Diploma in Operations Management

Learn about the responsibilities of an operations manager, from human resources and facility layout planning to inventory and quality management.

Description

In order to produce any good or service, many different organizations must interact and collaborate; this process is referred to as operations management. Operations management is critical to the success of any organization, whether they are manufacturing companies producing physical products or organizations offering services.

This course reviews the basics of operations management. First, you will learn about the basic components of operations management, productivity, and a brief history of manufacturing, from craft manufacturing to mass production. Then, you will learn about roles and responsibilities, and, finally cost management.

You will also learn about the transform model, which describe the systematic process of transforming resources into good or resources. Upon developing an understanding of the transformation model, you will learn about components that lay outside the boundary of the operations system.

Following this, you will learn about different types of facility layouts, such as process, product, cell-unit, and fixed-position layout. Finally, you will learn about inventory and quality management, from identifying different types of inventory to achieving quality benchmarks.

Outcome

After completing this Operations Management course you will be able to:

-       -  Identify three basic components of operations management and the strategies used in business development.

-       -  Describe the relationship between operations, productivity and competitiveness.

-      -   Explain the different between manufacturing and service-based organizations.

-      -   Describe the important responsibilities and decision making that an operations manager must deal with on a day-to-day basis.

Certification

All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have complete this Certificate course, ou have the option to acquire official Certification, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Certification is:

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An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results.

An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

Alison offers 3 types of Certification for completed Diploma courses:

Digital Diploma - a downloadable Diploma in PDF format, immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.

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