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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

KR

Aug 24, 2020

Great Instruction by Prof Christian - very lucid and with real world examples. Learning a business skill is mostly learning observation.. Now I know what to observe when looking for productivity!

RE

Jan 28, 2021

I found this course to be very informational; the practice and homework were excellent to prepare for the exams, and the instructor covered all material in the lectures that was on the exams.

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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 22, 2022

great start

By Ethan O

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Aug 4, 2020

Great intro.

By Lingjian K

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Apr 13, 2017

Great course

By Patrick J

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May 31, 2016

Good Course.

By Sagar S

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Dec 31, 2015

Nice lecture

By SAMRUDDHI A B

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Sep 7, 2024

Nice course

By wagner n d d

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Nov 21, 2018

Otimo curso

By Eduardo V T

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Sep 13, 2017

interesting

By yashar k s

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Oct 4, 2016

Best Course

By victor c

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Apr 16, 2016

great class

By Samurailatpam G S

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Jan 24, 2017

Excellent!

By daniel a

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Dec 26, 2016

very good

By andy t

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Oct 19, 2016

THANK YOU!

By Niloy M

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Apr 26, 2020

Brilliant

By Skye L

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Nov 15, 2019

Thumb up!

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May 21, 2017

Thank you

By Luisa B

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May 6, 2017

Loved it!

By Vinícius S P

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Nov 2, 2024

Awesome!

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Oct 19, 2016

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Mar 13, 2017

Awesome

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Apr 14, 2023

goood

By Piriyapong W

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May 9, 2020

Great

By George P

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Dec 4, 2018

Great

By Javier J

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Jan 9, 2018

great