Course Title: Improve cost factors in work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
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
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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, tutorials, online activities, workshops where students are challenged to reflect and debate on different value positions, concepts and issues. They are required to actively engage in case study material, problem solving activities, videos, self-reflection and discussion.
Teaching Schedule
Week Beginning | Weekly Schedule | Element Performance Criteria |
8 February 10 | Data analysis, data handling, frequency distribution | 1.3, 2 (MCMT452A) |
15 February 10 | Statistical process control tools, check sheet, Root cause analysis | 2.4, 2.5 (MCMT452A) |
22 February 10 | Pareto analysis, Box plot, practical trial of pareto | 2.4, 2.5 (MCMT452A) |
1 March 10 | Control limits, control charts for variables | 3, 3.1, 2.1, 2.2 (MCMT452A) |
8 March 10 (labour Day) | Control charts for attributes, Run chart | 2.1, 2.3 (MCMT452A) |
15 March 10 | Sampling scheme, different types of sampling | 1.1 (MCMT452A) |
22 March 09 | AQL and determination of sampling size | 1.1 (MCMT452A) |
5 April 10 | Cost of non-conformance | 2.6 (MCMT452A) |
12 April 10 | Cost Components | 1.1 (MCMT230A) |
19 April 10 | Cost analysis, constraints to cost, cost variables, cost benefit analysis | 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 (MCMT230A) |
26 April 10 (ANZAC Day) | Stakeholder analysis, Internal / external customer | 2.3, 2.5 (MCMT230A) |
3 May 10 | Lean manufacturing, JIT | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT230A) |
10 May 10 | Kaizen | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT230A) |
17 May 10 | 5S | 2.1, 2.4 (MCMT230A) |
24 May 10 | Total quality awareness, TPM, 6 sigma | 2.2 (MCMT230A) |
31 May 10 | QUIZ | |
7 June 10 | Quick revision and any Queries |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
For MCMT452A : Study material and internet |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Students will study the course, Improve cost factors, in tutorials, prescribed exercises and assessment work.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks for MCMT452A (Apply Statistics to Processes in Manufacturing)
Assessment No 1 --Quiz
Assessment No 2 --Exercise and practical example
Assessment No 3 --In class activity
Assessment No 4 --Exercise
Assessment No 5 --Test
Assessment Tasks for MCMT230A (Apply Cost Factors to Work Practices)
Assessment No 6 --Quiz
Assessment No 7 --Game, Observation, Discussion and Quiz
Assessment No 8 --Workplace activity, Observation and Quiz
Assessment No 9 --Quiz
Assessment Matrix
Element | Quiz | Exercise | Practical Example / In class Activity | Game / Observation | Work place activity / Observation |
1. MCMT452A / Collect Process Data | YES | ||||
2. MCMT452A / Interpret data |
YES | YES | YES | ||
3. MCMT452A / Calculate Control Limits | YES | ||||
4. MCMT230A / Analyse cost components of team’s function | YES | ||||
5. MCMT230A / Improve cost efficiency of team processes. | YES | YES | YES |
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