Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SAYA-0038 Version: 3 Organization's ID: BUS300: Operations Management Organization: Saylor Academy Location: Online Length: 36 hours (self-paced) Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2028 4/1/2023 - 5/31/2025 6/1/2019 - 3/31/2023 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Operations Management Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to learn how to manage business processes to produce the products and services your customers need. Topics include product design, supply chain management, quality, inventory, and planning. Learning Outcomes: explain the role of operations management and the use of the transformational model in the success of manufacturing and service organizations evaluate the importance of market needs and operational capabilities (e.g., productivity, workflow, and quality) in formulating a business strategy that creates a sustainable competitive advantage analyze operation processes from a variety of perspectives such as productivity, workflow, and quality discuss the goal of Supply Chain Management and how it works in a variety of organizational situations apply basic design principles to determine appropriate facility location and layout explain techniques and methods for creating and evaluating work systems design identify the critical factors involved in inventory control decisions explain quality management and apply continuous quality improvement principles to operations management General Topics: Unit 1: Overview of Operations Management Unit 2: Operations Strategy Unit 3: Product Design and Process Selection Unit 4: Supply Chain Management (SCM) Unit 5: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems Unit 6: Capacity Planning and Facility Layout Unit 7: Work Systems Design Unit 8: Inventory Unit 9: Quality Management Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Case Studies Computer Based Training Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Examinations Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Saylor Academy View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content