Manufacturing
Capital project management: how to plan, fund and deliver industrial capital investments
Capital project management: Front-End Loading, lifecycle, cost estimating, contracting strategy, owner's team, governance for industrial capex.
Research and development management: how to plan, run and govern R&D projects from exploration to transfer
Research and development management: R&D types, project lifecycle, portfolio balance, stage-gate with pivot, metrics and pitfalls.
Engineer to order (ETO) manufacturing: managing custom-engineered projects from RFQ to commissioning
Engineer to order in manufacturing: what ETO is, how it differs from MTS/MTO/ATO/CTO, order lifecycle, common pitfalls, portfolio management.
New product introduction (NPI) in manufacturing: from validated design to serial production
NPI in manufacturing: EVT/DVT/PVT validation, seven phases, cross-functional coordination and the portfolio view for parallel projects.
Digital transformation in manufacturing: managing the portfolio of Industry 4.0 initiatives
Digital transformation in manufacturing: six pillars of Industry 4.0, why 70% of initiatives fail, and portfolio-level governance.
Hoshin kanri: what it is, how it works, and how to implement it in manufacturing
Hoshin kanri explained: the Japanese strategic method with X matrix, catchball, PDCA, and how to implement it in manufacturing.
Automation project management: managing PLC, SCADA and control system projects from URS to commissioning
Automation project management: URS to commissioning, FAT/SAT/SIT validation, multi-vendor coordination, safety and compliance.
The new product development process in manufacturing: eight stages from idea to launch
The new product development process in manufacturing: eight stages, three methodologies, common pitfalls and portfolio perspective.
Production Gantt chart: how to plan and schedule manufacturing projects without disrupting operations
Production Gantt chart: shutdown windows, baseline, dependencies, resource loading and portfolio view for manufacturing projects.
The stage-gate process in manufacturing: phases, gates, and go/kill decisions
The stage-gate process in manufacturing: phases, decision gates, go/kill criteria, five variants and portfolio governance.
SMED Method: What it is and how it speeds up production processes
SMED method: discover how to cut production downtime, boost efficiency, and streamline changeovers in your factory.
Lean management in production: how to eliminate waste and increase profits?
Lean management in production: eliminate waste, boost efficiency, and increase profits with continuous improvement and Lean principles.
