project,economics,and  cost management

Education and Consulting

Operations management

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Many firms have demonstrated that operations management can be an effective competitive weapon and, in conjunction with well-conceived marketing and financial plans, these firms have made major penetrations into markets worldwide. This course is designed to address the key operations and logistical issues in service and manufacturing organizations that have strategic as well as tactical implications. The specific objectives include:

 

1. To understand the role of operations management in the overall business strategy of the firm.

2. To understand the interdependence of the operating system with other key functional areas of the firm.

3. To identify and evaluate the key factors and the interdependence of these factors in the design of effective operating systems.

4. To identify and evaluate a range of tools appropriate for analysis of operating systems of the firm.

5. To identify and evaluate comparative approaches to operations management in a global context.

6. To understand the application of operations management policies and techniques to the service sector as well as manufacturing firms.

 

The sessions are designed to promote student participation through the discussion of current events in the business world as they relate to operations management and in-class analysis.