Programme Overview
The year 2020 started with usual promises of global business growth and economic prosperity. Little did we know that, in a matter of weeks, our usual ways of business operations were to be completely disrupted and we had to rethink the way we live and work together. The sudden rise of the COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us, across all industrial fields, to make substantial changes in operation. More and more, innovation strategies have become a necessary component of Operational Excellence. Innovation allows companies to continuously adapt and change, rather than stagnating in the mid-range alongside their competitors. Operational Excellence professionals must understand how their organization can gain a benefit from technology innovation which is evolving daily, and learn how to integrate new technologies to meet constantly changing customer demands.
As per the understanding of Operational Excellence, employees are able to prevent errors/provide a solution at any stage in the business or production process. Cultivating a mindset of innovation in any organization is absolutely key to promoting this.
To compete successfully, companies must assess their innovation strategy and practice through effective translation of innovation strategy into operational performance, development of performance measurement framework and address how they can be operationalized in design, business model, supply chain and process innovation. Operations Excellence professional need to keep up with new technologies and implementing them effectively and efficiently is key to capturing the benefits of external process innovation.
Programme Objective
Upon completion of this four-and-a-half-day course, you will discover how to lead the implementation of innovation strategies for operational excellence in your organization. The key takeaways are:
- Apply concepts and frameworks to analyse how firms create, commercialize, and capture value from innovation strategies
- Develop strategic thinking and frameworks to achieve operational excellence.
- Learn design thinking methodology and mindsets to lead operational innovation.
- Learn ways to apply innovation to enhance operations performance
- Identify processes from innovation to create a competitive advantage
- Understand the innovation implementation process
- Explore how to integrate effective new operational routines into your organizations culture.
Key Topics
- Understanding meaning of innovations strategy and operational excellence
- Recognizing the importance of innovation in operations excellence methodologies as business process transformation and process re-engineering
- Innovation in Supply Chain
- New Product/Service design and Innovation
- Designing Innovative Processes
- Innovation strategies for sustainable operations
- Disruptive Innovation and Managing Technology Transitions
- Organizing Innovation by building right culture of innovation and organizational structure
- Improvement and Innovation for operational excellence
Programme Directors
Who May Attend
- Executives and other leaders, who need to connect operational decisions with the overall company strategy and to the bottom line, whether or not they are directly involved with operations.
- Professionals whose job scope is expanding to include operations decisions, and those who must assess the impact of operations on strategic initiatives.
- Operations professionals whose increased responsibilities include providing input to their firms strategy.
- Managers in both operations and non-operations roles who anticipate an increase in job scope in the near future:
- Strategy/business development executives
- R & D, innovation, and new product development leaders
- Senior marketing managers
- Senior finance and accounting managers
- Procurement, sourcing, or purchasing leaders
- Demand and inventory managers
- Manufacturing engineers
- Designers
Programme Duration and Delivery
- From the morning of January 19, 2026 till the afternoon of January 23, 2026
- Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy
Through interactive case discussions, action learning and design thinking approaches, the participants will be introduced to the different methods of integrating innovation strategies for Operational Excellence.How to Apply
- You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the Apply Now link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at:
- Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
- Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
- Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate Executive Education Office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.
For further assistance, please connect with:
Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in
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