MBA Operations Management - Course Overview

About MBA Operations Management

Operations Management is a broad term that involves planning, organization and supervision in production, manufacturing or services industry. The field is delivery-driven and one of the main tasks of an Operations Manager is to ensure diligent output from materials, equipment, technology to human resources industry.

MBA in Operations Manager imparts training regarding procuring goods & services from external sources and managing relations with the people involved. In addition to this, the programme also comprises management of interpersonal relations with the stakeholders and maintaining procedures relating to the sustainability of the resources. In other words, as an Operations Manager, candidates have to work towards the best interest of the company and look after everything that is required to run the organization successfully without any fault.

MBA - Operations Management Syllabus

First Year:

Management of Organisations	Corporate Legal Environment	Corporate Environment
Production Management	Quantitative Techniques & Methods	Operations Management and Strategy
Business Skill Development	Accounting for Management	Managerial Economics
Industry Best Practices	Production Planning and Control	Operations Strategy

 

Second Year:

Demand and Business Forecasting	Logistics & Supply Chain Management	Business Process Modelling
Operations Scheduling	Inventory Control	Quantitative Techniques
Project Management	Enterprise Resource Planning	Total Quality Management
Operations Research	Management of International Business	Business Policy and Strategic Management

Career Options and Job Prospects

Working as an operations manager opens up a lot of opportunities for you to enter the top management in reputable organizations across the globe. There is also a lot of scope for operations managers in the consultancy sector and education sector. A lot of MBA programs require educators who have hands-on experience in this field and are recruited as professors at reputed colleges to train budding managers. Different job profiles are available after completing MBA in Operations Management depending on the capabilities of the candidates. Following are some of the popular jobs in this field:

• Operations Manager
• Area Operations Manager
• General Operations Manager
• Plant Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Supply Chain Program Manager
• Process Managers
• Inventory Control Manager
• Consultant

Starting salaries in the operations sector vary from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh per annum varying from the organisations that have hired you and the market value of the management programme you have pursued. Candidates who take up internships in their final year get excellent job opportunities during placements as well as after graduation. With experience, salary packages go up to Rs. 20 lakh per annum.

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