Fundamentals of Aggregate Planning and Quality Management
The free online course on techniques used in aggregate planning, as well as the concept of total quality management.
Description
In this course, you will learn about the various techniques that are used to carry out aggregate planning in production and operations management. The mathematical techniques for obtaining optimal solutions in aggregate planning will also be covered in this course. Then, this course will teach you how to solve production planning problems using linear programming, as well as the various dimensions of product quality.
This course will also teach you about the various dimensions of service quality, as well as all the different determinants of quality in production. Furthermore, this course will teach you about the evolution of quality management and then introduce you to the concept of total quality management. Lastly, this course will teach you about various statistical concepts in quality control, as well as different controls charts for determining quality attributes of a product.
This course is helpful for learners who want to gain an understanding of the methods like linear programming which is used in solving production planning problems. The course is helpful when you want to learn about the importance of quality management in production and operations management. Begin this course now to understand how aggregate planning can be applied to determine the type of production planning method used.
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Acceptance Sampling
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Acceptance Sampling - Learning Outcomes
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Aggregate Planning Techniques
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Aggregate Planning Techniques - Examples
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Aggregate Planning Techniques - Problems
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Production Planning Problems Using LP
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Product Quality Dimensions
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Acceptance Sampling - Lesson Summary
Facility Capacity
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Facility Capacity - Learning Outcomes
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Service Quality Dimensions
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Modern Quality Management and Total Quality Management
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Total Quality Management
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Overview of Control Charts
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P-Charts and Examples
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C-Charts and Examples
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Run Test and Examples
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Facility Capacity - Lesson Summary
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the various techniques for aggregate planning.
- Discuss the trial-and-error techniques using graphs and spreadsheets.
- Explain various problems that can occur in production planning.
- Discuss the nature of quality and the evolution of quality management.
- Identify the eight dimensions of product quality.
- Identify the eight dimensions of service quality and the determinants of quality.
- Explain the cost of quality and the evolution of quality management.
- Discuss a brief description and the elements of total quality management.
- Explain the overview and statistical concepts in quality control.
Certification
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