Business Operations Management Course | Master Production & Planning for New Ventures
Take your entrepreneurial journey to the next level with our Business Operations Management Course, specifically designed for individuals who want to learn how to plan and manage production and operations in a startup or small business. Throughout the course, you’ll explore essential business skills, ranging from resource allocation to supply chain efficiency, all aimed at helping you build a strong operational foundation for your new venture. Whether you’re just launching a business or looking to improve existing processes, these entrepreneurship skills will ultimately ensure long-term success and sustainability.
Business Management and Operations Course
Master the fundamentals of business management and operations with this comprehensive course, specifically tailored for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. In this course, you will learn how to plan and manage production, streamline operations, and ultimately improve efficiency in your new venture. Moreover, this course is ideal for anyone looking to gain practical entrepreneurship skills, enhance their business strategy, and build a strong operational foundation to ensure long-term success. Whether you’re starting from scratch or scaling an existing business, this training equips you with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in today’s competitive market.
How can you effectively manage production and operations in a new business venture?
Managing production and operations is critical for the success of any new business. This course offers in-depth training in business operations management, covering key areas such as planning, resource allocation, workflow optimization, and performance tracking. Ideal for entrepreneurs and small business owners, the course builds strong entrepreneurship skills and practical knowledge to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and scale operations. Whether you’re launching a startup or refining an existing business, this programme equips you with the tools to run your venture smoothly and sustainably.
Overview
Purpose of the Course
This course is designed to provide entrepreneurs and small business owners with the essential skills to plan, implement, and oversee production or operational processes in a new venture. By gaining these skills, learners will understand how to manage operations effectively, which in turn helps improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction — all crucial for the success of a growing business.
What is “Plan and Manage Production/Operations in a New Venture”?
This phrase refers to the ability to design, organise, and control the day-to-day activities involved in producing goods or delivering services in a newly established business. Specifically, it includes forecasting demand, setting up processes, managing resources, and ensuring that operations run smoothly and cost-effectively from the outset.
What You Will Learn
Throughout this course, you will learn how to:
Understand the key components of a production/operations system.
Design production plans based on market needs and business capacity.
Allocate labour, equipment, and materials efficiently.
Apply basic quality management and control measures.
Monitor and improve operational performance.
Manage risks and respond to production or service delivery challenges.
As a result, this course is ideal for individuals looking to start or grow a business and want to ensure their operational processes are well-structured, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
Description
This unit standard is for learners responsible for planning and managing a new venture’s production/operations function. Learners acquiring this unit standard will have the knowledge and skills to optimise business productivity. Learners credited with this unit standard can design a production/operations layout for a new venture, apply effective production/operations scheduling, apply resource management within a new venture, and apply quality management within a new venture.
Course Content
Unit 1: Design a production/operations layout for a new venture
- The concept of productivity is explained within the context of a competitive new venture
- A description is given of elements involved in a specific production/operations process with examples
- An office/production layout plan is used to optimise the workflow
- Market potential and limitations are analysed to plan for the capacity needed to operate a new venture profitably
Unit 2: Apply effective production/operations scheduling
- An explanation is given of the need for an effective production/operations scheduling within a new venture
- An effective production/operation system is designed in terms of areas to be scheduled within a specific business
- Potential bottlenecks that may affect production flow are identified and analysed in order to take corrective action
Unit 3: Apply resource management within a new venture
- The concept of resource management is explained within the context of new venture creation
- A system to effectively manage and control the business resources is developed using a record-keeping system
- A maintenance system is designed and developed to ensure the sustainability of the business to perform competitively
Unit 4: Apply quality management within a new venture
- Fundamentals of quality and its management are explained within the context of target market requirements
- Quality standards are laid down which are derived from the market requirements
- Measurement tools are designed in order to measure the quality of the product/service in accordance with the set standards
Accreditation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
