Manage demand and capacity in service systems to maintain quality and responsiveness.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
What is an Operation Manager
Right Amount, Right Time
Right Quality, Right Cost
Responsibilities in Operations Management
Skill Sets of Operations Manage
Introduction - IIFA
The Industrial Revolution
The Scientific Management Movement
4 Principles of Frederick Winslow Taylor
Ford Production System
Time Measurement System
Founding of Toyota - Just in Time Concept
Elton Mayo Theory
Introduction - Pepsico
Impact of Development of Operations Management on Business
Upcoming Trends in Operations Management
Case Study - Zara
Information on The Tap
Company Wide Communication
Safety
Elevating the Employee Experience
Getting Demand in Hand
Managing Customer Service Department
What is Capacity Management?
Elements of Service Capacity
Objectives of Capacity Management
Scope of Capacity Management
Process Activities of Capacity Management
Reactive Activities of Capacity Management
Factors that Affect Capacity Management
How can service capacity be measured?
Service Capacity Measurement
Decision Levels of Capacity Management
Basic Concepts of Capacity Management
Business Capacity Management
Service Capacity Management
Resource Capacity Management
Roles & Functions of Capacity Management
Capacity Manager
Challenges of Capacity Management
Risks of Capacity Management
Performance Management
Application Management
Capacity Management Consultancy
Strategies for Managing Service Capacity
Introduction - Tata Sky
Understanding Service Capacity
Case Study - Starbucks
Work Shift Scheduling
Case Study - McDonald’s
Case Study - Reliance
Types of Employee Work Schedules
Case Study - Apple
Understanding The Factory Act 1948
Introduction - FedEx
Integer Linear Programming
Case Study - Hewlett Packard
Increasing Customer Participation
Case Study - McDonald’s
Creating Adjustable Capacity
Cross Training Employees
Determining Service Level Requirements
Analysing Current Capacity
Planning for The Future
Meeting Your Budget
How Service Organisations Benefit from Capacity Planning
Factors Affecting Capacity Planning
Importance of Capacity Planning
What is a Queuing System
Elements of a Queuing System
Queue Discipline
Service Mechanism
Operating Characteristics of Queuing System
Understanding Average Customer Waiting Time
Capacity Planning - Coffee Shop
Introduction - Modern Queuing Theory
Reasons for Using Queuing Theory
What is Excessive Waiting
Economic Trade-off in Capacity Planning
Probability of Sales Loss Because of Inadequate Waiting Area
Queue Configuration
Facility Location
Need for facility location planning.
Factors affecting facility location decisions.
Techniques used for selecting best location.
Facility Location Models
Weighted Factor Rating Method
Load-Distance Method
Facility layout
Facility layout Objectives
Factors affecting facility layout.
Types of facility layouts
Process Layout
Product Layout
Fixed Position Layout
Combination Layout
Cellular Layout
Difference between office and factory layout
Introduction - Restaurant Skit
What is Materials Management
Restaurant Skit
Material Cost
Capital Cost
Overhead Expenses - Accounting for Cost
ABC Analysis
Advantages ABC Analysis
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
5 Key Areas of Supply Chain Management
Inventory Management System
Factors of Inventory Management System
Purchasing Management System
8 ‘R’s’ of Purchasing - Quality
Negotiation
Supplier Selection
Discussion Between Management of an Organisation
Quality and Productivity
Objectives of Production
Discussion Between Management of an Organisation 2
Factors Affecting Productivity
Technological Factors
Managerial Factors
Labour Factors
External Factors
Discussion Between Management of an Organisation 3
Discussion Between Management of an Organisation 1
What is Quality
Discussion Between Management of an Organisation 2
What is Quality Control
Objectives of Quality Control
Establishing Quality Standards
Recommending Corrective Action
Suggesting Suitable Improvements
Building Quality Consciousness, and
Enhancing Reliability
Causes of Variation
Assignable Causes of Variation
Control of Quality Stages
Design Stage
Purchasing Stage
Production Stage
Delivery and After-Sales Service Stage
Methods of Quality Control
Case Study – Apple
Case Study – Toyota
Case Study – McDonald’s
Disadvantages
Case Study – Kellogg’s
Precautions
Case Study – Tesla
Case Study – Zara
Why JIT Matters
Elements of Just In Time Manufacturing
JIT in Production & Operation Management
Benefits of Just in Time Manufacturing
Requirements for Implementing Just In Time Manufacturing
Potential Risks
Case Studies – Dell & Harley Davidson
Quality Management
Total Quality Management / History
Total Quality Management Principles
Step by Step TQM Method
When does your organization need Total Quality Management?
Using the 5 senses
Sense of Taste
Principles of total quality management
The Hotel Industry
Bird’s Eye View – Food Processing Unit
Plan Act Check Do – The History - how it happens.
Mahindra Tractors Case Study
Talking Heads Section – Customers, Suppliers and Employees
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
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Course Overview
Duration:30 hours
Track:Service Management
Skill Level:Advanced
Language:English
Mode:Learn at ALC or at Home
Certificate:Official MKCL
Key Course Highlights:
Interpret a multifaceted role of Operational Manager and the concepts revolving around it.
Paraphrase complex and dynamic evolution, wide array of strategies, technologies, and methodologies involved in operations management.
Interpret the complex interplay of various elements and factors involved in service capacity management.
Illustrate effectively managing service capacity by navigating various challenges and risks while implementing strategic approaches.
Compare the analysis, modelling, and optimization of various factors and configurations of Queuing theory.
Interpret the idea of choosing an optimal site for a facility and the methods employed to determine the most suitable location.
Paraphrase the variety of facility location models and scenarios to use them.
illustrate the elements influencing the arrangement of a facility and the various layout options that can be utilized.
Interpret the Purchasing Management System and 8R’s of purchasing.
Interpret the stages of quality involving quality control to manage variation and ensure high quality.
Diagnose the lean manufacturing approach, benefits and requirements of Just In Time.
Review the implementation of principles and systematic steps while incorporating organization’s operations using Total Quality Management
Assess appropriate solutions for the challenges presented, while practicing humanistic, ethical, and moral values in real-life situations
Develop project management skills to efficiently plan and execute projects.
make judgement and take decision, based on the analysis and evaluation of information and work scenario.
Predict and cater to own learning needs relating to the assigned task/work by accessing appropriate learning resources.