Continuing Professional Education

The Manufacturing Optimization Online Certificate Program consists of three modules covering quality management, root cause failure analysis, and cost reduction and optimization. This training features practical, experience-based and proven approaches for rapidly optimizing your manufacturing process. The program includes basic concepts, improvement opportunity identification techniques, implementation strategies, risk identification and avoidance methodologies, and extensive use of practical examples in all three modules. The instructor, Joseph Berk, has 30 years of experience helping organizations improve their engineering, manufacturing and process capabilities, with a special emphasis on identifying and eliminating the causes of delinquent deliveries, product failures, excessive cost and inefficient practices.

Participants in this training program will learn:

• Proven approaches for quality improvement in manufacturing and service environments.
• Quality-related statistical considerations presented in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Statistical process control advantages and implementation approaches.
• Test and inspection optimization techniques.
• Root cause failure analysis target selection.
• Failure analysis techniques.
• Approaches for identifying all potential failure causes.
• Optimal corrective action selection and implementation.
• Cost reduction and optimization approaches in manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Labor, design, process, supplier, material and overhead cost-reduction approaches.
• Cost-reduction suggestion program implementation approaches.
• Risk identification and management techniques.

Who Should Enroll

This certificate program is intended for those who want to improve profitability, on-time delivery performance and customer satisfaction. The program will provide course participants with the tools and techniques needed to rapidly improve their manufacturing organizations. Course participants with backgrounds in manufacturing, engineering, procurement and quality assurance will find this training directly applicable to their work environment.

Why Choose an Online Course

There are many advantages to an online course:

• Minimum time away from the workplace
• No travel and related expenses
• Flexible study time and work pace
• Convenient e-mail access to the instructor

Why Choose This Certificate Program

Upon successful completion of the three program modules, the certificate awarded to you by the University of Kansas will document your specialized education and knowledge in Manufacturing Optimization. It can serve as evidence of your qualifications and competence to present or potential employers.

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