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Go backDesigned for busy working professionals, this fully online MBA course is highly flexible and delivered with interactive, bite-sized content and personalised student support.
Go backGo backGo backGo backGo backGo backWithin the AIB MBA, Operations Strategy and Management is a core subject, designed to give you a strategic and in-depth understanding of key principles, frameworks, and contemporary topics that underpin the effective and responsible management of operations across various sectors – including services, public, manufacturing, and not-for-profit.
You will explore how organisations create and deliver value by strategically managing processes, resources, and supply networks. Building on operations strategy and management principles, you will integrate emerging topics such as sustainability, resilience, digitalisation, and customer experience. This will provide you insights in designing best-in-class strategies that sustain competitive advantage while boosting financial, societal, and environmental performance.
Throughout the term, you will examine how operational functions interact with internal and external stakeholders, uncover opportunities for improvement, and develop innovative, evidence-based solutions to complex challenges. By adopting a whole-of-business view, you will strengthen your ability to maximise value creation, foster enduring resiliency, and enhance responsiveness in a rapidly changing environment.
| AIB Subject Code | 8004OSM |
|---|---|
| Qualifications | MBA (General) All MBA Specialisations GCM |
| AQF Level | Level 8 |
| Delivery | 100% online |
| Subject length | 8 weeks |
| Start dates | 2025 MBA Timetable |
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to meet the following subject learning outcomes:
The AIB academic team hold significant qualifications and experience in their field of expertise. Our academics strive for excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and research so they can deliver high quality, life-changing experiences for our students.
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
100% online MBA learning
Our innovative Student Learning Portal is your ultimate digital resource for everything you’ll need to successfully complete this subject and your online MBA, with the flexibility to access your learning materials, videos, podcasts and other multimedia on any device. You’ll engage with fellow students and have key concepts explained by your Online Facilitators in webinars and forums.
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In addition to the Student Learning Portal, the myAIB app allows you to download modules and full subjects to view offline to save your cellular data, receive notifications for assessments and webinars, listen to audio versions of modules through Soundcloud and enjoy many other useful features.
The myAIB learning portal app is available on Google play and on the Apple app store.
When you study with AIB, you’ll be supported by our skilful team of over 180 academic, student support and professional staff, who will be with you every step of your MBA journey.
In this subject, you will learn how organisations design, produce, and deliver goods and services that create value for customers and stakeholders. You will develop the skills to manage different aspects of operations including context, content, and process, enabling you to formulate responsible operations strategies that align with long-term organisational goals.
The subject introduces operations strategy and operations management principles and frameworks while guiding you in designing and improving processes, strengthening supply chains, and managing risk and resilience. You will also explore how sustainability and digital transformation are reshaping operations, and how these forces can be leveraged to drive strategic impact and competitive advantage.
By the end of this subject, you will gain the tools and insights to build responsiveness and resilience within your operations and supply networks, equipping you to address disruptions and seize opportunities across any industry.
Operations Management is a Core subject within the AIB MBA, which means it is a compulsory unit undertaken by all students in their MBA journey to meet the requirements to be awarded the degree. Operations Strategy and Management can be studied from the third subject onward, following the completion of Leadership and Strategic Management, which are the first and second prescribed subjects in the MBA timetable.
Students are encouraged to contact their Enrolment Advisor for timetable advice and support.
AIB’s Operations Strategy and Management MBA subject provides the foundation knowledge and strategic perspective necessary for managing an organisation’s operations effectively. It provides you with the insights to optimise processes, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable growth, making you well-positioned for roles in operations leadership.
AIB’s Logistics and Supply Chain Management MBA specialisation may be a suitable option for you if you would like to expand your career in operations, logistics, supply chain and other relevant fields. Designed for experienced and aspiring Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management professionals; students who specialise in the Logistics and Supply Chain Management stream will explore subjects like International Business, Procurement and Global Logistics Management, and Global Supply Chain Management to develop their expertise in this field further.
Alternatively, should you choose to graduate with a General MBA degree, you can also pick and choose these subjects as part of your studies.
For advice on choosing a specialisation and elective subjects, students are encouraged to contact their Enrolment Advisor.
If you’re interested in studying Operations Strategy and Management and the AIB MBA, get in touch with an AIB Enrolment Advisor to discuss your application and timetabling.
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