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Operations Management: An Overview of Operations Management

Audience

Managers, prospective managers, and any other employees seeking advanced competency in the area of management

Prerequisites

An understanding of primary accounting concepts and methods

Course Aim

To define operations management

Learning Objectives

Define operations management. Discuss recent developments in operations management. Explain the role of operations management in organizations. Define project management. Use common project management techniques. Discuss the importance of time estimates in project management. Outline the relationship between cost and time. Explain the impact of limited resources.

Topics Covered

Introducing Operations Management - What is operations management? - Hands-on: Making an OM decision - Developments in operations management - OM in organizations Understanding Project Management - What is project management? - Project management techniques - Estimating time Project Management Issues - Cost-time tradeoffs - Working with limited resources - Hands-on: Scheduling with limited resources