Operations Strategy - Designing operations to maximize value, Short Course | Online (optional) | Northwestern University | Evanston, United States
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Operations Strategy - Designing operations to maximize value

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About

The Operations Strategy - Designing operations to maximize value program at the Northwestern University educates you on how to create a best-in-class operations strategy that integrates the customer experience, boosts financial performance and strengthens competitive advantage.

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.

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 the 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

Foundational Tools

  • Learn frameworks for outlining and evaluating an operations strategy and its performance

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

Audience

  • 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

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 3 days
  • Part-time
    • 7 days

Start dates & application deadlines

More details
  • START: March 26 at 8:30 AM; END: April 1 at 12:00 PM
  • START: September 16 at 8:30 AM; END: September 18 at 12:00 PM

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus, Online

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 Fee

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  • International

    7950 USD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 7950 USD for the full programme during 3 days.
  • National

    7950 USD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 7950 USD for the full programme during 3 days.
  • March: $5,450
  • September: $7,950 - Fee includes lodging and most meals

Living costs for Evanston

1100 - 1500 USD /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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