Project Description
Overview
This course is a “Core course” that is part of the Graduate Certificate in Aviation. This online (20-hours) course in Production and Procurement is specifically created for aviation industry professionals to further develop their analytical and critical thinking skills to apply fundamental concepts of production management and procurement processes to the aviation and aerospace industries, with a particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific Region.
Who Should Attend?
- Airline and airport professionals
- Aircraft management professionals
- Aviation banking & finance professionals
- Students aspiring to be aviation managers
Starting From: September 16, 2023
Fee: $500/- (USD)

Instructor: Albert Wee Kwan Tan
Biography:
Education: Dr. Tan holds a Bachelor degree in Information Technology from University of Southern Queensland, an MBS from the National University of Ireland and a PhD in Supply Chain Management from the Nanyang Technological University. He is also a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management from APICS.
Consulting and Industry Experience: Dr. Albert Tan has worked as a consultant for the Center for Corporate Learning at the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) and as Director in a government agency in Singapore. He has also held position as the Associate Director at The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, NUS; managing the Double Master program in Supply Chain Management and Logistics Management. He has held teaching positions in the college of graduate studies at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, National University Singapore, Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MIT SCALE Network), Curtin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Singapore.
Interests: His research interests are in Blockchain, Process Reengineering, Omnichannel logistics and Reverse Logistics.
PAYMENT:
You may deposit the fee directly to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at their web portal linked here:
Please select the course, click and add to the cart for payment.
Aviation Institute of Management is the regional representative and facilitating entity for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. You may also convert in equivalent currency (using www.xe.com) in PKR at the and deposit the fees at the following bank:
Bank AL Habib (any branch)
Account title: Aviation Institute of Management (Pvt) Ltd.
Account Number: 1058-0981-013394-500
IBAN: PK41BAHL1058098101339450
You are also required to send us a copy of your deposit slip (screen shot) for reconciliation and subsequent enrollment in the course. Expect an email from Embry-Riddle (USA/Singapore campus) for enrollment after your payment.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should understand operations strategy, product design, process design and analysis, capacity planning, lean production systems, and the procurement process from sourcing to managing suppliers. Case studies on production and procurement in aviation in Asia will be used for discussion. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand key concepts and issues of Production Management and Procurement
• Understand capacity planning and lean production system
• Apply analytical skills and problem-solving tools to the analysis of the production and procurement problems
• Understand Purchasing and Procurement concepts, procedures and models
• Evaluate each stage of purchasing development
• Analyse the procurement expenditures for improvement