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Production & Operations: Apply, Analyze & Optimize

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
5.0

21 reviews

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply MRP, PERT, and CPM in production planning.

  • Evaluate inventory, scheduling, and quality models.

  • Optimize operations using TQM, JIT, and Lean tools.

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Assessments

19 assignments

Taught in English

There are 5 modules in this course

By the end of this course, learners will be able to define core production concepts, differentiate product and process types, apply inventory and scheduling models, analyze break-even decisions, evaluate project management tools, and optimize quality and lean practices.

This comprehensive program equips learners with practical skills to manage the end-to-end production and operations cycle. From understanding job, batch, and flow production systems to applying advanced tools like Material Requirements Planning (MRP), PERT, and CPM, participants gain hands-on knowledge to solve real-world operational challenges. Through structured modules, learners will explore strategic facility decisions, effective inventory management, scheduling essentials, project control techniques, Total Quality Management (TQM), Just in Time (JIT), and the role of robotics in modern operations. What makes this course unique is its modular design combining theory with practice, actionable case-based examples, and emphasis on decision-making using proven industry models. Learners will benefit by developing critical analytical and problem-solving skills, preparing them to excel in manufacturing, supply chain, and operations management roles across industries.

This module introduces the fundamentals of production management, product types, production systems, and facility-related decisions to build a strong foundation in operations.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 93 minutes
  • Introductionβ€’6 minutes
  • Types of Productsβ€’5 minutes
  • Role of Production Management in an organisationβ€’8 minutes
  • Job, Batch & Flow Productionβ€’11 minutes
  • Assembly Lines, Intermittent Production & Process Plantsβ€’7 minutes
  • Introduction to Locational Planningβ€’11 minutes
  • Important factors in locational planningβ€’8 minutes
  • Important factors in locational planning continuedβ€’7 minutes
  • More on Locational Planningβ€’9 minutes
  • Locational Planning in detailsβ€’5 minutes
  • Plant Layoutβ€’10 minutes
  • Material Identificationβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Foundations of Production & Operationsβ€’30 minutes
  • Getting Started with Productionβ€’10 minutes
  • Production Systems in Actionβ€’10 minutes
  • Strategic Facility Decisionsβ€’10 minutes

This module explores the role of stores management, inventory control models, and material planning techniques for effective resource utilization.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 86 minutes
  • Stores Managerβ€’7 minutes
  • Stores Managementβ€’8 minutes
  • Introduction to inventory controlβ€’6 minutes
  • Inventory Control Modelsβ€’6 minutes
  • Inventory Control Models continuedβ€’6 minutes
  • Make or Buy decisionβ€’10 minutes
  • MRP systemsβ€’6 minutes
  • MRP systems continuedβ€’6 minutes
  • Examples for inventory controlβ€’9 minutes
  • Introduction to Schedulingβ€’5 minutes
  • Introduction to Scheduling continuedβ€’9 minutes
  • Scheduling Part-1β€’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Managing Resources & Materialsβ€’30 minutes
  • Stores & Inventory Basicsβ€’10 minutes
  • Advanced Inventory Controlβ€’10 minutes
  • Practical Inventory Decisionsβ€’10 minutes

This module covers scheduling methods, break-even analysis, and project management tools to support effective decision-making in operations.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 100 minutes
  • Scheduling Part-2β€’5 minutes
  • Master Production Scheduleβ€’9 minutes
  • Master Production Schedule continuedβ€’8 minutes
  • Practical Scheduling Part-1β€’7 minutes
  • Practical Scheduling Part-2β€’7 minutes
  • Practical Scheduling Part-3β€’10 minutes
  • Break Even Analysisβ€’8 minutes
  • Break Even Analysis As a Decision Making Toolβ€’10 minutes
  • Break Even Analysis As a Decision Making Tool Continueβ€’5 minutes
  • Introduction to Pert and CPMβ€’7 minutes
  • Definitions in Pert and CPMβ€’15 minutes
  • Network Analysis Bar Chartsβ€’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Scheduling & Decision Makingβ€’30 minutes
  • Scheduling Essentialsβ€’10 minutes
  • Applied Scheduling Techniquesβ€’10 minutes
  • Break-Even & Beyondβ€’10 minutes

This module examines network analysis, critical path, manufacturing processes, reliability, and fault tree analysis to manage projects and operations.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosβ€’Total 107 minutes
  • Drawing a Networkβ€’10 minutes
  • Drawing a Network Continueβ€’9 minutes
  • Critical Path and Crashingβ€’9 minutes
  • Critical Path and Crashing Continueβ€’7 minutes
  • Types of Manufacturing Processesβ€’12 minutes
  • Types of Manufacturing Processes Continueβ€’12 minutes
  • Reliabilityβ€’12 minutes
  • Fault Tree Analysis Part 1β€’6 minutes
  • Fault Tree Analysis Part 2β€’12 minutes
  • Fault Tree Analysis Part 3β€’3 minutes
  • Introduction to Quality Controlβ€’6 minutes
  • Quality Control and SQCβ€’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Project & Process Managementβ€’30 minutes
  • Network & Critical Pathβ€’10 minutes
  • Manufacturing Processesβ€’10 minutes
  • Fault & Quality Foundationsβ€’10 minutes

his module focuses on quality control, Total Quality Management, lean systems like Just in Time, and robotics for modern operations excellence.

What's included

7 videos3 assignments

7 videosβ€’Total 53 minutes
  • Quality Control and SQC Continueβ€’5 minutes
  • Sampling Techniquesβ€’11 minutes
  • Control Chartsβ€’10 minutes
  • Total Quality Management (TQM)β€’5 minutes
  • Just in Timeβ€’7 minutes
  • Just in Time Continueβ€’8 minutes
  • Roboticsβ€’7 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Graded - Quality, Lean & Future of Operationsβ€’30 minutes
  • Quality, Lean & Future of Operationsβ€’10 minutes
  • Lean & Modern Practicesβ€’10 minutes

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