


Course Outline - Foundations of Managing Operations
Module 1: Operations Management
- Operations management foundations.
- OM functions, trends, and business strategy.
- Strategic operations management decisions.
Module 2: Introduction to Process and Operations
- Processes, operations, products, and services.
- Customers, voice of the customer, and process solutions.
- Process-driven organizations and the four Vs of processes.
Module 3: Project Management
- Project management components and objectives.
- Project life cycle, roles, schedules, and control.
- Gantt charts, CPM, and PERT.
Module 4: Product Design and Development
- Product life cycle and new product drivers.
- Product design process and break-even analysis.
- Make-or-buy, QFD, house of quality, and service design.
Module 5: Process Design Strategies
- Process design and process choices.
- Cost equalization point and layout design.
- Hybrid layouts, production cells, assembly lines, and line balancing.
Module 6: Total Quality Management
- Quality dimensions and quality thought leaders.
- Cost of quality and hidden costs of poor quality.
- TQM, continuous improvement, process management, and quality toolkits
Module 7: Statistical Quality Control
- SQC and SPC foundations.
- Process variance, capability, inspection, and sampling.
- Control charts and quality problem analysis.
Module 8: Process Improvement and Optimization
- PDCA and DMAIC methods.
- Six Sigma tools and quality improvement methods.
- Benchmarking, balanced scorecard, lean kaizen, and sustainability.
Module 9: Organizational Management and Performance
- Organizational design principles.
- Change management and organizational resilience.
- Risk tools, job design, work standards, time study, and work sampling.
Learn at your convenience
*Note: These are self-paced courses, allowing learners to study independently at their own pace.
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