Plan and manage production/operations in a new venture Online Course

Plan and manage production/operations in a new venture

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 understanding how to manage operations effectively, learners can 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. 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
In 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.

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.

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

  • 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
  • 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
 
  • 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
  • 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
  • Non-accredited: Short course only  
  • Duration: 1h 30m
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Access Period: 12 Months 
SpecCon Short Course
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