TUM School of Management

Production and Supply Chain Management

Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

Professional Certificate
Six Sigma and Lean: Quantitative Tools for Quality
and Productivity

Welcome and Greetings from Munich

Prof. Holly Ott

Production and Supply Chain Management
Chair: Prof. Martin Grunow
TUM School of Management

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 TUM School of Management Wolfgang Dirscherl / pixelio.de
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

Welcome to Munich!

Wolfgang
Lahsnig /
pixelio.de

Holly Ott Michaela Schöllhorn / pixelio.de 2

 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

TUM – The Entrepreneurial

University
§ Founded 1868 as “Technische Hochschule”
§ Focus on technology & innovation
§ Locations worldwide: Singapore, Beijing,
Brussel, São Paulo, Cairo, Mumbai, San
Francisco, Munich, Garching, Straubing,
Weihenstephan
§ University of Excellence since 2006 (confirmed
2012)
§ ~ 40,000 students in 172 programs
§ 545 professors & ~ 10,000 employees
§ Over 800 start-ups out of TUM
§ More than 7,000 publications per year
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 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

TUM School of Management

International top-level research
5 academic departments
36 professors
~ 250 scientific staff members & doctoral program
research cooperations (e.g. Harvard, MIT,
Imperial College, SMU,…)
Internationally oriented degree programs
~ 4500 students from more than 40 different countries
~ 90 partnerships with universities worldwide

Executive Education and Company Contacts

>140 sustainable company contacts
3 Executive MBAs with Leadership & Personal
Development Program
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 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

TUM School of Management Structure

Marketing, Operations &
Innovation & Finance & Economics &
Strategy & Supply Chain
Entrepreneurship Accounting Policy
Leadership Management

Center for
Entrepreneurship Center for
Entrepreneurial and
Research Operations Research
Financial Studies
Institute (ERI) (COR)
(CEFS)

Center for Life Sciences and Management

(CLSM)

Center for Energy Markets (CEM)

Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

MIPLC – Munich
Intellectual Property
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 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

The Academic Department of Operations & Supply

Chain Management

… focuses on analysis, modelling, and

optimization of decision problems
related to the design and operation of
manufacturing and service systems.

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 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

edX Professional Certificate

Six Sigma and Lean: Quantitative Tools for Quality
and Productivity
Production and Supply
Chain Management
Chair Prof. Dr. Martin
Grunow.
Prof. Dr. Holly Ott
This Professional Certificate is endorsed by Infineon
Technologies and covers the fundamentals of the Six
Sigma methodology and Lean Production for quality
and productivity improvement, following the DMAIC
(Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) process
improvement cycle and examining how the principles of
Lean production improve quality and productivity and
enable organizational transformation. The material is
based on the American Society of Quality Body of
Knowledge up to a Green Belt Level. The course is
designed as preparation for taking a Green Belt exam.

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 TUM School of Management
Production and Supply Chain Management
Prof Martin Grunow Technische Universität München

Professional Certificate
Six Sigma and Lean: Quantitative Tools for Quality
and Productivity

Welcome and Greetings from Munich

Prof. Holly Ott

Production and Supply Chain Management
Chair: Prof. Martin Grunow
TUM School of Management

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