Advanced Operations Strategy

Description

This course leads delegates through the key elements of Operations Strategy, from effective strategy creation, alignment, through to objective resource planning and establishing key strategic deliverables.

This course also leads delegates through the key elements of excellence within Operations Strategy; understanding and aligning Operations Strategy with the wider external operating environment, Effective communication and engagement with stakeholders and the effective management of time horizons within strategy creation and roll out.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

What you will learn

Role and Contribution of Operations Strategy to the Organization

• Aligning Operations Strategy with overall Organizational Strategy & Goals
• Key Planning Techniques within Operations Strategy

Developing Operations Strategy

• Assessing Operations Strategy Deliverables
• Effective Management of change within Operations Strategy
• Understanding key dependencies within Operations Strategy

Operations Resource Management

• Understanding the key dynamics of Internal Resources
• Effective Risk Management
• Building resilience within Operations Strategy

Demand Forecasting Techniques

• Creating effective Demand Forecasts
• Managing changes in volume and variation
• Utilizing the demand plan within the organization

Managing the Operations Environment

• Understanding the organizational Operating Environment
• Operations Strategy Creation Toolkit
• Setting effective Operations Strategy KPI’s

Operations Strategy – Managing Time Horizons

• Determining the optimal Strategy timescale
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Developing the Business Contingency Structure

Operations Strategy – Communication and Handover

• Creating the Business Case for Senior Executives
• Effective communication and engagement with stakeholders
• Effective handover to Operations Management teams

Operations Strategy – Use of Industry 4.0 Technologies

• Human Cyber Systems
• The Industrial Internet of things (IIOT)
• Predictive Analytics

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning