Course Review: Supply Chain Operations

Course Highlights
  • Rutgers via Coursera
  • 93,944+ already enrolled!
  • ★★★★★ 4.8 (3,968 Ratings)

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In this Supply Chain Operations course, the instructor will introduce learners to the very essential process improvements tools to achieve perfection. Here you will be taught how to apply the Six Sigma methodology for process improvement. The instructor will explain in detail the basic tenets of the Lean philosophy that allows manufacturers to eliminate waste. Next, you will learn to make the processes more efficient through waste elimination. Then you will learn to apply the tools you just learned here to improve a process of your own. We believe this course has enough content to help you start your journey in operations.


TTC Course Analysis:

Following are the results of comprehensive analysis of “Supply Chain Operations” online course by our team of experts.

TTC Rating
2,480 Reviews
4.3

TakeThisCourse Sentiment Analysis Results:

In order to facilitate our learners with real user experience, we performed sentiment analysis and text mining techniques that generates following results:

  • TTC analyzed a total of 2,480 reviews for this online course.
  • The analysis indicates that around 87% reviews were positive while around 13% of reviews had negative sentiment.
  • Supply Chain Operations‘s online course received a total score of 4.3 out of 5, based on user opinions related to 4 effectiveness factors including content, engagement, quality practice and career benefit.

TTC Course Effectiveness:

Online Course Effectiveness Score
Content Engagement Practice Career Benefit
4.7 / 5.0
★★★★★
96 Reviews
4.9 / 5.0
★★★★★
223 Reviews
3.0 / 5.0
★★★☆☆
85 Reviews
4.8 / 5.0
★★★★★
22 Reviews

Based on learner reviews we believe;

  • This course offers well-articulated and easy to understand content
  • The instructor did an impeccable job explaining all the concepts
  • You get access to engaging quizzes to solve
  • Overall, the course is a great source to understand supply chain operations

Pros & Cons:

Pros:

  • Highest rating of 4.8
  • Beginner-level course
  • Additional quizzes and assessments
  • Peer reviews available

Cons:

  • Too basic content
  • Few lectures on lean tools

What Learners Are Saying About this Course:

This section contains feedback that has been given by online learners about this course. Note that we have divided these reviews based on our main points mentioned below;

Key benefits:

The instructor teaches everything using effective techniques

This is a good and quite engaging course where any learner can understand the supply chain operations concepts easily. The instructor has used effective techniques to explain all the concepts. Overall, the course is well-articulated and easy to understand. Simple yet engaging. (Rajeev P)

The course introduces learners to different concepts relevant to supply chain functions

This is the type of course that helped me look deeply into the supply chain concepts. With that, you get access to different concepts related to supply chain functions. The course has all the content one needs about the subject. (Bipin K)

The course taught me major tools of operations goals six sigma lean operations and more

With the help of this course, I was able to learn major tools of operations goals Six Sigma Lean Operations, DMAIC methodology, Quality Control, Seven Waste Constraints, Drum Buffer Rope systems and more. Then as I proceeded further with the course, I was able to understand what lean inventory and Kanban inventory is. These were all that I learned from this course and that is why I wanted to give a brief summary of what I learned so that others can also see what this course has to offer. This 1-month course is a very valuable and practical course containing many formulas to practice. (TG)

The course offers great content to learn pragmatic measures and solve different problems

Taking this course helped me realize how engaging and deep content it offers. The course is a great source to learn pragmatic measures to solve problems. This course helped me understand how I can improve the overall operations of my organization. (Md S)

An amazing course that teaches a lot about Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigmatic

This course offers knowledge that can help anyone improve their work efficiency. With the help of this course, I was able to keep increasing my work ability. To prove what I’m saying, I applied 5s management and kanban concepts on my work process and can say they were the best strategies to improve my work performance. The course even shed light on details that I should be controlling. The knowledge that I gained from this course can be applied on every project and thus I would like to thank the instructor for everything. Indeed, the course is very valuable. (Li Xinyan)

A well-explained course that offers great video material along with thought-provoking assignments

This is a very engaging course that gives learners access to thought-provoking assignments for practice purpose. With that, the video material is also very engaging and easy to understand. With the help of this course, anyone can understand the fundamental concepts of supply chain operations in a better way. (Tanvee G)

A great course offering great insights on project planning and analyzing data

This is a great course that offers great insights on project planning. The instructor explained how to analyze data in the best possible manner. With that, he also talked about the implementation of new ideas and how the system can be improved which was the best part for me. (Julia A)

Exceptional teaching along with the addition of helpful examples

This course has been taught by an exceptional teacher. The way he used different examples and talked about live warehouses was pretty impressive. (Jay V)

The course offers compact and hands on exercises on the DMAIC methodology

This course offers enough insights and hands on exercises on the DMAIC methodology of Lean Six Sigma principle. This is a must have course for all those interested. (Arka K)

Key challenges

Questions in week 2 quizzes are marked wrong

I believe that there are some questions in week 2 that are marked wrong. And that is why many people are confused and frustrated. A lot of people including me failed this quiz after multiple attempts and even after so many years the problem isn’t fixed. (Huimin X)

Has a lot of technical problems

This course has a lot of technical problems and there aren’t any fellow coursers who can review your work. Very disappointed. (Ilker O)

Learner’s Suggestions/Recommendations:

  • The course is fine and has good content no doubt but quality of some of the assignments could have been improved. (Ankit V)
  • This course is very good and I enjoyed learning from it. One suggestion I would like to make here is to add more details regarding how to apply DMAIC methodology and Lean Six Sigma step-by-step into practical problems. (FTU)
  • The Lean inventory part was quite difficult to understand but later some things were sorted out. I believe the instructor should add more details as a lot of students might be facing problems understanding this part. Rest of the course was worth taking. (Jignesh Kumar)

Is this Course worth taking?

This course offers succinct content about what supply chain operations are. You will get access to great learning content along with quizzes and assignments to practice. This course will teach you new concepts in the best possible manner and is worth taking.

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