Management of Strategic Operations (Elective)

Course Description

This course is concerned with the decisions and process by which managers and executives choose strategies, plans and options to maximize corporate objectives. The concept of a ‘strategy’ in business raises the decision function beyond the mundane and routine. This course therefore seeks to expose subjects to the various business strategies to enhance their competitive advantage, strategic planning skills and business level strategy and leadership skills.

Course Outcome

• The students will appreciate all options of business strategies in modern business
  
• To enhance students overall strategic decision making.
  
• To be an excellent strategist in your field of operation
  

Course Content

• Overview of Strategic Managemen
  
• Strategy Formulation
  
• Strategy Implementations:
  
• Strategic analysis and choice.
  
• Strategic Review, Evaluation and Control.
  
• Business Ethics/Social Responsibility/Environmental Sustainability

• Required Text book:
  

• David F. Fred. (2011), Strategic Management-concepts and cases (13^th ed.). New Jeesey: Pearson Education Inc. 

• Slack, and Lewis (2010). Operations Strategy, 3rd, Prentice Hall/Pearson.