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Factory of the Future
Reimagine manufacturing with AI, sensors, and smart systems. Gain lean production skills to optimize layouts, workflows, and resource use.
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Course description
The factory floor is being redefined. From aerospace to pharmaceuticals, manufacturers are navigating a shift toward smarter, faster, more adaptive systems. This course is built for professionals ready to lead that transformation. It blends the principles of lean manufacturing with the power of advanced technologies like AI, sensors, and data analytics, showing how innovation can solve real operational challenges.
You’ll start by mastering lean foundations, including value stream mapping, workflow efficiency, just-in-time delivery, and continuous improvement. From there, you’ll apply those concepts in a modern context using tools like simulation software and generative AI to explore layout optimization, process redesign, and predictive decision-making. Through hands-on practice and real-world scenarios, you'll build the ability to reduce waste, improve throughput, and future-proof operations.
Designed for working professionals in engineering, operations, or production management, this course delivers tools you can apply right away. It helps you close critical workforce gaps, align teams around lean goals, and prepare your organization to compete in a digitally connected, rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape.
Course outcomes
- Lean System Design
Apply lean manufacturing principles to design layouts that streamline flow and reduce waste. - Smart Process Optimization
Leverage data and AI tools to optimize production workflows and resource utilization. - Value Stream Mapping
Create and analyze value stream maps to identify inefficiencies and improve throughput. - AI in Manufacturing
Understand how AI enhances planning, scheduling, and decision-making in modern factories. - Continuous Improvement Tools
Implement tools like 5S and DMAIC to sustain long-term operational excellence. - Technology Change Leadership
Evaluate and lead through the workforce and product development impacts of emerging technologies.
The learning experience
This course is for professionals in manufacturing, operations, or industrial engineering roles who want to lead innovation in their organizations. Learners should have a bachelor's degree and experience in manufacturing or related fields. You’ll engage with practical projects, peer discussion, and expert-led sessions designed to be flexible and actionable, supporting both on-the-job application and long-term growth.
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