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Overview
What you will learn
The learning objectives of the Basic Principles for Operations Management course offered by North-West University (NWU) are:
- Display basic knowledge and an informed understanding of operations management principles within an online environment.
- Display basic knowledge and an informed understanding of the function of the business and determining the strategy in the business within an online environment.
- Display basic knowledge and an informed understanding of the different concepts of TQM.
- Apply tools within TQM.
- Applying TQM within the service industry.
- Develop knowledge and insight into theoretical and practical themes of managing people.
- Develop analytical and diagnostic skills concerning the behaviour of individuals, groups, teams, and organisations.
- Develop knowledge to understand the science of predicting future events.
- Project demand of possible forecasting errors.
- Monitor and control forecasts in the service sector.
- Display a fundamental and informed understanding of lean operations and JIT systems.
- Create effective partnerships.
- Eliminate waste while improving throughput.
- Define aggregate planning.
- Identify demand and capacity options that operations managers have at their disposal.
- Understand aggregate planning in the service sector.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:- After completing this course, small business owners/managers will understand the methodology and systems that will influence their operations.
- The purpose is also to equip them to understand the processes within a business environment to create the highest level of efficiency possible.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Application deadline: 3 June
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Operations and Quality Management View 5 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.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Participants entering this short learning programme must have completed the National Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification.
- Participants who are earmarked by an organisation as managers.
- They should have the potential for advancement and require basic skills such as problem-solving, leadership, communication, marketing, sales, and customer service skills or knowledge thereof.
Tuition Fee
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International
6000 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6000 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
6000 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6000 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months.
Funding
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