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Please
remember: This
degree program has been developed to fulfil the needs for those who
are seeking to obtain an MBA Manufacturing Management degree not usually
offered by higher education establishments. The program lays emphasis
on the usual administrative managerial aspects rather than the technological
scientific aspects of management.
There are six compulsory courses. After completion, the student
majors in Manufacturing Management by choosing three Major
courses.
1.
Compulsory Courses
1MBM10
- Marketing Management
The essence of marketing - the customer first, last and always
Marketing and strategy - using tested concepts and new ideas for marketing
strategy
The international challenge - planting your flag abroad and helping
it take root
Marketing research and information - the search for customer insight
Profiling markets and forecasting sales - the art and science behind
the numbers
Understanding buyer behavior - customers on the couch
Segmentation, targeting positioning - from mass marketing to one-to-one
with the customer
Product development - the business of innovation
Product management - birth, death and sometimes resurrection
The nature of pricing - making money and capturing the customer
The distribution function - innovative guidelines for profitability
Promotion - the many faces of marketing
1MBM11 - Business Management
Introduction - the critical importance of leadership, influence, teamwork
and change
Visionary leadership
The challenge of a team
Power, politics and influence - savvy and substance in organizations
Negotiating strategically
Brand you - building your pro-team career
Designing effective organizations
Managing human resources strategically - the challenge
Building diversity management capability
Managing change
Future leaders must be global managers
1MBM12 - Foundations of Financial Management
Using financial statements
Analyzing business earning
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Activity-based costing
Information technology and you
Forecasts and budgets
Measuring productivity
Choosing a business form
The business plan
Planning capital expenditure
Taxed and business decisions
Global management of risks
Going public
The board of directors
Information technology and the firm
Profitable growth by acquisition
Business valuation
1MBM13 - Business Administration
Introduction
Active listening
Non-verbal communication
Perception
Self-concept and self-esteem
Values
Creating the vision and establishing goals
Time management
Handling stress
Levels of communication
Trust a key leadership ingredient
Resolving conflict
The nature of power and influence
Responding with empathy
Cross-cultural communications
Gender issues
Communicating online' Servant leadership
1MBM14 - Quantitative Methods
The basics of time value of money
The dynamics of present value
The significance of present value
The fundamentals of cash flows
The beauty of bonds
The decision-making power of Internet rate of return and net present
value
Organizing data for better decision-making
Describing variation
Fundamentals of probability distributions
Probability and normal distributions
Hypothesis testing
Regression testing
Regression and estimation
References
1MBM15 - Economic Models and Policy
The economic perspective
Production and trade
Demand and supply
The power of prices
The firm
The price taker
Market power
Earnings and income distribution
Public goods, regulation and information
The environment and common property resources
Public choice
Output, employment and price level
A framework for macroeconomic analysis
Money and monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Economic growth
Exchange rates and international trade
2
. Manufacturing Management Major
Electives: select 3 from
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1MBF20
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing Management
Introduction
Manufacturing operations
Introduction to automation - control systems, sensors, actuators and
other control system components
Numerical control
Industrial robotics
Discrete control using programmable logic controllers and personal
computers
Introduction to material handling
Material transport systems
Storage systems
Automatic data capture
Introduction to manufacturing systems
Single station manufacturing cells
Group technology and cellular manufacturing
Flexible manufacturing systems
Manual assembly lines
Transfer lines and similar automated manufacturing systems
Automated assembly systems
Introduction to quality assurance
Statistical process control
Inspection principles and practices
Inspection technologies
Product design and CAD/CAM in the production systems
Process planning and concurrent engineering
Production planning and control systems
Lean production and agile manufacturing.
1MBF21
- Manufacturing Management
Productivity and manufacturing management
Background of manufacturing management
Modern manufacturing management
Engineering functions and activities
Research and development
Organization and planning for manufacturing
Design of manufacturing processes
Industrial equipment and maintenance
Methods engineering
Work measurement
Materials handling
\Physical facilities
Fundamentals f control
Cost control
Inventory management and control
Purchasing
Production planning and control
Quality assurance and control
Human resources management
Labor relations
Wage and salary administration
Forms of ownership
Financial management
Marketing and sales
1MBF22 - Operations Management
Operations as a competitive weapon - Decision making
Operations strategy
Process design strategy
Process analysis - simulation
Process performance and quality
Process capacity - waiting lines
Process layour
Planning and managing projects
Supply-chain management
Location
Lean systems
Information technology and value chains
Forecasting
Aggregate planning - linear planning
Inventory management - special inventory models
Resource planning
Scheduling
References
1MBF23 - Production Management
Introduction
Guide to process redesign
Process management
:Leadership
Organizational assessment
Define and classify processes
Identify core processes
Measure performance
Understand the customer
Document processes
Assess the process
Planning the improvement
Continuous improvement
Process benchmarking
Re-engineering
Installing the improved process
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