Operations Management - Operations Components

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Target Audience
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
Operations Management: Operations Components offers the student an overview of seven components of operations management. The program defines each of the components and introduces the student to the responsibilities of an operations manager. In addition, the program offers examples of how each component is applied to a company's operations. .

Target Audience
The target audience for this series is managers, directors, and executives looking to gain an understanding of operations management. It is recommended that individuals take the first course in the series or have equivalent knowledge.

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Operations Management - Operations Components

Identify how Human Resources is responsible for providing effective job design

Select an operations manager's responsibility concerning job design

Identify the main goal of facility layout operations

Identify common problems in facility layout operations

Match the qualitative methods of forecasting with their definitions

Match the quantitative methods of forecasting with their definitions

Identify common mistakes in forecasting operations

Match the strategies for managing your supply chain with their definitions

Identify common problems in supply chain management operations

Identify the benefits of good inventory management

Identify common problems in inventory management operations

Select your responsibilities regarding just-in-time systems operations

Identify the steps for creating just-in-time systems

Identify how just-in-time systems can be improved

Match the MRP components with their definitions

Sequence the steps for developing an MRP

Course Number:
en_US_44722_ng