Subjects
To be awarded the MSS80416 Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices competency must be achieved in eight (8) elective units of competency, as specified below: a minimum of two (2) units of competency from Group A three (3) additional units of competency must be selected from either Group A or Group B the remaining three (3) units of competency may be selected from either Group A, Group B or Group C. A maximum of one (1) Group C unit may be selected from other qualifications in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where the unit is available at Diploma level or above. Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) should seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) regarding the suitability of any unit proposed for use in this qualification. Note: Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk*. Prerequisite units must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification. Refer to individual units for details. | ||
Elective units of competency Group A | ||
Unit code | Unit title | |
Develop the competitive systems and practices approach | ||
Audit the use of competitive tools | ||
Develop models of future state operations practice | ||
Develop the value stream | ||
Develop knowledge systems and learning processes for an organisation | ||
Develop and refine systems for continuous improvement in operations | ||
Develop problem solving capability of an organisation | ||
Analyse data for relevance to organisational learning | ||
Group B | ||
Unit code | Unit title | |
Prepare for and implement change | ||
Review operations practice tools and techniques | ||
Analyse process changes | ||
Facilitate improvements in the internal value stream | ||
Undertake a qualitative review of a process change | ||
Build relationships between teams in a operations environment | ||
Respond to a major non-conformance | ||
Capture learning from daily activities in a organisation | ||
Facilitate improvements in the external value stream | ||
Improve visual management in the workplace | ||
Manage benchmarking studies | ||
Lead a process to determine and solve root cause for a complex problem | ||
Review continuous improvement processes | ||
Group C | ||
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Analyse and map a value stream | ||
Manage a value stream | ||
Develop a Balanced Scorecard | ||
Introduce competitive systems and practices to a small or medium enterprise | ||
Develop quick changeover procedures | ||
Design a process layout | ||
Develop a levelled pull system for operations and processes | ||
Apply the theory of constraints | ||
Optimise cost of product or service | ||
Undertake value analysis of a product or process costs in terms of customer requirements | ||
Analyse cost implications of maintenance strategy | ||
Optimise office systems to deliver to customer demand | ||
Manage 5S system in an organisation | ||
Determine and improve process capability | * | |
Design an experiment | * | |
Manage application of six sigma for process control and improvement | * | |
Develop sustainable energy practices | ||
Develop a proactive maintenance strategy | ||
Adapt a proactive maintenance strategy to the process operations sector | ||
Adapt a proactive maintenance strategy for a seasonal or cyclical business | ||
Analyse and determine organisational risk areas in sustainability | ||
Determine process loss through mass balancing | ||
Identify and respond to external sustainability factors for an organisation | ||
Lead sustainable strategy deployment | ||
Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards | ||
Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability |