Global industrial operations are facing multiple challenges, among others geopolitical and economic instability, sustainability and environmental regulations, high dependency on intricate supply chains, technological integration and availability of labor with relevant skills.

These challenges impact the entire industrial process from sourcing and production to distribution and customer satisfaction. Maximizing efficiency requires an end-to-end consideration of how actions in one area affect all other parts of the process, including overall outcomes and customer perception.

Those who develop new capabilities and focus on delivering customer value with speed and agility throughout the entire process will be best positioned to succeed. Embracing change and innovating at every step are key to thriving in this complex environment.

Why this program?

In order to get the jobs done efficiently enough, new effective ways of working are required. Managers within operations and supply chain need to focus on creating efficiency in the entire end-to-end flow from suppliers to customers. In this program, we explore ways of thinking and working in order to optimize this entire flow.

The program also prepares the participants for a next career step.

 

What will you learn?

  • How focusing on the entire industrial process from sourcing to production and distribution is key to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in your company
  • How to leverage new digital technology
  • How to lead in uncertainty and lead change in a multicultural context

How will you learn?

  • You will learn from our faculty of top academics and experts as well as through interacting with visiting business leaders and your fellow participants
  • You connect the themes in the program with your day-to-day work by sharing your reflections and experience, thereby contributing to the interactivity we call for
  • The learning sessions take place in face-to-face classroom sessions and in on-site

Program information

For whom
Key managers, for instance Supply chain managers, Logistics managers, Procurement/Sourcing managers and Production managers

Program start, length and location
The 2025 program starts in the spring and is divided into four modules, each lasting three days. It is held at KTH Campus in Stockholm with accommodations in the vicinity.

Calendar 2025

Module 1     6-8 May
Module 2    26-28 August
Module 3    14-16 October
Module 4    9-11 December

Language
English

Fee
SEK 120 000 ex VAT.
The fee excludes room & board and travel expenses.

 

Benefits to you

  • Expand your knowledge: Broaden your perspectives and learn cutting-edge strategies to optimize value from suppliers to customers
  • Enhance leadership skills: Tackle your personal challenges with enriched leadership insights
  • Acquire modern tools: Gain practical tools to improve your area of responsibility effectively
  • Network and learn: Build relationships with fellow managers facing similar challenges and learn from the experiences of international industrial leaders

Benefits to your organization

  • Enhance key capabilities: Equip crucial managers with the skills needed to drive success
  • Optimize the entire value flow: Improve preconditions to enhance overall effectiveness and efficiency in the end-to-end industrial process from suppliers to customers
  • Increase Agility and Resilience: Develop Better prerequisites for agile and fast response to change and resilience to upcoming emergencies
  • Strengthen Business Growth: Create conditions that foster enhanced business results

For further information you are welcome to contact

Per Gårdnäs
Director Business Development
+46 (0)72 511 74 71
per.gardnas@es.kth.se

 

Program content

Perspectives on industrial operations in transformation

The current shift in international industrial operations •How organizations can adapt to fit • Key economic impact factors and governance models

Digital technologies and new ways of working

Key concepts and technologies of Smart Factory and Industry 4.0, applied in world class production • How to leverage AI on a daily basis • Managing uncertainty and creating business value by using AI decision-making

Strategic sourcing and supply chain management

The supply chain as a whole and how it is changing incl. strategy, differentiated supply chains, value stream analysis and planning and control • Market understanding, forecasting and distribution strategy• Strategic sourcing and evaluation and development of the supplier network

Industrial production

Production and logistics in the age of dynamics• Production systems and approaches for rethinking production, for circularity and continuous improvement • Selecting technologies and methods according to organisational needs

Leading day-to-day operations and change

Leading day-to-day performance and change at the same time • Leading in uncertainty in a multicultural context • Managing paradoxes and multiple stakeholders