University of London

Operations Systems Excellence

This course is part of Business and Marketing Strategies Specialization

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Alan Pilkington

Instructor: Alan Pilkington

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There are 3 modules in this course

This week we will explore and define the meaning of operations management using case studies and introduce some simple tools to help us identify the fundamental types of operations. 

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2 videos8 readings1 quiz2 discussion prompts

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2 videos5 readings1 quiz3 discussion prompts

This topic examines the focus of operations on the need to think in terms of processes. We examine the Hayes and Wheelwright typology of process types, which enables us to think clearly about what differentiates different approaches to processes and their design. We explore research and ideas underpinning process design to gain a grounded sense of operations management and what this means in practice.

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1 video5 readings1 quiz2 discussion prompts

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Alan Pilkington
University of London
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