Modules

Module 1: Strategic Quality Leadership

  1. How to Think About Quality
    1. Compliance to Performance to Sustainable Excellence.
    2. Customer Centric Quality—Kano Model.
    3. An International Perspective, Changes in Post Pandemic Era.
  2. Economics of Quality, the COPQ model
  3. Implement global best practices.
  4. Building New Quality Capabilities (Q-4.0 / I-4.0) as Driver for Business Innovation.

Module 2: Health, safety environment, risk & sustainability

  1. Health Safety & Environment, Risk Assessment & Business Continuity
    1. Environment Health & Safety Overview
    2. Risk Assessment & Business Continuity
    3. EHS Framework, Governance & Global Standard
  2. Sustainability
    1. Zero Plan and RE100 Strategy Plan
    2. ASHRAE Level-1, 2 & 3 Energy Audits
    3. Introduction to end-of-life retrofit programs
    4. Introduction to Energy, Water & Waste Performance Index
    5. Carbon Footprint & Annual Sustainability Reports

Module 3: Market Entry

  1. Feasibility study / market assessment
  2. Analysis of the results of a feasibility study
  3. Identify the right entry strategy & go to market strategy
  4. Identifying the right partners
  5. Building international business plan
  6. Understanding the influence of a foreign country’s culture

Module 4: Process audits and quality management systems

Basics of Process Audits focused on the facility which includes:

  1. Engineering- Equipment End of life analysis, Capex /Opex estimations, Single Point failure studies & Critical Environment audit
  2. Soft Services - Housekeeping operations, Cafeteria hygiene audit, pest control

Quality Management Systems – Introduction to pillers of 5S – Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke and introduction of 6th S – Safety.

Module 5: Strategic Technology and Innovation Management

  1. Technology, Business and the Economic Goals of Value Creation.
  2. Think about Technology and Developing a Strategic Technology Attitude.
    1. Technological Innovation
    2. Technology Strategy
  3. Core Competence View of Competitiveness.
  4. Managing Innovation within the Product Development Cycle.

Module 6: European Companies’ Expectations of Indian Suppliers

  1. The supplier search process
  2. What foreign customers look for:
    1. Transparency
    2. Quality of product & equipment
    3. Fair pricing
    4. Long-term consistency
    5. Clear, timely communication

Module 7: Intellectual property

  • Introduction of Intellectual Property Rights and Creating IP strategy for expansion to international markets
  • Importance of IP due diligence
  • Comparison between GDPR and PDPB and its impact on business

Module 8: Playbook for operational excellence and industry best practices

  1. Operational Excellence Playbook: Understand best-in-class facility management Process & Procedure
    • Playbooks – SOPs | Work Instructions | Checklists | Performance work statement
    • Training Modules & FM Toolkit
    • ISO standards framework
    • Performance management, governance and reporting framework
  2. Industry Best Practices: experience and capability around best practices, initiatives and new Ideas in the structured way as follows.
    • Industry Best Practices
    • Continuous improvement of process & framework
    • Transformation themes in alignment with Client's Goal
    • Flipbook of emerging technology solutions
    • Creating a digital journey track for Client

Module 9: Governance, Ethics and Cross-Cultural Competencies

  1. The importance of continuous learning and Kolb’s learning cycle
  2. Man-made systems and the need for feedback loops for control and correction
  3. Governance in complex systems
  4. Effective communication to highlight areas of dissonance
  5. Absence of conflicts of interest and dealing with ethical dilemmas
  6. The importance of whistle-blowing and creating a mechanism for highlighting transgressions

Module 10: the EU’s new Supply Chain Law

  1. What is the EU Supply Chain act?
    1. Background
    2. Objectives of the act
    3. Which companies are bound by this in the EU?
  2. How can Indian suppliers prepare themselves for this?

Module 11: Supply Chain, Maintenance and well-being

  1. Supply Chain & Sourcing Excellence.
  2. Importance of Maintenance & Minor Infra Works for enhanced productivity, optimal operating conditions, and increased life & reliability of assets.
  3. Methods to enhance employee well-being in the organisation

Module 12: Protecting Intellectual property

  1. How to build your brand and importance of Trademark
  2. Manufacturing and Industrial Design, what to watch for when internationalising to the EU market
  3. Counterfeiting and its impact on business in India and the EU

Module 13: Benchmarking and Digital Solutions

  1. Benchmarking & Cost Management
    1. Basic Benchmarking Structures
    2. Matrix of Key Benchmark Data Points
    3. Comparative External Benchmarks
    4. Industry Best Practices and Evolving Initiatives
    5. Optimization Plan
  2. Digital Solutions: Introduction to digital solutions including the framework, technology tools, implementation plan and an ongoing support that support cost-optimization, Speed 7 accuracy of operations, business assurance & risk management and access to real-time data & analytics

Module 14: Finance

  1. Introduction to international taxation regulatory framework
  2. Tax exemptions/ incentives of working with overseas clients
  3. Financing of international operations

Note: Modules/ topics are indicative and not definitive, and the suggested course content may be modified/ adapted/ deleted on discretion of any of the programme partner.