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Why study at TECH?
TECH is the world’s largest online university. With an impressive catalog of more than 14,000 university programs available in 11 languages, it is positioned as a leader in employability, with a 99% job placement rate. In addition, it relies on an enormous faculty of more than 6,000 professors of the highest international renown.
Study at the world's largest online university and guarantee your professional success. The future starts at TECH”
The world’s best online university according to FORBES
The prestigious Forbes magazine, specialized in business and finance, has highlighted TECH as “the world's best online university” This is what they have recently stated in an article in their digital edition in which they echo the success story of this institution, “thanks to the academic offer it provides, the selection of its teaching staff, and an innovative learning method aimed at educating the professionals of the future”
A revolutionary study method, a cutting-edge faculty and a practical focus: the key to TECH's success.
The most complete study plans on the university scene
TECH offers the most complete study plans on the university scene, with syllabuses that cover fundamental concepts and, at the same time, the main scientific advances in their specific scientific areas. In addition, these programs are continuously being updated to guarantee students the academic vanguard and the most in-demand professional skills. In this way, the university's qualifications provide its graduates with a significant advantage to propel their careers to success.
TECH offers the most comprehensive and intensive study plans on the current university scene.
A world-class teaching staff
TECH's teaching staff is made up of more than 6,000 professors with the highest international recognition. Professors, researchers and top executives of multinational companies, including Isaiah Covington, performance coach of the Boston Celtics; Magda Romanska, principal investigator at Harvard MetaLAB; Ignacio Wistumba, chairman of the department of translational molecular pathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center; and D.W. Pine, creative director of TIME magazine, among others.
Internationally renowned experts, specialized in different branches of Health, Technology, Communication and Business, form part of the TECH faculty.
A unique learning method
TECH is the first university to use Relearning in all its programs. It is the best online learning methodology, accredited with international teaching quality certifications, provided by prestigious educational agencies. In addition, this disruptive educational model is complemented with the “Case Method”, thereby setting up a unique online teaching strategy. Innovative teaching resources are also implemented, including detailed videos, infographics and interactive summaries.
TECH combines Relearning and the Case Method in all its university programs to guarantee excellent theoretical and practical learning, studying whenever and wherever you want.
The world's largest online university
TECH is the world’s largest online university. We are the largest educational institution, with the best and widest online educational catalog, one hundred percent online and covering the vast majority of areas of knowledge. We offer a large selection of our own degrees and accredited online undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. In total, more than 14,000 university degrees, in eleven different languages, make us the largest educational largest in the world.
TECH has the world's most extensive catalog of academic and official programs, available in more than 11 languages.
Google Premier Partner
The American technology giant has awarded TECH the Google Google Premier Partner badge. This award, which is only available to 3% of the world's companies, highlights the efficient, flexible and tailored experience that this university provides to students. The recognition as a Google Premier Partner not only accredits the maximum rigor, performance and investment in TECH's digital infrastructures, but also places this university as one of the world's leading technology companies.
Google has positioned TECH in the top 3% of the world's most important technology companies by awarding it its Google Premier Partner badge.
The official online university of the NBA
TECH is the official online university of the NBA. Thanks to our agreement with the biggest league in basketball, we offer our students exclusive university programs, as well as a wide variety of educational resources focused on the business of the league and other areas of the sports industry. Each program is made up of a uniquely designed syllabus and features exceptional guest hosts: professionals with a distinguished sports background who will offer their expertise on the most relevant topics.
TECH has been selected by the NBA, the world's top basketball league, as its official online university.
The top-rated university by its students
Students have positioned TECH as the world's top-rated university on the main review websites, with a highest rating of 4.9 out of 5, obtained from more than 1,000 reviews. These results consolidate TECH as the benchmark university institution at an international level, reflecting the excellence and positive impact of its educational model.” reflecting the excellence and positive impact of its educational model.”
TECH is the world’s top-rated university by its students.
Leaders in employability
TECH has managed to become the leading university in employability. 99% of its students obtain jobs in the academic field they have studied, within one year of completing any of the university's programs. A similar number achieve immediate career enhancement. All this thanks to a study methodology that bases its effectiveness on the acquisition of practical skills, which are absolutely necessary for professional development.
99% of TECH graduates find a job within a year of completing their studies.
Syllabus
The Postgraduate certificate in Lean Manufacturing is a program designed based on the current needs of professionals, and is taught in a 100% online format so that students can choose the time and place that best suits their availability, schedules and interests. In addition, by studying this program the student will have access to the most complete and up-to-date content compendium on the market. All this, in a syllabus that is developed over 6 weeks and that aims to be a unique and stimulating experience that lays the foundations for the student's professional success
The most complete syllabus will accompany you through six intense weeks of the qualification"
Syllabus
Today, industrial corporations of all sizes face the challenge of finding new organizational methodologies that will enable them to compete in a global marketplace The Lean Manufacturing model, is a consolidated alternative and its application and potential must be taken into consideration by any company that intends to compete in a global environment
Lean Manufacturing is defined as an organizational methodology that seeks ways to improve and optimize production systems by eliminating potential waste. Therefore, we seek to optimize existing resources
The main objective of this model is to implement a new organizational culture based on improved communication, teamwork and the promotion of agility, flexibility and economy
This new model, which is causing such a revolution in the industrial environment, is exactly what the students of this Postgraduate certificate will learn to implement In this way, they will equip their professional profile with highly valuable skills in today's labor market, thus increasing the value of their curriculum
All this, through an educational program that stands out for being taught 100% online, allowing the student to decide where, when and how to study. A unique educational opportunity that no professional should avoid
This Postgraduate certificate is developed over 6 week and is divided into 1 module:
Module 1. Lean Manufacturing
A unique, key, and decisive educational experience to boost your professional development and make the definitive leap"
Where, when and how is it taught?
TECH offers you the possibility of taking this program completely online. During the 6 months of program, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow them to self-manage study time
Module 1. Lean Manufacturing
1.1. Lean Thinking
1.1.1. Structure of the Lean System
1.1.2. Lean Principles
1.1.3. Lean vs. Traditional Manufacturing Processes
1.2. Waste in the Company
1.2.1. Value vs. Waste in Lean Environments
1.2.2. Tpes of Waste (MUDAS)
1.2.3. The Lean Thinking Process
1.3. The 5 S’
1.3.1. The 5S Principles and How They Can Help Us Improve Productivity
1.3.2. The 5 S’ Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke.
1.3.3. Implementation of the 5S in the Company
1.4. Lean Diagnostic Tools. VSM Value Stream Maps
1.4.1. Value-Adding Activities (VA), Necessary Activities (NNVA) and Non-Value-Adding Activities (NVA)
1.4.2. The 7 Tools of Value Stream Mapping (Value Stream Maps)
1.4.3. Process Activity Mapping
1.4.4. Mapping of Supply Chain Response
1.4.5. The Production Variety Funnel
1.4.6. Quality Filter Mapping
1.4.7. Demand Amplification Mapping
1.4.8. Decision Point Analysis
1.4.9. Physical Structure Mapping
1.5. Lean Operational Tools
1.5.1. SMED
1.5.2. JIDOKA
1.5.3. POKAYOKE
1.5.4. Batch Reduction
1.5.5. POUS
1.6. Lean Tools for Production Monitoring, Planning and Control
1.6.1. Visual Management
1.6.2. Standardization
1.6.3. Production Leveling (Heijunka)
1.6.4. Manufacturing in Cells
1.7. The Kaizen Method for Continuous Improvement
1.7.1. Kaizen Principles
1.7.2. Kaizen Methodologies: Kaizen Blitz, Gemba Kaizen, Kaizen Teian
1.7.3. Problem Solving Tools A3 Report
1.7.4. Main Obstacles for Implementing Kaizen
1.8. Roadmap for Lean Implementation
1.8.1. General Aspects of Implementation
1.8.2. Phases of Implantation
1.8.3. Information Technologies in Lean Implementation
1.8.4. Success Factors in Lean
1.9. Lean Performance Measurement KPIs
1.9.1. OEE- Overall Equipment Efficiency
1.9.2. TEEP-Total Equipment Effectiveness Performance
1.9.3. FTT-First Time Quality
1.9.4. DTD-Dock to Dock Time
1.9.5. OTD-On-Time Delivery
1.9.6. BTS-Programmed Manufacturing
1.9.7. ITO-Inventory Turnover Rate
1.9.8. VAR-Value Added Ratio
1.9.9. PPMs-Parts per Million Defects
1.9.10. DR-Delivery Rate
1.9.11. IFA-Accident Frequency Rate
1.10. Lean’s Human Dimension Staff Participation Systems
1.10.1. The Team in the Lean Project. Application of Teamwork
1.10.2. Operator Versatility
1.10.3. Improvement Groups
1.10.4. Suggestion Programs
A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"
Postgraduate Certificate in Lean Manufacturing
Regardless of the industry to which he belongs, the entrepreneur always has two key objectives in mind: to reduce the risk of losses and to improve competitiveness in the market to provide the customer with added value. There are many theories and models to achieve this, but there is, however, a systematic methodology whose effectiveness is indisputable due to its proposal to eliminate overestimated actions during the production process. It is on this strategy that our program focuses. The Postgraduate Certificate in Lean Manufacturing is a curricular alternative adopted by TECH Global University that allows professionals who work in areas related to the world of business and companies to add skills of significant commercial utility. Thanks to these new competencies in the course of studies, they will have enough expertise to postulate restructurings of remarkable benefit in the productive phases. The boom of change requires sharp and dynamic minds that can overcome the barriers that prevail on the way to full customer satisfaction, here at TECH, we transform your vision so that you can be one of those minds.
Dare to learn about lean manufacturing
Toyota is a brand that needs no introduction. It is the second largest car manufacturer worldwide (surpassed only by the Volkswagen Group) and was elected in 2017 as the most valuable automotive company in the market, valued at 28700 million dollars. Much of its success came to light during the 70s, thanks to the book "The Machine that changed the world": the use of lean manufacturing: a management model that emphasizes using the strictly necessary resources and discarding those that represent a hindrance to the manufacturing flow such as: overproduction, waiting time, inventories, among others. By accessing our Postgraduate Certificate, you will not only be able to fully understand this dynamic, but also other derivations such as the Kaizen method or the 5S, thus becoming part of a select group that can perform adequately in management and/or control positions in the supply chain. If you are looking to enhance your professional profile and position yourself at the top of the corporate podium, this program is your best investment.