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Operations Management: Where to Produce

Course Status: Released
Course Language: English
Course Duration: 4 Hours
Deployment Options: Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience
Managers, prospective managers, and any other employees seeking advanced competency in the area of management
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of the operations management function
Course Aim
To explain the importance of location and layout in operations management decisions
Learning Objectives
Define capacity.
Discuss capacity strategies.
Outline the benefits of a systematic approach to capacity planning.
Explain the factors involved in choosing a new location.
Explain how possible locations are evaluated.
Discuss the factors involved in locating a facility within a network.
Discuss the impact of globalization on location decisions.
Discuss types of layout and the reasons behind them.
Explain how process layouts are designed.
Explain how product layouts are designed.
Design and improve layout plans using accepted methods.
Topics Covered
Capacity Planning
- Capacity definition and measurement
- Capacity strategies
- A systematic approach to capacity planning
Location
- Choosing a location
- DecisionPath: Choosing a location
- Methods of evaluating a location
- Globalization
Layout
- Layout strategies and types
- Process layouts
- Hands-on: Developing a layout
- Product layouts