Operations Management deals with transformation process of input resources into goods or services. An Operations Manager deals with devising strategies, designing processes, planning and controlling of scarce resources. Managing operations for diverse organisations is becoming complex. In the era of Industry 4.0, availability of high quality human talent to manage operations is viewed as a competitive advantage. Moreover, organisations are strategically moving their operations closer to their end markets in order to reduce costs and risks.

Bengaluru in Karnataka is home to many world class reputed national and multinational companies along with a large number of medium and small scale industries. To grow, these organisations require, during the next decade, a large number of operations personnel and managers with a postgraduate degree in management. 

In order to cater to this growing demand, the Faculty of Management and Commerce at M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS) offers M.B.A. (Operations Management) at the postgraduate level. 

The aim of the programme is to create professional management graduates, specialising in operations management, who can devise strategies, design processes, plan and control resources to achieve the stated business goals. 

The programme also encourages students to take up MicroMasters course from the internationally acclaimed Masachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in Supply Chain Management (MITx in SCM) with the support of Faculty Mentors. [S1]

Objectives:

Students will be able to apply the knowledge, understanding and skills required to optimally use scarce resources. Emphasis will be on total factor productivity approach to improve transparency and mitigate risks for a business process.

The Operations Management programme covers: knowledge of principles of operations management, design of operations models for a stated business activity, optimisation of operations model through simulations and validations, planning and allocating physical and human resources for execution of operations, development of supply chain management and logistics models .

Coursework includes: Study of basic functions of Management and Operations Management, Production & Services Management, Quantitative Methods for Decision Making, Inventory Management, Quality Management, Project Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Machine Learning for Business.