Manufacturing Leadership Programme for SMEs. A six month programme of powerful performance improvements tailored to your business

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1 Manufacturing Leadership Programme for SMEs A six month programme of powerful performance improvements tailored to your business In collaboration with the Manufacturing Technologies Association

2 Boost productivity, strengthen your product development pipeline and get a firm grip on continuous improvement in six months The Manufacturing Leadership Programme for SMEs is a breakthrough course for manufacturing practitioners, by manufacturing practitioners. It is a hands-on practical programme to help you solve a real problem in your business. Whatever your challenge, the Manufacturing Leadership Programme for SMEs is designed to improve your leadership capabilities, boost productivity, enable continuous improvement and growth, enhance technology leadership and strengthen your product development pipeline through innovation and much more. Realistic payback in 12 months By the end of this programme we expect you to achieve payback within 12 months and to develop powerfully effective leadership skills for implementing productivity and performance improvements for years to come. Increase the odds in your favour This programme is not about theory and models. It is about helping you develop a solution to a specific manufacturing challenge that can deliver real bottomline benefit. Who is it for? This Manufacturing Leadership Programme for SMEs is for Senior Managers, Directors and owners of UK SME Manufacturing businesses as well as managers who are leading strategic improvements within their business. The programme is suitable for all SME Manufacturing operations from high volume to bespoke production. What you get? This is a hands-on programme drawing on the experience and expertise of the Cranfield course leaders, industry peers (your class) and your own expertise to help you implement operational expertise in your business. Work on any initiative that delivers the greatest return on your operations. This can be anything from moving a factory or implementing automation, through to creating a manufacturing strategy. Seminars on key topics to future proof manufacturing leaders Manufacturing Business Uncertainty Cyber-Secure Manufacturing Manufacturing Business Model Innovation Sustainable Manufacturing. 2

3 Why is this programme important? The fact is that these are unique and turbulent times for leaders of UK SME Manufacturing organisations. The Office for National Statistics Index of Production 2016 indicated that UK productivity levels are not significantly improving. Production output decreased by 0.7 percent between October 2015 and November In the OECD UK Economic survey 2015, labour productivity per employee has not significantly risen since the global downturn. Improving productivity is essential to facilitate growth. Yet many are not succeeding. Maybe you are operating below your full productivity potential as well? Design & Develop a Sustainable Competitive Advantage Learn to develop and design a sustainable competitive advantage in your manufacturing operation. When you do this, you will be able to improve productivity, weather economic turbulence and attract and grow profits. Limited Places Places are limited. This is a flagship prestigious programme and we can only allow a maximum of 12 delegates per course. This allows for good levels of participation and attention to your business from our Manufacturing industry experts. Increasing your productivity can only rise when you own stronger leadership and management skills within your business. This programme helps you to do this. 3

4 What you ll do The course is structured as six periods of attendance at Cranfield University over a six month period. This allows delegates to carry out further work and learning between modules and make use of this learning in the work environment. The focus of the course for each delegate is implementation of a specific improvement initiative for their own business. Module 1 (two days): The Manufacturing Audit: Discovering your handbrakes to growth By the end of the audit you will: Gain a full understanding of the immediate and longer-term threats to your business Systematically identify areas of good-practice/bestpractice in areas ripe for improvement Discover new levels of performance that could be achieved when you develop and implement an effective performance improvement action plan. Discovery (one day) By the end of this initial assessment you will have identified your strengths and weaknesses when leading change to deliver competitive advantage: You will provide an overview of your business, its perceived competencies, its competitive position, the threats it faces and the main challenges faced in the next 12 months Gain an understanding of your leadership capabilities through participation in specialist group activities and psychometric tests Cranfield experts will then help to shape your leadership destiny by talking through your results. Your industry peers (your cohort) will also join in with feedback. Module 2 (two days): Developing your manufacturing leadership skills Develop and strengthen leadership skills you need to lead systemic and cultural change. Each time you implement a change initiative, your leadership skills are put to the test. Learn to: Understand the specific issues and limitations associated with leading change in your manufacturing operation Maintain quality and delivery performance to your customers whilst managing change Manage financial performance during the transition period. 4

5 By the end of this module you will have an awareness of the leadership skills you need to lead any type of change initiative and how those leadership skills can be developed further. Module 3 (two days): Identifying key areas of your manufacturing strategy By the end of this module you will have identified the specific areas for change in your business and mapped out appropriate interventions to deliver the change that leads to competitive advantage in the business, productivity improvement and enhance technology leadership: Identify areas for change Design strategies that are likely to deliver the desired performance improvement that you seek, in line with your business resources Map the impact and difficulty of implementing your strategies into your business that will deliver competitive advantage in the areas that you have identified. Module 4 (two days): The action plan, making it happen, getting things done Convert your strategy from Module 3, into an action plan: Design a detailed action plan. This is your roadmap to successfully leading change and ultimately competitive advantage By the end of this module you will own a detailed implementation plan with a defined set of actions, tasks required to deliver the actions and resources required to complete the tasks Your plan will include a clear link between each task and your strategic objective, appropriate review and control mechanisms and a realistic timescale for implementation. Optional coaching from some of the leading thinkers in UK Manufacturing (three half-day sessions): During the six-month programme of performance improvement, you have the option of being allocated a Manufacturing Leadership and Strategy Coach, and receiving three half-day coaching sessions The coach will help you to manage your learning, develop your skills, improve your performance, and become a leader who delivers performance improvement to your business For an additional fee, this optional coaching is available during and post-module, to support you with leading a successful implementation. Test your action plan - Final Assessment (one day) Test your action plan with a De-facto Non- Executive Directors Board: Sense check your action plan with your industry peers (cohort) and Cranfield s course leaders. They will be your sounding board who provides rigorous assessment of your plan, just like a board of non-executive directors This process will strengthen your action plan giving you the confidence to implement it You will present your plan and receive feedback. Vice versa, you will take the role of a consultant by contributing your knowledge and expertise to your cohorts action plan. It is a valuable learning exercise in itself. 5

6 On successful completion of this course, you will have improved your leadership skills and created a strategic improvement plan for your business. This will help you to improve business performance and create a competitive advantage. 6

7 Your tutors and delivery Delivery Course Tutors The assessments and modules will take place at Cranfield University. This is important because it takes you out of your work place and into our clear, tranquil place of learning where you can work ON your business with peers and experts and not IN it. The course is structured as six periods of attendance over a six month period. There are four two-day modules and accommodation is available on campus. You will be required to bring your own laptop/tablet with wireless capability. Dr Patrick McLaughlin Dr Patrick McLaughlin is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He has an MSc in Industrial Engineering & Production Management and a Doctorate in Business Administration; both from Cranfield University. Prior to joining Cranfield he worked at director level for over 20 years in a number of manufacturing businesses, implementing operations excellence. There will be a mix of lectures and group activities based on your own business issues. Through our portal you will join the conversation online and be able to download supporting materials. Fee For information about the course fee and application please enquire. The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) fully supports the programme and will be offering a substantial discount on the course to eligible MTA members. Richard Maun Richard Maun has Recognised Teacher status at Cranfield University and works with post graduates and senior leaders to develop their communication and leadership skills. He is also a highly experienced business coach and combines Lean thinking with Transactional Analysis to support leaders through the process of organisational change. His external clients have included the Cabinet Office, the NHS, Schroders Bank, Amdocs PLC and a range of SMEs. To book now, contact: Desmond Fernandes T: +44 (0) E: professionaldevelopment@cranfield.ac.uk Alan Robertson Alan Robertson is an organisational development consultant and business psychologist, who has been a visiting teaching fellow at Cranfield for over 20 years. He consults across a broad spectrum of sectors, with a particular interest in manufacturing, and his work focuses on practical ways of helping people to extract more learning from their own habits and past experiences, as well as from understanding their differences with each other. 7

8 About the Manufacturing Technologies Association The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) exists to promote the interests of the manufacturing technologies sector in the UK. Established in 1919, the MTA has been at the core of the UK s engineering based manufacturing economy for almost a century. MTA members design, create and supply the advanced machinery, equipment and intellectual property that enable the creation of the products we rely on from day to day and that drive our economy. Key aspects of manufacturing technology include machine tools, cutting tools, metrology (measuring) equipment, additive manufacturing (3D printing), surface finishing, robotics and computer aided design and manufacturing products (CAD/ CAM) which combine to make up complete systems - increasingly automated and adaptive - that manufacturers deploy, making the sector fundamental to the nation s economy. The MTA delivers marketing support and networking opportunities; specific and relevant economic and technical information; representation to Government and other stakeholders; help for exporters; and support for learning and development within member companies and beyond. The MTA also organises and delivers MACH the UK s largest industrial exhibition. Contact Details E: professionaldevelopment@cranfield.ac.uk T: +44 (0) W: