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Managing Productivity and Quality


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Summary

Price
£30 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
1 hour · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price

Overview

Operations management is the process of managing the daily production of goods and services, a key part of a manager's job. Organizations depend on both the quality of its products and services and on productivity. Productivity is a measure of performance that indicates how many inputs it takes to create an output, and is measured as either partial productivity or multi-factor productivity. Quality is a product or service free of deficiencies; it can also be defined as the characteristics of a product or service that satisfies customer needs. Quality standards include ISO 900, The Baldrige National Quality Award, and Total Quality Management. Managers have a lot of responsibilities: leading people, serving customers, maintaining internal controls, satisfying stakeholders, and driving profitability. Throughout all these responsibilities, managers must always strive to manage worker productivity and product quality. This course discusses how productivity and quality are managed.

Course media

Description

By the end of this course the learner will be able to:

  • Describe productivity
  • State the types of productivity
  • Summarize quality
  • Explain the types of quality standards
  • Explain total quality management

You must make an 80% or higher on the final quiz to pass this online course. Once you pass the online course and complete your course survey, you will be able to print your certificate of completion from inside the course.

Who is this course for?

Anybody interested in developing leadership and management skills

Requirements

No prior qualification required

Career path

Application of principles learnt in this course

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