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Production and Operations Management –MGT613 INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT VU Lesson 01 POMA Previously called Production Management Then Production and Operations Management Often called Operations Management Should not be confused with Operations Research or Production Management which are the domain of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. THE COURSE CONTENT Tentative Course Content Units of Learning wise Unit I ( Introduction and Productivity, Strategy and Competitiveness)
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