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Improve your operations skills. Catapult your career with our comprehensive course designed to elevate your skills in operations and propel you into professional success.
Instructors: Edson Ito
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This specialized program delves into the intricacies of supply chain and operations, covering topics such as logistics management, inventory control, and process optimization. Learners can expect to acquire a robust skill set, including strategic planning, data analytics, and risk management, with a focus on real-world applications. Industry partnerships may provide insights from leading experts, ensuring a curriculum that aligns with current industry trends and challenges in supply chain and operations management.
Applied Learning Project
The included projects in supply chain and operations involve real-world scenarios, requiring learners to apply their acquired skills in optimizing supply chains, solving logistical challenges, and implementing efficient operations strategies. By tackling authentic problems such as demand forecasting, inventory management, and process improvement, learners gain hands-on experience that prepares them to address and streamline complex operational issues within diverse industries
This course will guide you through the basic concepts, tools and practices in management. It is designed for students from diverse backgrounds as a crash-course to understand the most fundamental aspects of management in organizations. In this course we will see how management began as a discipline, what are the building blocks of management in organizations (processes and projects), and how to analyze external environment and internal capabilities. All that with a focus on how to properly apply the tools and concepts to manage yourself and your work.
Understand a business scenario
Use strategic tools
Identify another player’s strategy
Understand and use the most important supply chain management concepts and frameworks for outsourcing
Identify and critically analyze the specific causes, effects, and remedies of demand volatility and uncertainty in different supply chains
Identify, critically analyze and remedy common pitfalls of supply and inventory management
Recognize the most relevant strategic issues and alternatives related to designing international direct and reverse logistics networks
Participants will learn to optimize operations, enhance productivity, and address real-world challenges through strategic planning and effective implementation. The curriculum combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications to equip learners with the skills needed for successful operations management in various industries.
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From an academic standpoint, we would recommend taking the courses, modules, and lessons in the presented order.
After completing the specialization in supply chain and operations, you will be equipped with the skills to optimize logistical processes, enhance efficiency, manage inventory effectively, and streamline operations for increased productivity and organizational success.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.
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