
Business Operations and Lean Management QLS Level 3
Course Code
ABC020
Do you want to enhance your business career by learning about lean management? Then this Business Operations and Lean Management QLS Level 3 course could be perfect for you.
Understand the key practices and principles of operations management
- Develop understanding of the relationships between value chains, supply chains and logistics.
- Understand how operations connect with other aspects of an organisation, such as marketing and HR.
- Learn how efficiency and effectiveness of operations are assessed.
- Learn how operations managers deal with quality, operations and change.
Course overview
Are you looking to fast-track your career with a flexible home learning course you can trust? Learn all the skills and knowledge you need to manage an organisation successfully all from the comfort of your own home.Â
During this Business Operations and Lean Management QLS Level 3, you will explore the role of operations management within various different kinds of organisations, how teams can enhance the operations function, and much more.
This course will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free.
You choose whether you want to study this course online or as a paper based hard copy. All your course materials will then be delivered to you by post or online, so it couldn’t be simpler. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!
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What next?
Following the successful completion of this course, you will be able to put your newfound knowledge into practice and develop your career in business. If after, you’re looking to enhance your business knowledge even further, take a look at the other business courses we offer.
Potential future career titles:
- Business manager
- Administrative manager
- Operations manager
Awarding body
This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. We will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality License Scheme website.
Course Duration
Up to 1 year
Course Outcome
You will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Business Operations and Lean Management Level 3.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Assessment
Tutor-marked assignments.
Course content
- Explain the role of operations management within various different kinds of organisation.
- Describe how operations management has become crucial to organisations’ success in the modern world.
- Demonstrate how the concept of the value chain applies to a variety of different kinds of organisation.
- Give examples of the impact good operations management can have on organisational effectiveness.
- Justify why the role of the operations manager is fundamentally changing.
- Explain why effectively managing people is crucial to operations management.
- Explain how teams can enhance the operations function.
- Explain the relationship between marketing and operations.
- Justify the need for flexible approaches to product and service design.
- Describe key principles in product and service design.
- Define and utilise the concept of value analysis.
- Explain the relationships between value chains, supply chains and logistics.
- Demonstrate best practice in selecting and working with suppliers and providers.
- Describe the options available in designing processes.
- Explain the importance of controlling the value chain.
- Describe how operations managers can assess the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations.
- Explain how best practice organisations manage their operations.
- Identify a range of cost-reducing methods that can be applied to operations.
- Define and explain lean synchronisation.
- Define what quality means and how to measure it.
- Explain operational risk and how to manage it.
- Demonstrate how operations managers deal most effectively with the complexity of modern organisations.
- Explain why and how organisations adopt a continuous improvement approach to operations.
Extra info
Assessment
You will be assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required.
Course duration
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.
Study method
This course will enable you to work when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or emailed to you online, whichever you choose. You will also receive our award-winning tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course outcome
At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Awarding body
This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high quality. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. We will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality License Scheme website.
This course has been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of knowledge and understanding that you would expect at this level.
Q&As
You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol onto this course.
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated learner services
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV critique service
- FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
- FREE XO Student Discounts membership
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Open Study College pen and highlighter
- *Student notebook
* Not included with the online study option
No. Your certification is issued based on your tutor-marked assignments.
No. Everything you need is included in the price!
You will send your assignments to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will be awarded your certification proving your knowledge.
It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 03300 563 100 and they'll do their best to help.