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2014/5 |
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Department of Mechanical Engineering |
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Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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Semester 1 |
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CW 50%, EX 50% |
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ME30197 Re-Assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations) |
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Aims: To provide: * An understanding of the various business processes required to operate manufacturing and service businesses. * A knowledge of business economics and its use in decision making. * An understanding of project costing * An understanding of various business improvement processes such as TQM, change management and BPR * A knowledge of business strategy. * An understanding of marketing strategy and techniques. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Analyse supply and demand data. * Carry out financial appraisals of engineering projects * Take part in the implementation of TQM, BPR and other operations management techniques. * Write a mission statement and analyse and develop an engineering businesses strategy. * Analyse market data and develop alternative marketing strategies. Skills: Problem solving; written communication; working independently. Content: Business Economics - supply demand, elasticity, financial markets. Project Accounting - Cost cash flow, ROI, NPV, resource planning . Marketing - Price, the marketing mix, advertising, promotion, budgets. Operations - TQM, change management, BPR, SPC and other initiatives. Strategy - Missions, objectives, internal and external analysis, options, implementation. |
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ME30197 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME30197 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
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