Operations Management

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Have you ever wondered about the right methods to improve productivity, configure your supply chain or address the demand on hand?

In recent years, businesses have strived to improve productivity and quality, reduce costs and delivery times, and embrace flexibility and innovation. These strategies are part of the Operations Management (OM) activities that service and manufacturing organizations engage in.

Operations Management helps you to understand the role of OM in a firm and to develop abilities to structure and solve operations related problems. The course will empower you with skills to address important aspects of business operations including capacity, productivity, quality, and supply chain.

You will understand how operations in an organization are configured and factors that can potentially drive the complexity of managing such operations. We will also introduce concepts like estimating capacity, identifying bottlenecks, and de-bottlenecking.

Throughout the course, you will join us in discussions on productivity improvement methods, development of quality assurance systems and configuration of supply chains.

The course will equip you with the right tools, techniques and skills to estimate, compute, analyze and configure key elements of operations management.

What you will learn

• Identify an operations system with some known standard configurations
• Make an assessment of the complexity of an operations system
• Compute cycle times for operations and estimate capacity of the system
• Understand the various components of a supply chain and the need to configure them appropriately
• Identify methods for reducing bullwhip effect in supply chains
• Understand and relate the concept of Lean Management to one’s own business situation
• Initiate process & productivity improvement using NVA Analysis
• Use specific tools and techniques to analyze quality problems
• Monitor a process using control charts

View the courseWelcome video from instructor B. Mahadevan.

Skills you learn

• Supply Chain
• Operations Management
• Business Operations
• Lean Manufacturing
• Productivity Improvement
• Quality Assurance
• Operations

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Discover the essentials of business operations and lean management with this insightful course on Operations Management, brought to you by edX. This course delves into critical areas such as capacity, productivity, quality, and supply chain management, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of these key business functions. Designed for learners at the awareness level, this course is ideal for professionals seeking to gain foundational knowledge in business operations or those looking to integrate lean management principles into their organizations. With flexible subscription options, including Professional and Starter plans, you can choose the one that best fits your learning needs and goals. Embark on this learning journey and equip yourself with the skills to optimize business processes and drive organizational success.