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About the Course

This comprehensive course delves into operations management and process improvement principles and techniques, providing you with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and eliminate inefficiencies in your organization. You will gain a solid foundation in operations management by analyzing key concepts such as cost-quality trade-offs, the efficiency frontier, and system inhibitors. Get ready to delve into process analysis, where you'll identify and analyze steps in a process, implementing changes for enhanced outcomes. With practical exercises, including creating process flow diagrams and capacity calculations, you'll strengthen your analytical skills firsthand. Experience the power of optimizing flow within operations as you uncover waste sources and design efficient processes for maximum output, reduced costs, and heightened customer satisfaction. An in-depth exploration of Little's Law will equip you to make informed decisions on capacity planning and process improvements, optimizing inventory levels, reducing lead times, and enhancing supply chain coordination. Additionally, you'll learn to effectively manage variability, laying the groundwork for consistent and exceptional quality standards. Statistical analysis, problem-solving methodologies, and real-time information utilization will empower you to tackle issues, find root causes, and foster continuous improvement. Throughout the course, the focus remains on driving improvements and achieving excellence. Analyze, improve, and reimagine how work gets done, armed with the necessary tools and frameworks to enhance work processes across diverse industries. Join this course to analyze, improve, and reimagine how work gets done and to acquire the necessary tools and knowledge to make meaningful improvements in your organization's operations....

Top reviews

JS

Mar 7, 2016

very objective and hands on structure. Excellent for working executive as well, gives a hands on refresher with the help of best and latest on the subject. very concise and focused.

AJ

Oct 28, 2018

This is an awesome comprehensive operations management course. Although, the course in an introductory course, it covers pretty much everything you need to know about operations management.

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By Filippo C

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Oct 3, 2024

Very good course!

By Adrian A

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Dec 17, 2022

Good but is hard!

By Hugo M V

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Apr 17, 2020

Excellent content

By Santhosh K

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May 26, 2018

Lot of insights..

By Balakumar P R

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Jan 22, 2026

Excellent Videos

By MOHAMMED I

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Sep 1, 2024

help full course

By sibgha n

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Jun 11, 2024

excellent effort

By J I A

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Apr 24, 2022

excellent course

By José M A A C

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May 19, 2020

Excelent Course!

By Anurag r

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May 30, 2018

Excellent Course

By Matthew F

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May 2, 2018

Excellent class!

By OUMAROU O

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Apr 11, 2017

simple and clear

By PRABHAT K

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Jan 29, 2017

excellent course

By Orlando L

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Sep 1, 2025

excelente curso

By Sudeep V

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Oct 3, 2016

Very organized.

By John B

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Jul 1, 2024

Very engaging.

By Senthil V

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Sep 27, 2020

great lecturer

By Luiz F T d S

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Dec 16, 2017

Outstanding!!!

By José M L

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Jun 12, 2020

Excellent !!!

By 苗禹

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May 30, 2017

非常棒的运营管理概论课程！

By Yash R P

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Sep 23, 2022

great start

By Ethan O

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Aug 5, 2020

Great intro.

By Lingjian K

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Apr 13, 2017

Great course

By Patrick J

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Jun 1, 2016

Good Course.

By Sagar S

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Dec 31, 2015

Nice lecture