Delve into the foundations of sustainable operations management, covering vision, leadership, and strategic planning. Explore systematic frameworks, key principles, and issues in operations management. Understand sustainable practices in product and process design, internal and external process improvements, production process management, green supply chain practices, and more.

After the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Introduction to Sustainable Operations:

• The importance of vision in achieving real change towards sustainability
• Working as an agent of change
• Developing leadership through operations management
• Review of systematic frameworks for operations management
• Coverage of key operations management principles and issues
• Selection of operations management models
• Overview of the value chain model: origins, evolution, globalization
• Role of sustainability in integrated supply chain management.

• Understand the importance of strategic planning in operation management.
• Know the elements of operations management strategic planning.
• Know what is the role of leadership in business processes.
• Understand how sustainable leadership’s vision and performance management integrate business processes effectively.
• Know how leaders help develop management-level commitment to sustainability.
• Understand the role of sustainable leaders in minimising the risks and maximizing the opportunities.
• Also understand the strategies for quality assurance.

• Development of sustainable products and services.
• 3P’s (profit, people, planet) in product and process design.
• Internal and external process improvements related to sustainability.
• Production process management.
• Procurement and green supply chain management (lean vs green).
• Operations, inventory models, off-shoring.
• Materials management planning, distribution, integration.

• Understand the concept of material management planning, distribution and integration.
• Know that industrial ecology takes industrial systems as interwoven parts of greater ecological and social systems and seeks to improve sustainability, reduce environmental effect, and maximize resource utilization in industrial operations.
• Understand the concept of supply chain management and how businesses may build long-term resilience, cut expenses, and improve their brand image by incorporating sustainable practices into their supply chains.
• Know the importance of sustainable outsourcing and sustainable disposal and recycling of materials.

The certificate is designed to enhance the learner's knowledge in the field. This certificate is for everyone eager to know more and get updated on current ideas in their respective field. We recommend this certificate for the following audience.

• Sustainable Operations Manager
• Strategic Planning Specialist
• Leadership in Sustainability Consultant
• Supply Chain Sustainability Analyst
• Sustainable Product Development Manager
• Quality Assurance Strategist
• Environmental Impact Analyst
• Green Supply Chain Coordinator