By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Outline an operational risk assessment program
• List tools and techniques in identifying operational risks in an organization
• Describe the various risk management processes and approaches
• Discuss the risk management process using various frameworks and strategies
• Distinguish between the various risk management standards and their applications in risk assessment
• Summarize the various terms associated with risk management
• Identify the limitations of risk management
• Evaluate risk assessment effectiveness through risk audit
• Define the concept of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Explain the different ERM frameworks and components
• Compare several ways and alternatives to implementing the ERM framework
• Select ERM teams for effective risk analysis

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe how to apply the total quality management (TQM) approach to drive quality excellence within your organisation
• Analyse manufacturing systems against best practices, acquiring relevant techniques in setting up a world-class quality system
• Discuss the various frameworks, standards, models and techniques that will enable you to build a productive and cost-efficient manufacturing system
• Evaluate and eliminate non-value activities that hinders process and material flow in manufacturing processes
• Identify all the various dimensions and principles of quality management
• Explain various concepts and techniques required for problem-solving and process improvement on the shop floor

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain what design manufacturing is and how it is impacting careers, practices and processes in large and small companies
• Identify how the digital manufacturing approach to making products make companies more responsive to changes and employees more involved and engaged in new career paths
• Outline the values of model-based systems engineering in facilitating faster and more efficient decision-making in manufacturing
• Analyse how performing advanced analysis of manufacturing processes is integral for detecting and correcting defects to improve yields and reduce costs
• Discuss how ‘digital thread’ is the backbone of the digital transformation, enabling the transitioning of manufacturing processes from paper-based to digital-based
• Summarise the concepts and various applications of smart factories, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), data security and others
• State how to implement cyber-physical technologies in developing business models
• List the various risks, challenges and solutions associated with digital manufacturing and connected factories
• Describe the various skills evolving from digital manufacturing that will enable you to prepare for a career within the global digital technologies-driven manufacturing sector

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define important concepts in food defense and food security management
• Identify the types of people that can potentially cause food sabotage and the risks from attackers within the food sector
• List important food defense guidelines and legal requirements alongside the GFSI standard expectations
• Outline the various tools and strategies to effectively mitigate food fraud
• State the steps to develop and effectively implement working food fraud mitigation and defense plans
• Explain how an effective food defence strategy is essential to comply with regulations and promote trust in your brand
• Describe how to implement food defense control measures within a food organization