جامعة الملك فيصل-إدارة العمليات

Understanding Operations Management: This course provides a comprehensive overview of operations management, covering core concepts, theories, and best practices. Explore key areas like productivity, operations strategies, product design, and demand forecasting. We'll analyze case studies to apply operations management principles to real-world scenarios, enhancing your managerial skills and organizational performance.

Key Learning Objectives: Gain essential knowledge and skills in operations management, including its administrative activities, functions, and practices. Learn about operations functions, their strategies, and theories. Discover how operations managers navigate various administrative challenges and implement modern strategies, policies, models, and methodologies for effective department management. We'll delve into critical processes like demand forecasting, location decisions, and product design, understanding their impact on business performance. You'll apply operations management theories and strategies to solve business problems and utilize relevant technologies to improve organizational efficiency. Finally, learn to measure the effectiveness of operations functions using contemporary research methods.

Course Topics:

• Introduction to Operations Management: A foundational overview of the field.
• Production and Operations Management: Core principles of efficient production.
• Operations Strategy: Developing strategic approaches for operational success.
• Demand Forecasting: Predicting future demand for effective planning.
• Product & Service Design: Designing optimal products and services.
• Productive Process Design: Optimizing production processes.
• Productivity Gains: Strategies for improving operational efficiency.
• Location Analysis: Determining optimal facility locations.
• Facility Layout: Designing efficient workplace layouts.
• Production Energy Planning: Planning for energy needs in production.
• General Review: Consolidating key concepts.

Recommended Resources:

• Primary Text: نبيل محمد مرسي خليل، إدارة الانتاج والعمليات (تطبيقات وتدريبات عملية) خوارزم العلمية، الطبعة الثانيه 2016.
• Secondary References: سليمان خالد عبيدات، مقدمة في ادارة الانتاج والعمليات، دار المسيرة للنشر والتوزيع الطبعة السادسه 2019.
• Heizer, jay, Render, Barry. Operations Management eleventh edition, Pearson Education limited, 2018.