Overview
Key facts
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg's Operations Management course aims to equip participants to: • Explain the impact of operations management on organisational productivity, competitiveness, performance and strategy. • Determine the role of design, ranging from product design to job design, on operational effectiveness. • Demonstrate the use of planning and control mechanisms to manage an operations plan. • Discuss stock and stock control principles that can be applied to optimise organisational operations. • Evaluate the role that effective management of projects and organisational processes play in driving the organisational improvement.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Project Management and Operations Improvement.
- Operations improvement and process leadership.
- Operations Management and strategy.
- Total Quality Management.
- Future Opportunities and Concerns for Operations and Organisational Strategies.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Operations and Quality Management View 9 other Short Courses in Operations and Quality Management in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
Participants should hold a matriculation certificate, be fluent in English and have three to five years working experience. However, each application is considered individually.
Tuition Fee
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International
13600 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13600 ZAR for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
13600 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13600 ZAR for the full programme during 4 months.
Living costs for Johannesburg
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.