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Overview
What you will study
- The Visual Management for Competitive Advantage course offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) helps executives and managers understand how continuous improvement strategies, sustained over a long period of time, affect core business metrics and business development strategy, and contribute to the success of the organization.
The main purpose of this program is two-fold
- To help you understand how continuous improvement strategies, sustained over a long period of time, affect core business metrics and contribute to the success of the organization, from bottom-up and top-down perspectives
- To change how you see work and your own role as a leader in the culture of improvement
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Understand the principles and approaches that drive improvement; and apply them in all areas in the context of a particular company
- Implement improvement naturally in your everyday work
- Recognize successful improvement initiatives already in place and build on them
- Identify the true value-added aspects of work performed by individual workers and the entire organization
- Ensure that business targets and improvement strategies are tightly linked at every level
- Develop inquiry and evidence-based problem-solving skills for individuals and organizations
- Transform from “controller” to “enabler” by leveraging the relationship between designing the work well and the engagement of employees that follows
- Generate “pull” from within the organization for new methods of work
- Implement “Visual Management”
- Not just remove defects, but to design work correctly from the beginning
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
- Part-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
2 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Campus Location
- Boston, United States
Disciplines
Strategic Management View 122 other Short Courses in Strategic Management in United StatesWhat students do after studying Business & Management
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is intended for executives, senior managers, and leaders from every sector.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents4700 USD / full≈ 4700 USD / full - Out-of-State4700 USD / full≈ 4700 USD / full
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Domestic
Applies to youIn-State4700 USD / full≈ 4700 USD / full
Living costs
Boston
United States
1560 - 3239 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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