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3.00 Credits
This course introduces and requires application of the skills and tools necessary to implement andmaintain a continuous improvement environment. Through the use of appropriatemodels and tools, students will demonstrate the application of a personal philosophy of quality, identify stakeholder relationships, develop approaches tomeet/exceed customer expectations, explore systems-focused approaches,manage a quality improvement project andmeasure effectiveness of continuous improvement activities. (prereq: junior standing)
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3.00 Credits
This course describes the value of and an approach to develop amanufacturing operations strategy. Also addressed is the need to alignmanufacturing with overall organizational strategic plans and objectives.Manufacturing's early involvement in the planning process is critical. Typicallymanufacturing's active involvement takes place late in the planning cycle. This course will address why the late involvement exists and the need for early involvement. Late involvement often leads to a flawed strategy and/or strategies difficult formanufacturing to successfully support. A factor in the flawed approach is often due tomanufacturing's excessive attention to day-to-day issues. The day-to-day necessitymay also be symptomatic of a flawed manufacturing process. Late involvement provides little time to assess and acknowledge current systemflaws. Building a strategy froma flawed systemor process is a potentially devastating situation.
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3.00 Credits
This certificate programoffered byMSOE's Business Excellence Consortiumis designed to provide a fundamental understanding of Six Sigma. In addition to background of the methodology, there are practical examples of how to apply Six Sigma. This certificate is the essential baseline knowledge needed to get an individual prepared to work in a Six Sigma environment.
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3.00 Credits
Techniques of studying, analyzing, improving,managing and leading the growth, productivity and development of individual and group competencies to enhance project performance are explained and practiced in this course. The course includes the processes required tomake the most effective use of the people involved with the project. The importance of involving team members in the linking and overlapping of process groups in various project phases is emphasized. This course helpsmanagers deal with value dilemmas, conflict, resistance to change and project team-building skills. (prereq: junior standing)
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course on themanagement processes of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The course begins with a comparison of the current spectrumofmanagement philosophies. Social responsibility and ethical decision-making are normally covered through case studies, while the emerging interest in international and cross-culturalmanaging is interwoven throughout the course. Traditional functions ofmanagement such as strategic planning and organizational design are given special emphasis to stimulate discussion on how organizations adapt to global conditions.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the dynamic global business environment facingmanagers who are expected to understand the political, legal, technological, competitive and cultural factors that influence corporations worldwide. Topics emphasize developing the cultural sensitivity and ability tomanage across cultural boundaries, design and implement global strategies, and improve the understanding of organization controls and leadership needed within the context of a foreign country's business practices.
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3.00 Credits
This course and credits are awarded upon successful completion of the Business Excellence Consortium's Lean Tool Kit certificate that provides participants with in depth understanding of the tools thatmake up this world classmethodology. During this 10-day program, participants learn the what, when, where and why behind each waste eliminating Lean tool. The Lean Tool Kit certificate includes course work required in the Lean Associate certificate; consequently, participants will have earned six total credits upon completion of the Tool Kit course work: three credits forMS-3401 and three credits forMS-3421.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the process of creating a new venture within an existing business or as a new company. The focus will be to provide participants with the knowledge and practical insights, opportunities and challenges associated with transforming a business idea into reality. The course will utilize case analysis, discussion, guest speakers, and business planning to reinforce course content. (prereq: junior standing)
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1.00 Credits
This course continues the development of entrepreneurship by transforming the opportunity for a business into a written document, the plan. The purpose of the course is to increase the success rate of a venture by converting the concept for a business into a well developed business plan. (prereq:MS-3425)
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1.00 Credits
This course continues the development of entrepreneurship by examining the key financial elements of entrepreneurial or small company ventures. The course explores the role of the entrepreneurialmanager in developing a financial plan and raising capital fromcommercial banks, angel investors, venture capitalists, private placement, and other sources. Each source is reviewed for its impact on the financial value of the firm, while the concluding segment of the course discusses the strategies for exiting the business.
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