BE881-7-SP-CO:
Sustainable Operations
2023/24
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
10
19 July 2023
Requisites for this module
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MBA N20012 The Essex MBA,
MBA N20E24 The Essex MBA,
MBA N20E36 The Essex MBA
This module will equip students with the skills to manage operations in a sustainable way that helps deliver the triple bottom line or people, planet and profit.
This module introduces a range of models that help students manage a range of operations from high volume batch processing to low volume bespoke businesses. It considers both production and service organizations and address the increasing blurring of the distinction between the two.
The aim of this module is:
- To develop an understanding of how to design, manage, measure and improve the operations of an organization in a sustainable manner.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Determine the effect that operations can have on the sustainability of an organization.
- Critically examine the main performance objectives of operations as they apply to all organizations.
- Design processes appropriate for the product or service being delivered.
- Critically assess and select appropriate planning and control tools for an organization.
- Assess and select appropriate process improvement methods for organizations.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
By the end of this module, students will be expected to develop the following transferable skills:
- Analyzing and solving problems in a structured way.
- Researching business information and assessing it’s value.
- Making ethical decisions.
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely to convey ideas to others.
Operations management is the management of the resources and processes that create and supply the services and/or products of an organization or function. As such, operations management is relevant to all sectors and most functions within an organization.
This module will be delivered via:
- Four days of workshops in the spring term.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
2,500 word Essay |
|
100% |
Additional coursework information
- Assessment is by coursework assignment, 2,500 words.
All coursework should be word processed, and written in an appropriately academic style. The coursework should include a full list of references for all articles, books and other sources (e.g. Internet sites) that have been cited in the body of the text. It should be presented in essay form, with a clear introduction and a conclusion. Students should ensure that they have fully acknowledged the work of others in the body of the text. All coursework will be subjected to plagiarism detection software.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Marco Nowinski, email: marco.nowinski@essex.ac.uk.
Marco Nowinski
n.forsans@essex.ac.uk
samoog@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Jose Eduardo Ibarra-Olivo
Henley Business School
Lecturer in International Business and Strategy
Available via Moodle
Of 28 hours, 28 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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