Operations I
Issued by
Purdue University Online
Operations Management is the process of organizing, planning and controlling the value adding transformation processes to meet the organization’s goals. Some fundamental activities included in the operations function are: (i) choice of resources such as worker skills, technology, etc. and the organization of resources, (ii) process execution to meet organizational goals, (iii) improving processes over time to remain competitive, (iii) and managing information flows.
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Analyze the basic tradeoffs facing operations managers
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Determine if a production system is appropriate for a firm’s choice of target market and competitive priorities
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Differentiate between managing a bottleneck and managing a non-bottleneck