Programme Overview
The Executive Programme in Operations Management is designed to provide professionals with a strategic understanding of operations and supply chain functions in both manufacturing and service sectors. Building on foundational principles of Operations Management—such as process efficiency, resource utilization, and inventory planning — the program explores advanced topics, including supply chain analytics, design resilience, and contemporary cross- functional areas like sustainability and finance. The curriculum is structured into four modules, emphasizing both analytical rigor and real-world applicability, enabling participants to effectively manage and optimize end-to-end supply chains. In this programme, participants will learn to use tools such as mathematical programming, decision tree analysis, and simulation models to solve complex operational challenges. They will also gain insights into emerging technologies like blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and additive manufacturing within digital supply chains, along with the financial aspects of supply chain decisions through an integrated analysis of operations and financial metrics. This program is ideal for managers involved in procurement, logistics, production, and service delivery. Its aim is to enhance competitiveness, reduce operational risks through resilience, and drive innovation in today’s dynamic business environment. EPOM also includes a capstone project. Participants will work in groups on topics approved by the Programme Directors and present and submit their work by the end of the programme. The groups will be formed by the first campus visit and the capstone presentations would happen during the final visit.
Programme Objective
- This programme in operations management imparts knowledge in the form of process modeling and analysis for service and manufacturing operations.
- This programme brings in a unique capability of integrating design of operations strategy with tools in management sciences, information systems, cross-functional skills.
- One of the unique features of this programme is the project part where the participants are expected to apply some of the learnings in solving real world operations problems. This not only makes this course of practical utility to the participants but also the institute can leverage these diverse project reports into future case studies for MBA teaching with prior permissions to respect confidentiality agreements.
Programme Directors
Who Should Attend
Working professionals with at least 3 years in operations role (manufacturing, design, procurement, production, logistics, sales and distribution, service delivery, programme and project management and strategic activities like network optimization, supply chain design, process technology management, innovation management, designing improvement programmes and product/process configuration) will find the programme both challenging and stimulating.
Minimum eligibility criteria is graduation (10+2+3 or equivalent) or Diploma holders (10+2+3) or Master’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline with 50% marks. Participants with less than 50% marks in graduation but 50% or more in post- graduation are also eligible.
This programme is specially designed for managers who plan to further their career in both service and manufacturing organizations.
Programme Duration and Delivery
The duration of the Programme is 1 year.
The Programme will be delivered through live online classes once a week. The class schedule is Sundays 3.30 PM - 6.30 PM. If required classes will be held twice a week towards the latter part of the programme. The extra class day will then be mutually decided.
There will be 2 Campus Visits of 4 and 3 days each.
Pedagogy
Each course will be taught with the help of case studies, industry examples, and analytical tools.Programme Content
- Introduction to operations and process analysis [6*3 = 18 hours]
- Operations strategy framework
- Strategic trade-offs based on cost, quality, efficiency, and flexibility
- Process view of operations
- Process design in manufacturing and service industries
- Project management
- Managing inventory and forecasting demand
- Inventory planning and management
- Demand forecasting
- Decision analytics for managing uncertainty and risk
- Mathematical programming models
- Decision analysis with tables and trees
- Simulating processes in service and manufacturing
- Supply Chain Design and Resilience
- Strategic sourcing
- Distribution network design
- Designing supply chain contracts
- Operational excellence
- Lean thinking for managing operations
- Theory of constraints
- Digital operation and supply chain management driven by blockchain, IoT, additive manufacturing
- Contemporary and Cross-functional Areas in Supply Chain Management
- Macroeconomics and its impact on supply chains
- Understanding and analyzing financial statements
- Linking financial parameters with operational drivers
- Sustainability concerns in managing operations and supply chains
- Understanding latest supply chain innovations in warehousing and retailing
- AI/ML for supply chains
Capstone Project: Participants are expected to take up projects in areas of operations management related to their companies.
Programme Sample Certificate
Alumni Status
- LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has over 33,000 members.
- LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
- LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
- The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
- Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
- The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
- Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
- By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform
How to Apply
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