The Process of Operations Strategy – Formulation and Implementation

Course Outline

The Process of Operations Strategy – Formulation and Implementation

• Formulating operations strategy
• What is the role of alignment?
• Maintaining alignment over time
• What analysis is needed for formulation?
• The challenges to operations strategy formulation
• How do we know when the formulation process is complete?
• What is operations strategy implementation?

Target audience

• Chief operations officers and chief executive officers
• Operations directors and managers
• Heads of departments
• Senior operations executives, officers and staff
• Those who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between operational resources and market requirements.
• Those who wish to transform their companies’ prospects through the way they manage their operations resources strategically, turning their operations capabilities into a formidable asset.
• Those who wish to use operations strategy as a major source of competitive advantage in for-profit businesses or the route to achieving social welfare in not-for-profit enterprises.
• Those who appreciate operations strategy as central, ubiquitous and vital to any organisation’s sustained success.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand the formulation and implementation of the process of operations strategy.