Fundamentals Of Production & Operations Management

It will give you a high-level knowledge of operations design, demand management, capacity management, aggregate planning, master scheduling, inventory management, just-in-time systems (JIT), material requirements planning (MRP), supply chain management, project management, total quality management (TQM), maintenance management, continuous improvement, ergonomics, safety management, occupational hygiene, and service quality.

Outcomes:

• Introduction and strategic contribution of Production and Operations Management
  • Upon completion of this module, you will understand the concepts related to Production and Operations Management strategy for competitiveness, innovation and being part in next industrial revolution.
• Design aspects of Production and Operations Management
  • Upon completion of this module, you will be able to explain the principles of Production and Operations Management design,process types, layout types, workflow, product design and job design.
• Planning and control aspects of Production and Operations Management
  • Upon completion of this module, you will understand the principles and concepts of demand and capacity, inventory management, MRP, ERP, JIT and supply chain planning and control.
• Improving Production and Operations Management
  • Upon completion of this module, you will be able to describe the fundamentals of quality management, TQM, POM maintenance,continuous improvement and TQS for service quality excellence.