Be able to handle the protocols to implement the Pull System within the company and position yourself as a professional highly demanded by leading organizations"

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class center for intensive managerial skills education.   

TECH is a university at the forefront of technology, and puts all its resources at the student's disposal to help them achieve entrepreneurial success”

At TECH Global University

Innovation

The university offers an online learning model that balances the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

"Microsoft Europe Success Story", for integrating the innovative, interactive multi-video system. 

The Highest Standards

Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

95% of TECH students successfully complete their studies.

Networking

Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

100,000+ executives prepared each year, 200+ different nationalities.

Empowerment

Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

500+ collaborative agreements with leading companies.

Talent

This program is a unique initiative to allow students to showcase their talent in the business world. An opportunity that will allow them to voice their concerns and share their business vision. 

After completing this program, TECH helps students show the world their talent. 

Multicultural Context

While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea. 

TECH students represent more than 200 different nationalities.  

Learn with the best

In the classroom, TECH’s teaching staff discuss how they have achieved success in their companies, working in a real, lively, and dynamic context. Teachers who are fully committed to offering a quality specialization that will allow students to advance in their career and stand out in the business world. 

Teachers representing 20 different nationalities. 

TECH strives for excellence and, to this end, boasts a series of characteristics that make this university unique:   

Analysis

TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

Academic Excellence

TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning methodology (the most internationally recognized postgraduate learning methodology) with Harvard Business School case studies. A complex balance of traditional and state-of-the-art methods, within the most demanding academic framework.   

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.   

At TECH, you will have access to the most rigorous and up-to-date case analyses in academia” 

This program is made up of 3 modules with which the student will delve into the most relevant aspects of the Just In Time System in only 6 months. Furthermore, its complete 100% online methodology will enable you to manage your own study time as you wish, in order to fully optimize your learning process.

Enjoy a curriculum designed by the best specialists in the area of Lean Manufacturing, who have extensive business experience behind them"

Syllabus

ThePostgraduate diploma in Just In Time System (JIT) has been created with the objective of training students to successfully face all the challenges presented by the field of business production management. Through the knowledge acquired, they will be able to make sound decisions in different contexts of uncertainty and constant change.

Through 450 hours of learning, students will analyze practical business cases both in groups and individually, delving into the intricacies of real business situations and acquiring skills applicable to their day-to-day professional lives.

Through this program, the student will delve into aspects such as the analysis and mapping of the flow of materials and business information, the design of processes to develop a fluid work or the keys to the Pull System. Thanks to this, you will be able to understand the real applicability and operability of the Just In Time System.

In this way, the student will acquire a series of competencies that will enable them to perform a skillful direction and management of business production. All this, enjoying a completely revolutionary educational methodology, being guided by the best specialists in this field and studying through modern multimedia didactic formats.

This Postgraduate diploma takes place over 6 months and is divided into 3 modules:

Module 1. Value Stream Mapping: Analysis and Mapping of the flow of materials, information and activities in a process. Flow optimization
Module 2. Continuous Flow: Process design for smooth and continuous workflows
Module 3. Pull system: implementation of a demand-driven production system to control production and minimize inventory

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate diploma in Just In Time System (JIT) completely online. During the 6 months of the specialization, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow them to self-manage the study time.

Module 1. Value Stream Mapping: Analysis and Mapping of the flow of materials, information and activities in a process. Flow optimization

1.1. The Value Stream Map. Value Stream Mapping.(VSM)

1.1.1. Value stream
1.1.2. The value stream map
1.1.3. Selection of a product family

1.2. Connection, Strategy and tactics with the VSM

1.2.1. The Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) The customer is in charge
1.2.2. Hoshin Kanri, from vision to tactics
1.2.3. Visual Management as a mechanism for prioritization and alignment

1.3. Value Stream Map in current status

1.3.1. Value stream mapping
1.3.2. Symbols used in the design of the Value Stream Map
1.3.3. Data Collection

1.4. The timing of a value stream map VSM

1.4.1. Takt Time, the rhythm set by the customer
1.4.2. Cycle Time
1.4.3. Lead Time, the necessary end-to-end time

1.5. The Lean value chain

1.5.1. Problem of overproduction
1.5.2. Characteristics of a Lean value chain
1.5.3. Creation of continuous flow to create Lean processes

1.6. Future State Value Stream Map

1.6.1. Value stream mapping
1.6.2. Symbols used for future design
1.6.3. From the future map to the work plan

1.7. Value chain planning and improvement

1.7.1. Implementation planning
1.7.2. Prioritization of activities
1.7.3. Connecting VSM to strategy

1.8. Value Supply Chain Management

1.8.1. Mapping of the current state of the Supply Chain
1.8.2. Symbols used for its design
1.8.3. Design of the future supply chain

1.9. Value Stream Project Management, the Lean Project

1.9.1. Peculiarities of a Project vs. a Process
1.9.2. The value stream of a project
1.9.3. Analysis of the current state and design of the future

1.10. Yokoten

1.10.1. Yokoten. Fundamentals
1.10.2. The 3 phases of Yokoten
1.10.3. Standard Solution Cycle

Module 2. Continuous Flow: Process design for smooth and continuous workflows

2.1. Continuous Flow

2.1.1. Flow Creation in the Toyota Production System
2.1.2. The Fourteen Principles of the Toyota Way Culture
2.1.3. Total Flow Management, the union of Flow Creation and Pull Flow System

2.2. Processes

2.2.1. Typology of industrial processes
2.2.2. Departments vs. Processes vs. Flows
2.2.3. Process integration

2.3. Flows

2.3.1. The different types of flows: Materials, Equipment, People and Information
2.3.2. Job-shop vs. Flow-shop
2.3.3. Turbulent flows vs. Linear flows

2.4. Machines, Equipment and Lines

2.4.1. Hardware Reliability as an Essential Element for Flow Creation
2.4.2. Jidoka philosophy as an essential element in Flow Creation
2.4.3. Monument machine vs. Lean Machine

2.5. Materials

2.5.1. Traditional plant layout vs. Lean plant layout
2.5.2. PFEP (Plan-For-Each-Part)
2.5.3. Batch production vs. One-piece-flow (Continuous flow)

2.6. Person

2.6.1. The Internal Customer, concept in a lean environment
2.6.2. The role of a lean manager
2.6.3. The role of a lean operator

2.7. Information

2.7.1. Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)
2.7.2. Information systems specific to the industrial environment
2.7.3. Dashboard, as part of the Daily Management System

2.8. Lean Flow System

2.8.1. Muda expulsion in the production process
2.8.2. The Autonomous Cell as a lean paradigm
2.8.3. Lean support tools: 5S, Visual Management, SMED

2.9. Flow Creation application examples

2.9.1. Example of implementation in the automotive sector
2.9.2. Example of application in the metallurgical sector
2.9.3. Example of use in the food sector

2.10. Creation of Flow: Design, Implementation and Improvement of Production Processes. Practical Application

2.10.1. Design for flow creation
2.10.2. Implementation of continuous flow
2.10.3. Improvement of production processes

Module 3. Pull system: implementation of a demand-driven production system to control production and minimize inventory

3.1. Pull System. Fundamentals

3.1.1. Pull Flow System: the fourth principle of Lean Thinking
3.1.2. Push vs. Pull processes
3.1.3. Stability, Flexibility, Synchronization, Concentration

3.2. Demand

3.2.1. Types of demand
3.2.2. Takt Time, Production Time, Lead Time
3.2.3. Production + Logistics Contract

3.3. Flows

3.3.1. End-to-End: from suppliers to customers
3.3.2. Logistics + Production Connection
3.3.3. Supply routes

3.4. Machines, Equipment and Lines

3.4.1. Logistics train
3.4.2. Containers
3.4.3. Shelving

3.5. Materials

3.5.1. Warehouses
3.5.2. Supermarkets
3.5.3. Line edge

3.6. Person

3.6.1. Pull Flow system managers
3.6.2. Logistics and production operators
3.6.3. The “Mizusumashi” (“Water spider”)

3.7. Information

3.7.1. Heijunka (Leveling): Leveling box + Logistics box
3.7.2. Kanban
3.7.3. Batch Conformer + Sequencer

3.8. Lean Pull Flow System

3.8.1. Balanced
3.8.2. On-line sequencing
3.8.3. Lean support tools: VSM, OEE, Standard Work, One-point-lesson, Andon

3.9. Examples of Pull Flow System applications

3.9.1. Example of implementation in the automotive sector
3.9.2. Example of application in the metallurgical sector
3.9.3. Example of use in the food sector

3.10. Pull system: Design, Implementation and Improvement of Production Processes. Practical Application

3.10.1. Design of a pull system
3.10.2. Implementation of the pull flow system
3.10.3. Improvement of information in production processes

Learn in an enjoyable and decisive way through didactic formats such as video or interactive summary"