Learn how to practically apply professional operations management skills with this applied operations management course. This free online Applied Operations Management course will introduce you to the practical applications of the main theories that underpin operations management. By the end of the course, you will have learned why virtually all operations management decisions are based on a forecast of the future, and how forecasts drive strategic operations decisions such as competitive priorities, changes in processes, and large technology purchases.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192208 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe the time series forecasting • Explain simple forecasting models for time series data • Describe aggregate planning methodologies • Describe the Tabular method, Linear Programming method and the Transportation model • Describe the line balancing problem • Describe qualitative factors in determining the location of facilities • Describe the basics of inventory management • Describe different types of inventory models |
| Course Code | 1123 |

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