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Overview
You’ll learn frameworks and acquire tools for making operational design decisions that can increase efficiency, mitigate risk, expand global networks and maximize value creation.
Key facts
- Guided by senior Kellogg faculty experts through an engaging blend of stimulating lectures, discussions and a live team simulation exercise, you’ll learn leading-edge theories and how to put them to use immediately in your organization.
- You’ll leave equipped to lead positive operational changes, improve your organization’s performance and strengthen your competitive position in the marketplace.
In the Operations Strategy - Designing operations to maximize value course at Northwestern University, you will learn how to:
- Link your operations strategy to the customer experience and your firm’s financial performance
- Assess your operations system from the perspectives of investors and internal management
- Build operational competencies via organic growth (e.g., investing in assets whose characteristics define or enhance the internal supply chain)
- Increase operational competencies through acquisition (e.g., a global sourcing strategy or external supply chain partners)
Programme Structure
Course include:
Generating Value
- Assess investors, external partners, ROIC and operations forensics
- Leverage public information to assess an operations strategy’s attractiveness
- Identify operations metrics that create value
Role Of Competencies
- Explore the role of operational trade-offs and competency focus in strategic positioning and operational efficiency
- Use related qualitative and quantitative metrics to evaluate a firm's operations strategy in a competitive setting
Protecting Assets
- Design a capacity strategy
- Structure resources and processes to mitigate risk
Global Networks And Suppliers
- Optimize design of a global operational network and application of strategic sourcing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Evanston, United States
Disciplines
Management Studies View 173 other Short Courses in Management Studies in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic 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
Who Should Attend:
- Senior executives who oversee strategy and operations
- High-level executives who want to improve their operational systems
- Non-operations executives who wish to increase their knowledge outside their areas of expertise
Tuition Fees
Living costs
Evanston
United States
1100 - 1500 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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