Operations Management
Description
Program Code: OPM2
Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Duration: 30 weeks
Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Duration: 30 weeks
Full Time Offerings - online
- 2025 September
Part Time Offerings - online
- 2025 January
- 2025 May
- 2025 September
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This one-year post-grad program is designed for university and college graduates looking for a career in operations management. You’ll learn to develop your supervisory skills and how to manage people by focusing on the global economy and looking at the planning and management of all operations within organizations of varying sizes and complexity. Examining the operations from all angles, from the supply chain elements to quality assurance, from risk to project planning, you will see the whole picture.
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Operations Management is a one-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate program where students not only focus on complex problem solving and implementation skills, but they also learn to apply knowledge gained in the field of business operations within the global economy (e.g. operations planning, strategy, and control, supply chain management, risk management, project management, quality assurance). Since today’s business world is highly automated, you'll also learn to use information technology and innovation. Finally and perhaps most importantly, you will learn about the critical importance of human relations and interpersonal skills including a focus on Social Intelligence.
The program prepares you to start earning the ASCM Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) designation.
Available in a traditional in-class format with a September, January and May admission or as a fully online operations management program, full-time or part-time. A part-time offering for this program is available.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- A Two- or Three-Year College Diploma, or a Degree (Note: minimum 'C+' average or cumulative 2.5 GPA)OR
- Acceptable combination of related work experience and post-secondary education as judged by the College* OR
- Five years of work experience in the operations management field as judged by the College to be equivalent*
Note:*Applicants may be required to submit a resume and cover letter that includes details of work experience.
COURSES
LEVEL 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- ACCT-5012 Managerial Accounting
- COMM-6019 Advanced Professional Communication
- MGMT-6083 Risk Assessment
- MGMT-6084 Project Management
- MGMT-6087 Quality Management
- MGMT-6092 Principles of Operations Management
LEVEL 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Group 1
- COMP-6050 Business Operations Technology
- MGMT-6070 Global Supply Chain Management
- MGMT-6088 Employee Relations
- MGMT-6089 Leadership & Management Fundamentals
- MGMT-6091 Operations Management Processes
Group 2
Students will be enrolled in one of the following courses:
MGMT-6090 or INNV-6001
MGMT-6090 or INNV-6001
- MGMT-6090 Operations Management Capstone Project
- INNV-6001 Innovation Applications
CAREER INFORMATION
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Operations Management program will be prepared for a variety of manufacturing, health care, education, service industries, and retail and construction employment opportunities. Responsibilities vary by industry but may encompass inventory management, production planning and scheduling, quality assurance, process improvement, supply chain management, transportation and logistics planning and facilities management. Progression with on-the-job experience can lead to careers such as:
- warehouse operations manager
- materials manager
- operations manager
- manufacturing manager
- production scheduler
- production manager
- facilities manager
- logistics manager
- purchasing manager
- project manager
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduate employment rates among large colleges in Ontario?
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Operations Management program:
- Operations Coordinator
- Operations Manager
- Production Manager
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Advanced Professional Communication
- Managerial Accounting
- Business Operations Technology
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Risk Assessment
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Employee Relations
- Leadership & Management Fundamentals
- Operations Management Capstone Project
- Principles of Operations Management
- Operations Management Processes
- Innovation Applications
Overview

- Institution: Fanshawe College
- Program type: Certificat post-diplôme
- Language: English
- Program Code: OPM2
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.