For your final assessment in this course, you will analyze a case study that addresses several key operations management fundamentals. You will use the tools and techniques that operations managers use and incorporate your instructor’s feedback into the final summative analysis. You will address the typical problems that operations managers face using the knowledge you have gained from this course. Finally, you will discuss the emerging concepts of sustainability in business management, specifically the topics of corporate responsibility and environmental compliance
Evaluate the influence of operations functions on generating value for a firm and its customers Explain theories and techniques used by operations managers for informing production processes Accurately apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to real-world problems using quantitative and qualitative methodologies Integrate emerging principles into operations management functions by addressing corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability