University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

21231 Managing the Value Stream

6cp
Undergraduate

All goods and services are delivered to customers by processes that need to be designed and managed effectively. Technological advances, particularly in electronic business, provide new opportunities in process design. There is significant opportunity for more effective design and control of all the processes involved in supplying a good or service to the end customer, in other words, value chain management. This subject provides a broad introduction to planning, design, implementation and improvement of operations with an emphasis on the value chain. Topics covered include operations strategy, various approaches to operations planning and control, quality management, performance measurement, value chain management and operations improvement.


For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/courses/subject/syllabus/21231.pdf

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,280.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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