Overview
Key management decisions in areas of operations strategy, supply chain configuration and quality management, and techniques to analyse operational implications in different business sectors.
Understand concepts such as Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management and Innovation Management within an operational context. To identify, analyse and resolve typical problems that arise in an operations environment.
About this paper
| Paper title | Operational Excellence |
|---|---|
| Subject | Business Administration |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period(s) | 1st Non standard period (15 September 2025 - 26 October 2025)
(On campus)
3rd Non standard period (21 April 2025 - 1 June 2025) (Distance learning) 4th Non standard period (9 June 2025 - 20 July 2025) (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,567.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- CMBA 511
- Limited to
- PGDipBusAdmin, MBA, PGDipHealMgt, MHealSc, PGCertEM, PGDipEM, PGDipFBLM, MFBLM
- Eligibility
- Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
- Contact
- More information link
For information on the parallel paper available for the Chinese Language version of the MBA, please see CMBA511
- Teaching staff
Convenor mba.manager@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completion of this paper students should be able to:
- Understand the operations management function of a manufacturing or service organisation
- Identify, analyse and resolve typical problems that arise in an operations environment
- Understand concepts such as Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management and Innovation Management within an operational context