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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Operations and production improvement is one of the foremost aims of any facility. The Production and Operation Management program is an introductory course in management studies. It talks about various aspects of operations management such as supply chain, forecasting, optimization of material management, lot sizing, etc. Candidates will be introduced to multiple operations and productivity improvement techniques such as Just in Time (JIT), Kanban, Lean operations, Six Sigma, etc.

Production and Operation Management certification is a core course. The training is recommended for any individual who wants to study the operations on a factory floor. The syllabus has been designed by IIT Roorkee. Professor Rajat Agarwal from IIT Roorkee would be leading this course.

Production and Operation Management is an online twelve-week postgraduate level course that has industry support from companies such as BHEL, Hero Motocorp, Maruti, THDC, UJVNL, and many more. Candidates also have the option to qualify and obtain an e-certificate at the end of the course.

The Highlights

The initiative by the Ministry of Education of the government of India
Presented on Swayam online learning platform
Assignments
Case studies
Final in-person exam
Certification
Core postgraduate course
Management studies category
Online AICTE approved FDP course
12-week course duration
IIT Roorkee professor

Programme Offerings

Core postgraduate course
Certification
IIT Roorkee professor
Management Studies category
12-week course duration
Final in-person exam
Presented on Swayam online learning platform
Initiative by Ministry of Education of Government of India

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Roorkee

Production and Operation Management training is a free course and does not require any enrolment fee. There is an exam fee of Rs. 1,000 for candidates who wish to qualify for certification.

Production and Operation Management program fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Production and Operation Management (Exam fee)	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

The production and Operation Management program does not have any prerequisites to join the course.

To become eligible for the certificate, candidates must submit all the assignments and score at least 30/75 in the final exam. The best score received on 8/12 assignments will be averaged to calculate the assignment marks. Candidates should get more than 10/25 in assignments. Their final score must be above 40/100

What you will learn

Decision making skillsSupply Management

The production and Operation Management program will provide an overview of the different aspects of operations management. Participants will learn about:

Coming approaches to decision making
How operations management is related to an organization’s functional areas
Challenges faced by operations managers

Who it is for

Production and Operation Management is recommended for science and management students. It would also benefit any professional working in or working towards a managerial position.

Admission Details

Production and Operation Management by Swayam has a straight forward admission process with easy-to-follow steps as follows:

Step: 1 Visit https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_mg13/preview and go through the course details. Once satisfied, click on ‘Sign in/ Register’.
Step: 2 Create a registered account on the Swayam website. If the individual already has an account, login with credentials.
Step: 3 Fill the online form and pay the registration fee if required.
Step: 4 The admission process is complete. Candidates can begin the learning process on the starting date.

Application Details

The online form of the Production and Operation Management program can be accessed by registering or logging into the Swayam website. Participants can register using a valid email address, a password, and a unique user name. They can also choose to skip the registration process by signing in using their Google, Microsoft, or Facebook accounts.

The Syllabus

L1 - Introduction to Operations Management;
L2 - Operations Strategy in a global economy ;
L3 - Opera n tions Management and Productivity,
L4 - Types and Characteristics of Manufacturing and Service Systems
L5 - Product Design

L1 - Introduction to Forecasting
L2 - Introduction to Time-series forecasts
L3 - Extrapolative methods I
L4 - Extrapolative methods I I
L5- Forecasting Error

L1 - Causal Methods of forecasting
L2 - Qualitative Methods of Forecasting
L3 - Introduction to Inventory Management
L4 - Various costs involved in inventory management
L5 - EOQ Models of Inventory Management

L1 - Various variations of EOQ
L2 - Inventory Models with Uncertain Demand -I
L3 - Inventory Models with Uncertain Demand -II
L4 - Miscellaneous Systems and Issues
L5 - Inventory Control and Supply Chain Management

L1 - Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning
L2 - Aggregate planning Techniques
L3 - Material requirement Planning
L4 - Improvements in the MRP system
L5 - Lot Sizing in MRP Systems

L1 - Nature of Quality
L2 - Evolution of Quality Management
L3 - Modern Quality Management
L4 - Total Quality Management
L5 - Statistical Concepts in Quality Control

L1 - Acceptance Sampling
L2 - 7 QC Tools
L3 - Introduction to Six Sigma
L4 - Quality Function Deployment
L5 - Quality issues in Services

L1- Facility Capacity
L2- Facility Location
L3- Facility Layout I
L4- Line Balancing
L5- Cellular Layout

L1 - Service Facility Layout
L2 - JIT Manufacturing
L3 - Lean Manufacturing
L4 - Kanban Production System
L5 - Case Discussions on JIT and Lean Philosophy

L1 - Maintenance Management
L2 - Total Productive Maintenance
L3 - Introduction to Project Management
L4 - PERT and CPM
L5 - Project Risk Management

L1 - Process Analysis
L2 - Job Design and work Measurement
L3 - Manufacturing Process selection and Design
L4- Service Process Selection and Design
L5 - Business process Reengineering

L1 - Supply Chain Strategy
L2 - Measuring Supply Chain performance
L3 - Case discussion of Supply Chain Management
L4 - Contemporary Issues in Operations management
L5 - Framework for Operations Strategy Formulation

Evaluation process

There are multiple steps to obtaining the Production and Operation Management training certification once the payment has been made. Participants need to submit all the periodic assignments, and they will be scored on each of them. The average score of the best eight assignments will determine their assignment score.

There will be an offline proctored examination where candidates need to score a minimum of 30/75. The exam center will be announced beforehand.

The final score will be calculated based on the summation of the assignment score and the exam score. Candidates who fulfill the abovementioned criteria and score above the final passing mark of 40/100 will be awarded the certificate.