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Diploma in Manufacturing Strategy
Learn about quality management in operational excellence for world-class manufacturing from this free online course.
Description
Diploma in Manufacturing Strategy is a free online course that guides you through the important tools of operational excellence for achieving world-class manufacturing standards. This course highlights the elements of manufacturing strategies and the importance of quality management for manufacturing excellence. The course begins with a discussion on manufacturing as a value addition process, components of operations systems, and functional dominance within organizational strategies.
Next, you will learn about scholarly contributions to manufacturing strategies, Generic Manufacturing Strategies (GMS), and the concepts of order winners and qualifiers in market analysis. Then, you will study the requirements in developing an operations strategy, manufacturing strategy taxonomy, and the role of Total Quality Management (TQM) in manufacturing. Finally, you will analyze the criteria of business excellence awards, process choice, product profiling, and various factors for achieving world-class manufacturing such as total employee involvement and flexible manufacturing systems.
This free online course will teach you the rudiments of developing effective and efficient manufacturing strategies to achieve world-class status in the industry. This course will be of great interest to students, researchers, employers, HR and Operations managers, and anyone who wants to study the essentials of business excellence through manufacturing. Begin this course today and improve your knowledge of essential operational ingredients.
Start Course NowModules
Manufacturing Processes
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Manufacturing Processes - Learning Outcomes
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Output of Manufacturing
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Operations Systems
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Operations Strategy
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Functional Strategy
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Functional Dominance
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Manufacturing Processes - Lesson Summary
Manufacturing Strategy
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Manufacturing Strategy - Learning Outcomes
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World Class Manufacturing
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Ps of Manufacturing Strategy
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Contributions to Manufacturing Strategy
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Alternative Paradigm of Manufacturing Strategy
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Generic Manufacturing Strategies
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Manufacturing Strategy - Lesson Summary
Developing Manufacturing Strategy
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Developing Manufacturing Strategy - Learning Outcomes
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Developing Manufacturing Strategy
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Understanding Markets
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Introduction to Order Winner and Qualifiers
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Characteristics and Dimensions of Order Winners and Qualifiers
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Specific Order Winners and Qualifiers
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Developing Manufacturing Strategy - Lesson Summary
Manufacturing and Operations Strategy
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Manufacturing and Operations Strategy - Learning Outcomes
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Specific Order Winners and Qualifiers II
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Specific Order Winners and Qualifiers III
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Specific Order Winners and Qualifiers IV
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Developing an Operations Strategy - Methodology
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Developing an Operations Strategy
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Developing an Operations Strategy - Roth and Miller Classification
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Manufacturing and Operations Strategy - Lesson Summary
Diploma in Manufacturing Strategy - First Assessment
Manufacturing and Quality Management
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Manufacturing and Quality Management - Learning Outcomes
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Enlightened View of Manufacturing
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Manufacturing Strategy Taxonomy
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Quality Management in Manufacturing
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Total Quality Management (TQM)
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Manufacturing and Quality Management - Lesson Summary
Manufacturing Excellence
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Manufacturing Excellence - Learning Outcomes
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Deming's Approach to Quality
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Business Excellence Awards
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Process Choice
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Dimensions of Process Choice
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Product Profiling
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Manufacturing Excellence - Lesson Summary
World Class Manufacturing
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World Class Manufacturing - Learning Outcomes
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Critical Success Factors
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Value Added Engineering
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Total Employee Involvement
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HR Theories for Operations Strategy
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Flexible Manufacturing Systems
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World Class Manufacturing - Lesson Summary
Achieving World Class Status
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Achieving World Class Status - Learning Outcomes
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Concept of Focus
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Toyota Production System
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Toyota Production System II
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World Class Manufacturing in India
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Achieving World Class Status
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Achieving World Class Status - Lesson Summary
Diploma in Manufacturing Strategy - Second Assessment
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of World Class Manufacturing
- Identify various contributions of scholars to manufacturing strategy
- Identify the phases of strategy development
- Describe specific order winners and qualifiers in market analysis
- Identify effective measures of reducing lead time
- Recognize the various dimensions of quality for conformance purposes
- Analyze the taxonomy of manufacturing strategies
- Explain the process of effective Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation
- Identify the criteria for various business excellence awards
- Discuss the critical success factors for achieving World Class Manufacturing
- Examine the relationship between Toyota Production System and Lean Production
Certification
All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Diploma course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Diploma course, you have the option to acquire an official Diploma, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Diploma is:
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An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results
An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning
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