Unit code: A/650/3760: Operations and Information Management for Project Managers

RQF level: 7

Aim

The aim of this unit is to build a critical awareness of project management operations and information systems. The influence of modern circumstances on interrelationships within functional sectors will be investigated. Learners will analyse the importance of inventory management using information systems and inventory scheduling in connection to organizational strategy and capacity to plan for items.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:	Assessment Criteria Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:
1 Be able to evaluate the role of operations management in a company.	1.1 Analyse the similarities and differences between production and service operations 1.2 Analyse the interactions between major organizational functional areas 1.3 Evaluate a variety of operations management theories. 1.4 Evaluate the operations function and the operations manager’s responsibilities. 1.5 Evaluate current business concerns that affect operations management.
2 Understand product and service strategic capacity planning.	2.1 Evaluate the value of capacity planning. 2.2 Evaluate approaches to defining and assessing capacity. 2.3 Assess the elements to be taken into account when selecting whether to run in-house or outsource. 2.4 Analyse the steps involved in resolving constraint problems.
3 Understand the requirements for using information technology to manage inventory effectively.	3.1 Assess the importance and character of inventories. 3.2 Evaluate the need for efficient inventory management. 3.3 Assess the effectiveness of the AB-C inventory management method. 3.4 Analyse the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model’s concepts and assumptions. 3.5 Evaluate the assumptions of the single- period model.
4 Understand scheduling operations for project managers.	4.1 Evaluate what scheduling entails and its role and importance. 4.2 Evaluate the hierarchies of product and service scheduling. 4.3 Assess the methods for scheduling service systems. 4.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of ways of solving a variety of difficulties that arise in service systems.
5. Understand project quality management systems.	5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of resources, tools, and systems that can aid in the quality management of a project. 5.2 Evaluate the application of quality assurance frameworks that could be used on a project.