Course Title: Improve cost factors in work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: BUSM5831C
Course Title: Improve cost factors in work practices
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5210 - Diploma of Textile Technology and Production Management
Course Contact : Rafael Beltran
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9179
Course Contact Email:rafael.beltran@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to improve cost factors in work practices. Students will assess the relative costs of alternatives and use this in decision making to the betterment of throughput and cycle times.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MCMT430A Improve cost factors in work practices |
Element: |
1. Analyse cost components of team’s functions |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify cost components in the product or process |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures, discussions, industry visits, case studies and classroom group activities.
Teaching Schedule
Week Beginning | Weekly Schedule | Element Performance Criteria |
Assessment Tasks |
9 February 09 | Data analysis, data handling, frequency distribution | 1, 1.3, 2 | |
16 February 09 | Statistical process control tools, check sheet, Root cause analysis | 2.4, 2.5 | |
23 February 09 | Pareto analysis, Box plot, practical trial of pareto | 2.4, 2.5 | No : 1 Quiz -1 (Element 1, 1.3, 2, 2.4, 2.5) |
2 March 09 | Control limits, control charts for variables | 3, 3.1, 2.1, 2.2 | No : 2 Case Study for Pareto -1 (Element 2.4, 2.5) |
9 March 09 | Control charts for attributes, Run chart | 2.1, 2.3 | |
16 March 09 | Sampling scheme, different types of sampling | 1.1 | No : 3 Quiz-1 (Element 2.1, 2.3) |
23 March 09 | AQL and determination of sampling size | 1.1 | No : 4 Case Study – 2 (Element 1.1) |
30 March 09 | Cost of non-conformance | 2.6 | |
6 April 09 | Easter holidays | ||
13 April 09 | Easter holidays | ||
20 April 09 | Quick Revision of MCMT430A | 5. Quiz – 2 (Covered Element of MCMT452A - Whole syllabus) | |
27 April 09 | Cost Components | 1.1 (MCMT430A) | |
4 May 09 | Cost analysis, constraints to cost, cost variables, cost benefit analysis |
1.2, 1.3, 1.4 (MCMT430A) | |
11 May 09 | Stakeholder analysis, Internal / external customer | 2.3, 2.5 (MCMT430A) | 6. Quiz – 3 (Covered Element of MCMT430A - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) |
18 May 09 | Lean manufacturing, JIT | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT430A) | |
25 May 09 | Kaizen | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT430A) | 7. Game, Observation, Discussion and quiz (Covered Element of MCMT430A - 2.1, 2.4) |
1 June 09 | 5S | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT430A) | |
8 June 09 | Total quality awareness, TPM, 6 sigma | 2.2 (MCMT430A) | 8. Work place activity, observation and quiz (Covered Element of MCMT430A - 2.1, 2.4) |
15 June 09 | Quick revision and any Queries | 9. Quiz – 4 (Covered Element of MCMT430A - Whole syllabus) | |
22June 09 | Assessment Week |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Rother and Shook, “Value stream mapping workshop”, Lean Enterprise Australia, 2002. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Students will study the course, Improve cost factors, in tutorials, prescribed exercises and assessment work.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment No 6 Quiz 20%
Assessment No 7 Game, Observation, Discussion and Quiz 25%
Assessment No 8 Workplace activity, Observation and Quiz 25%
Assessment No 9 Quiz 30%
Assessment Matrix
Element | Quiz | Case Study | Practical Example / In class Activity | Game / Observation | Work place activity / Observation |
1. MCMT430A / Analyse cost components of team’s function | - | Yes | - | - | - |
2. MCMT430A / Improve cost efficiency of team processes. | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Other Information
This guideline maybe subject to change without notice.
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