quality issues in all forms of service organisations
- Identify and describe problems or sources of poor quality and performance. Create a proposal for effective quality management through each phase of the process
- Understand Quality Control and Assurance and standard Quality Management Systems
- Apply the theories and tools learned in the course to recommend operational improvements for an organisation to better serve its customers
- Evaluate how organisations can harness existing internal and external resources to improve their quality delivery and help them design and assure quality
Student Assessment:
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No | Type | Weighting | Learning Outcomes |
1 | Individual Assignment | 25.00% | 1,2,3,5,6 |
2 | Group Assignment | 25.00% | 2,3,4,5,6 |
3 | Final Exam | 50.00% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
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