Course Executive Masterclass Operations, Manufacturing & Plant Management - NEW

Target group

This Executive Masterclass is aimed at managers who are responsible for both the performance and the further development of a production or operational environment.

• Plant Managers, Site Managers and Operations Managers.
• Production Managers and Manufacturing Managers.
• Managers who have recently taken on broader responsibilities within operations and wish to strengthen their management skills.
• Experienced operational managers facing a major transformation or improvement project.
• Maintenance, Engineering, Quality or Supply Chain Managers with broad responsibilities and the ambition to progress to an integrated operations or plant management role.

Our approach

• The training consists of 3 modules of 2 days.
• After about 3 months there is a return day.
• A combination of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises, including practical testimonials and company visits.
• The programme offers a unique setting, allowing you to not only learn from the experts, but also share valuable experiences and best practices with your peers.
• An exclusive mix of learning, networking and personal coaching.
• This mini-MBA will ensure you learn applicable insights and tools.

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What can you expect?

• Setting up a future strategy for the plant and production based on a changing context.
• Gain insight into the use of Operational Excellence to realise your strategy.
• Set up and follow up a transformation program efficiently.
• Setting up an efficient measurement system and KPIs, supported by the organisation.
• Role of supporting services.
• Making the organisation future-proof.
• Dealing with continuous change.
• Communicating with stakeholders (including unions).
• Exchange experiences between participants and learn from each other.

Programme

Day 1: Future strategy for the plant

• Types of strategy
• Process of drafting operational strategy - how to proceed
• Implementation/deployment of the strategy
• Responsibilities

Day 2: Transformation programme to continuous improvement

• Setting up priorities in improvement projects
• Setting up project management and PMO organisation
• Different roles in a transformation programme
• How to guarantee results and critical success conditions

Day 3 & 4: Operational Excellence with practical testimonials

• Challenges within operations
• Essential measurements
• Improvement tools within OPEX: Lean, Six Sigma
• Role of supporting services: QA, maintenance, planning
• Integrating supporting services
• Automation and digitisation
• Impact of OPEX and CAPEX on EBITDA

Day 5: An efficient measurement and management system with a practical testimonial

• Defining appropriate KPIs
• How to deploy them in the organisation
• Obeya as a resource within the organisation
• Setting up a dashboard (performance management system)

Day 6: Future-proofing the organisation and realising change as a leader

• Where does the current organisation stand
• Possible organisational forms: self-managing teams, lean cells
• What is the role of the manager and key people in a transformation
• Getting the organisation involved and creating ownership

Day 7: Return day

• Responding to participants' questions and discussing specific topics in depth:
  • Strategy development and implementation
  • Improvement projects and transformation
  • Operational Excellence and improvement tools
  • Supporting services and KPIs
• Company visit at World Class company