Duration

• 12-16 weeks (an extension could be granted under special circumstances)

This Operations Management Program deals with the design and management of products, processes, services and supply chains. It considers the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources that firms need to deliver the goods and services their clients want.

Our courses focus on real-life examples, exercises and teamwork, the exchange of good practises and lessons learned and the sharing of experiences and insight. Applicants can develop an individual project during this course. You can choose among the subjects taught in a course relevant to your own work and career. Enrolled applicants will be provided with the complete course syllabus.

Target Group

Managers, MBA students, Business owners and other people interested in opening their businesses

Course and Administrative fee

The total administrative and course fee charge is $ 1000 (Based on academic merits, a partial scholarship or/and installment payment of fee can be grnted to a limited number of applicants. Please contact us on details.)

Operating Guarantee

Applicants will be provided an academic representative, and a qualified and experienced Course Mentor , text book materials , other study materials, slides, case studies, excercises, tests, supplements and other sources to secure additional materials on the specifics indicated in the course description section. After proper study and review of all materials and completing of all assignments arrangements will be concluded by academic advisor for candidates to sit for their exams at one of Registered Partner Examination centers (RPEC). Specific arrangements will be provided to applicants in good time.

Start / Registration

Registration to our programs is made by was of completing our online application format this link: http://german-academic-institute.org/application-section-a.html One may contact us per e-mail as well at: contact@german-academic-institute.eu Registration should be concluded atleast 4 weeks prior to the beginning of the course.
Summarized description of course topics & additional literature

Applicants will learn about

Concepts and techniques for design, planning and control of Production and service operations. Definitions of operations management terms, tools and techniques for analyzing operations, and strategic context for making operational decisions:

Operations Analysis
Coordination and Planning
Quality Management
Project Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management

• Introduction to Operations Management
• The scope of operations and production management
• Product Design and Development
• Managing Operations

Specific Topics

• Operations in practice
• Production and operation systems
• Manufacturing operations versus service operations
• Interaction between product design and production costs
• Quality function deployment
• Management of services on the internet
• System optimization and analysis for manufacturing

Alternative Topics

• Managing services: concept, design, and delivery
• Operations strategy
• Manufacturing strategy
• Technology roadmapping

Further Reading

• Academy of Management Executive
• Academy of Management Review
• Harvard Business Review
• Harvard Business School

Qualifications

The Modules which are alligned up with  innovative materials  including the Practical Training Attachment (PTA)to each course, were designed by a group of international EU and ACP practicing educationists and experienced active experts in the industry. These provisions are being made possible through the European Union programme for Capacity Building for Higher Education in Developing Countries (EDULINK I, II and ACP Science and Technology,Erasmus Mundus etc..)
As a result of the years of co-operation between the German Academic Institute , F+U Group (Schools, Academies & Universities) Heidelberg,Germany,(International University of Cooperative Education and The University of Applied Science-Berlin) and other EU-Higher Education, Vocational & Continuing Educational Training Institutes, qualified (passing of both theory & practical training attachment) applicants will be a warded a German Academic Institute Professional Certificate (GAIPC) in cooperation with its state recognized German academic training Institutes. This co-operative engagement is important and practiced  at GAI in order  to guarantee “Quality Assurance” and “EU added value elements” of course content.

Alternative articles

Business related topics amongst others from the areas:

• Service and General Quality Management
• Yield-/ Revenue Management and its instruments
• Practice-oriented Marketing
• International Business Law