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elements that make up an overall marketing management
function within an organisation. Topics include:
marketing concepts and philosophy, marketing
information systems, consumer behaviour, marketing
communications, pricing decisions, new
products, distribution process, after sales responsibilities.
TS651 Resource Requirements Planning
Total hours 36 Hawthorn
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to be able to implement
resource requirements strategy as a total strategy. Topics
include: resource requirements planning,
plant manufacturing capacity, material requirements
planning (MRPl), capacity requirements planning.
TS652 Production Planning and Control
Total hours 36 Hawthorn Prerequisite: TS651
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to define the production planning
process. Topics include: forecasting techniques, the
production plan, scheduling shop floor operations,
computerised scheduling.
TS653 Inventory Management Systems
Total hours 36 Hawthorn
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to define inventory management
systems and the techniques of materials control. Topics
include: economic inventory ordering (EOQ), order point
systems, categorising and controlling
inventory, manufacturing resources planning.
TS654 Warehouse Management
Total hours 36 Hawthorn
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to implement warehouse
management systems. Topics include: warehouse systems,
inventory classification, stocktaking and stock checks,
warehouse layouts, materials handling and packaging,
legislation and regulations.
TS671 Purchasing 1
Total hours 36 Hawthorn
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to identify the role and function of
the purchasing department in an organisation and the
basic steps necessary to complete a purchase. Topics
include: overview of the role and function of purchasing,
procurement requests, solicitation and evaluation of
proposals, supplier analysis, the basic negotiation
process, contract execution, implementation and
administration.
TS672 Purchasing 2
Total hours 36 Hawthorn Prerequisite: TS671
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to explain fully the purchasing cycle
and material flow. Topics include: purchasing function
organisation, material flow, international purchasing, the
purchasing role in productivity programs.
TS673 Purchasing 3
Total hours 36 Hawthorn Prerequisite: TS672
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
content
This subject aims to explain the administrative
and organisational aspects of the purchasing and
supply department and the integration of support groups.
Topics include: administration of the purchasing
department, personnel issues in the purchasing department,
support groups within the purchasing and supply
department.
TS674 Purchasing 4
Total hours 36 Hawthorn Prerequisite: TS673
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
(Operations Management) Purchasing and Planning.
Content
This subject aims to develop an understanding of
how forecasting techniques and resultant strategies assist in
the planning processes and adoption of more efficient
policies andprocedures. Topics include: forecasting and
strategies - prices availability, external/internal supplier
relationships, computerisation and communications,
environmental issues, government purchasing.
TS800 Practical Placement
TS80 1
Total hours 18 Hawthorn/Prahran
A subject in the Advanced Certificate/Associate Diploma
in Office Administration.
Content
The Practical Placement subject comprises two weeks
of supervised work experience in a business organisation
to give students an understanding of the work
environment and provide practical experience consistent
with theoretical course work. The placement of students in
both first and second years is arranged by the Marketing
and Administration Department.
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