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
 90 countries 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 Center for

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

Center for Life Sciences and Management

(CLSM)

Center for Energy Markets (CEM)

Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

MIPLC – Munich
Intellectual
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Center (MIPLC)
 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
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
Holly Ott
Technische Universität München
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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