Courses - Faculty of Business And Economics
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Stage II
Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
An introduction to important decision areas in operations and supply chain management. Modelling and analytical skills will be developed and supporting techniques/tools will be introduced using spreadsheets. Common qualitative and quantitative aspects of supply chain management will be discussed.
Prerequisite: BUSINESS 112 and 15 points from ECON 221, ENGSCI 211, STATS 101, 108
Business Process Design
Introduces the elements of business process management through mapping and design. Emphasis is on how organisations identify, design and improve essential business processes. Includes the use of software tools to model and analyse processes for continuous performance improvements.
Prerequisite: BUSINESS 112 or INFOSYS 110 and 15 points from ECON 221, ENGSCI 211, STATS 101, 108
Stage III
Project Management
An introduction to the management of projects in organisations, with a particular emphasis placed on the interdisciplinary nature and broad application of projects. Topics covered include people management, organisational planning, and resource issues.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Operations and Supply Chain Strategy
Investigates and explores complex and dynamic issues associated with the design and execution of operations and processes. Promotes an applied, integrated, and systemic approach towards operations across supply chains.
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGGEN 303, OPSMGT 255, 258
Business Logistics
Focuses on coordinating logistics across supply chains. Topic coverage features modelling using spreadsheets and includes transportation, forecasting, and inventory control models suitable for use in a distribution and supply chain context.
Prerequisite: OPSMGT 255 or STATS 255 or ENGSCI 255
Strategic Procurement
Strategic issues in procurement and supply management, covering analysis, planning, and management of supply activities. To enhance understanding of typical situations procurement managers are dealing with and the impact of their decisions on the overall performance of a supply chain the course uses a game-theoretic approach. Note: Students should be aware that several topics of the course make use of basic calculus concepts such as derivatives and maximisation problems.
Prerequisite: OPSMGT 255 or ENGGEN 303 and 30 points at Stage II
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Healthcare Analytics and Operations
Addresses techniques for data-driven decision-making in healthcare. Issues faced when managing healthcare operations will be discussed, with particular reference to the New Zealand context. Mathematical and computer-based techniques for managing operations under uncertainty will be introduced, with a focus on how they can be applied in practice in a healthcare setting.
Prerequisite: STATS 201, 208, 210, 225 or equivalent
Contemporary Issues in OSCM Practice - Level 9
An advanced study and substantial review of operations research and supply chain management relating to contemporary issues, providing students with in-depth knowledge of key topics.
Prerequisite: 15 points from OPSMGT 700-780
System Dynamics and Complex Modelling
The concepts, theories and modelling tools of system dynamics are used to deal with the dynamic complexities arising from interdependencies and interactions amongst various parts and functions within organisations and societies alike. Qualitative and computer modelling are used to gain insight and to foresee the intended outcomes as well as unintended consequences of policies and strategic decisions. All aspects of organisations including HR, IT, operations, marketing and strategy are considered and their interdependencies explored.
Restriction: INFOSYS 740
Modelling Methods in Operations Management
Mathematical modelling methods in operations management research. Includes simulation techniques, Markov decision models, optimisation methods, game theoretic formulations, and other modelling methods.
Prerequisite: BUSAN 200 or OPSMGT 255 or STATS 108
Applied Research Consultancy Project - Level 9
A practical opportunity to work with a New Zealand or international business or organisation in a consulting capacity and apply advanced disciplinary knowledge to develop research-informed strategic recommendations for a client.
Advanced Operations Systems - Level 9
A core research-oriented course in the postgraduate programme in Operations and Supply Chain Management. The course takes an in-depth view of operations in advanced operations systems such as supply chains, focusing on operational and behavioural factors.
Prerequisite: 15 points from OPSMGT 700-780
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Coordination
Focuses on issues fundamental to supply chain coordination. The impact of information asymmetry, limits of information sharing, incomplete contracts, and other selected topics typically covered in separate subjects such as Contract Theory, Industrial Organisation and Implementation Theory are studied in the supply chain management context. The course will be taught from a quantitative perspective.
Sustainable Transformation
Sustainable transformation aspires to balance and integrate societal, economic and environmental dimensions. Focuses on the interrelationships and influences between the sustainability dimensions from a systems dynamics perspective where vision and strategies are translated to sustainable processes, actions, and performance. Explores sustainable transformation of individuals and families through to organisations, supply chains and society as a whole.
Dissertation - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in OPSMGT 791 A and B, or OPSMGT 791