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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Bachelor of Technology: Production Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
985  Bachelor of Technology: Production Management 
ORIGINATOR
Committee of Technikon Principals 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
Was CHE until Last Date for Achievement  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
B Tech  Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology  Manufacturing and Assembly 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  480  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 SAQA 9900/00  2003-07-01  2006-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2007-06-30   2012-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
72447  Bachelor of Technology: Production Management  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  480  Complete 
73844  Bachelor of Technology: Production Management  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  480  Complete 
72689  Bachelor of Technology: Production Management  Level 7  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7  480  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
This qualification is intended for middle managers within an operations management environment. Persons achieving this qualification will be competent in applying operations management strategies and tools, systems and techniques in the manufacturing and service environment. The person will be able to optimise the resource usage in a company to benefit the bottom line. The encumber will be able to be a member of a management team. He/she will be eligible to register as a Professional Technician, after a prescribed number of years as a practitioner in this field, subject to meeting experiential requirements. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
The entry level here will be an equivalent NQF 6, First Degree in the field of study or equivalent. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a single provider's learning programme, or through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes. 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
The capabilities to:

1. Manage all resources in the manufacturing or service environments.
2. Apply management science principles, techniques, tools and systems in research and the working environment
3. Optimise the operations and services of the organisation

SPECIFIED OUTCOMES:

The ability to:

1. Manage a manufacturing or service operations department in an organisation as part of a strategic management team. C-6 credits NQF 7
  • Apply financial management principles in the managing of the portion of the organisation hand in hand with the finance department. C-4 credits NQF 7
  • Do process design incorporating competitive priorities, new technologies and packaging logistics. C-3 credits NQF 7
  • Incorporate all elements of cost accounting into process design. C-6 credits NQF 7
  • Plan materials and resources requirements in the short, medium and long term using manual and computer system. C4 credits NQF 7
  • Manage projects effectively and efficiently 3credits NQF 7
  • Manage the interface with marketing on pricing and distribution requirements. C10 credits NQF 7

    2. To apply the science principles and techniques of production and operations management into the environment with regard to
  • Resource management
  • Facility management
  • Financial management
    C-5 credits NQF 7

    Apply production operations management advanced tools and techniques to make management proposals using such as:
  • Expert systems
  • Simulation
  • Advanced Linear Programming
  • Goal Programming
  • Markovian Models

    These techniques must be able usable by hand in principle, but applied on computers in practice. C-20 credits NQF 7

    Apply financial management tools, also using computer systems for:
  • Breakeven analysis and sensitivity
  • Budgeting and budget control
  • Sourcing funds for financing plant and equipment
  • Investment decisions
  • Costing of products or services
    C-10 credits NQF 7

    Apply marketing theory in all strategic requirements, with an understanding of:
  • The market
  • The product
  • Distribution priorities
  • Pricing
  • Promotional needs
  • Planning
    C-14 credits NQF 7

    Apply research technology methods in problem solving.

    3. To optimise the production and operations management into the company using competitive system improvement systems such as:
  • TQM
  • World Class Manufacturing Systems
  • Just in Time Theories
  • Theory of constraints
  • Business Process Re-engineering
    C-9credits NQF 7

    Apply the production and operations management advanced tools and techniques in the system optimising requirements, viz:
  • Expert systems
  • Simulation
  • Advanced Linear
  • Programming
  • Goal Programming
  • Markovian Models

    These techniques must be coped with by hand in principle but on computers in practice. C-10 credits NQF 7

    Analyse financial requirements to optimise performanceC-10 credits NQF 7 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1. Demonstration of ability by case studies, examination and assignments.
  • Demonstration of knowledge by examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by case studies, examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by examinations and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by case studies, examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by case studies, examination and assignments.

    2. Demonstration of knowledge by examination and assignments.
  • Demonstration of knowledge by case studies, examination and assignments.
  • Demonstration of knowledge by examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by case studies, examination and assignments
  • Demonstration of knowledge by examination and assignment

    3. Demonstration by examination case studies and assignments
  • Demonstration by examination case studies and assignments
  • Demonstration by examination case studies and assignments

    Integrated assessment:
  • Completion of assignments
  • Writing of tests and examinations
  • Continuous evaluation 
    		•

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical articulation at NQF Level 8 (M-Tech) in the field of Production and Operations Management, Organisational Effectiveness, or Industrial Engineering. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    As required by Sertec and SAQA 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    To meet Sertec and SAQA requirements 

    NOTES 
    While South Africa still had Technikons, all of their qualifications were registered under the Committee of Technikon Principals. After the Technikons became Universities of Technology or merged with Universities, the qualifications were registered under each of these institutions, and the CTP qualifications fell away (hence the end date of 2006, above). Where relevant, replacement information is
    shown in the table above. 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    NONE 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.