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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

The Operations Management certification course is a mid-level programme that can be joined by students pursuing graduation in mechanical engineering. The course focuses on providing the details regarding the management of resources, techniques, and operations in the field. Candidates who pursue this course will get detailed information on product design, tools for planning the layout, problems and solutions faced in the industry, etc. The Operations Management programme is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee through Swayam.

The course provides free learning as well as online learning experience. The course consists of 12 chapters which discusses every sub topic in detail and the Operations Management certification syllabus takes 12 weeks to get completed. Every week a new topic is discussed. This is a certified programme and the certification can be achieved through the successful completion of the exam by paying the exam fees. Students can enrol themselves in the programme without the hassle of admission or registration fees. The Operations Management training does not demand any requirement to get into the course and is available to everyone who is interested in this field. The course is about the students every time so that they can learn from the lectures whenever they want.

The Highlights

  • Certificate will be provided in association with IIT Roorkee and NPTEL
  • Free learning
  • AICTE and NPTEL approved course
  • Certificate available
  • Online programme
  • 12 weeks of time span
  • Self paced learning 
  • Course provided by Swayam

Programme Offerings

  • assignments
  • tests
  • quizzes
  • Case Studies
  • video lectures
  • audio lectures
  • references
  • Books
  • assessments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesIIT Roorkee
  • Applicants need not pay any fees for joining the Operations Management online course.
  • In case the applicants want to get certified for the programme, he or she can apply for the exam by paying Rs. 1000 as the Operations Management fees.

Operations Management fees details

Heads 

Amount in Rupees

Programme Fees

Free

Exam fees

Rs.1,000


Eligibility Criteria

Education

Candidates who are pursuing either post-graduation or graduation in BBA, MBA, BBM, Production engineering, or mechanical engineering can enrol in this programme.

Certification Qualifying Details

Aspiring candidates who wish to be a certified users of this course can apply for an offline exam. They need to acquire at least 40 marks to pass the exam which consists of an exam score of 30 marks out of 75 and an assignment score of 10 marks out of 25 marks.

What you will learn

Project management

When the candidate completes the Operations Management by Swayam successfully, they will learn the following elements under this programme:

  • Candidates will learn about tools and techniques that are used in plant layout planning.
  • Students will learn about sales forecasting and its methods in the programme.
  • Participants will learn about production systems and its different types in the Operations Management online course. 
  • Students will also come to know about factors affecting the plant location in the training.
  • Candidates will come to know the numerous methods used in the industry such as critical path methods.
  • Learners will be equipped with the knowledge of materials management, inventory control and other models.
  • Participants will learn about reviewing techniques and program evaluation in the Operations Management certification.

Who it is for

The Operations Management training is apt for the following students-

  • Candidates who are pursuing or have a degree in any discipline of engineering.
  • Candidates who are pursuing or have a degree in BBA, BBM, MBA

Admission Details

Candidates who want to join the programme must follow the given procedure-

Step 1- Candidates need to visit the programme URL https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_me45/preview

Note: Currently, the course is going on. The candidates can apply once the admission process opens. 

The Syllabus

  • Introduction to Course 
  • Operations Management: Objectives 
  • Operations Management: Functions and  Scope
  • Types of Production Systems 
  • Operations Strategy

  • Product Life – Cycle 
  • Value Engineering Concepts 
  • Design for X (DFX) 
  • Ergonomics in Product Design 
  • Rapid 
  • Prototyping: Concept 
  • Advantages

  • Sales Forecasting 
  • Forecasting System 
  • Qualitative Methods of Forecasting 
  • Quantitative Methods - I 

  • Facility Planning 
  • Factors Affecting Plant Location 
  • Plant Location: Case Study on Uttarakhand 
  • Location Evaluation Methods-I 
  • Location Evaluation Methods-II

  • Facility Layout and Planning-I 
  • Facility Layout and Planning-II 
  • Factors Influencing Plant Layout 
  • Material Flow Patterns
  • Tools and Techniques used for Plant Layout Planning

  • Production Planning and Control
  • Process Planning 
  • Aggregate Production Planning 
  • Capacity Planning: Introduction
  • Capacity Planning: Examples

  • Project Scheduling 
  • Network Diagrams Critical Path Method (CPM) 
  • Critical Path Method: Problems 
  • Critical Path
  • Method: Problems

  • Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), PERT Problems 
  • PERT Problems 
  • Time Cost Trade Off (Crashing)
  • Project Network: Crashing Problems

  • Production Control 
  • Sequencing, Sequencing Problems-I 
  • Sequencing Problems-II 
  • Master Production Scheduling (MPS)

  • Concept of Quality 
  • Total Quality Management (TQM) 
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) 
  • Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
  • Six Sigma

  • Materials Management 
  • Inventory Control 
  • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Models
  • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ): Problems 
  • Production Quantity Model

  • Just in Time (JIT) 
  • Kanban System 
  • Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)-I 
  • Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)-II
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Instructors

IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How can I get into this training? Do I have to pay any admission fees?

Candidates do not need to pay any admission fees and are supposed to join the course via the direct link given here - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_me18/preview.

2: How do I gain the certificate for this course?

The certificate can be gained through the offline exam scheduled on a particular date which is decided by the platform.

3: What happens if I do not complete the course?

Candidates are free to complete or leave the course as per their requirements and speed.

4: How can I proceed to another course while studying the Operations Management certification?

Students can enrol in only one course at a time on the platform of Swayam.

5: Will we be able to discuss the doubts of the programme?

The doubts can be discussed and cleared in the discussion group provided to the students.

6: What are the minimum marks required to qualify the exam?

Candidates need to acquire at least 40 marks to qualify for the exam.

7: How will I receive the certificate for the training?

The certificate will be made available to the students in the online mode or in soft copy.

8: Which industry does the Operations Management certification course support?

The course belongs to the industry of manufacturing processes and technology.

9: Why am I not able to apply to the course?

The course cannot be accessed only if the join course option is not available on the website. Students are requested to kindly wait for the option to be available again.

10: Who will be guiding the students throughout the course?

The course is mentored by Prof. Inderdeep Singh who is a faculty member of IIT, Roorkee.

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