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Education Made in Germany Summer School - July 11-29, 2016 Production and Supply Chain Management Location Hof is a small town in the northern part of Bavaria and located in the heart of Europe. Hof has 45,000 citizens. Hof‘s region shows the second-highest industrial density across Europe, specialized in manufacturing machinery, plastic (automobile) parts, ceramics and textiles. Hof University oers a modern and positive study environment. Small classes, an ideal student to lecturer ratio of 1:25, modern facilities as well as a safe and green campus are our major arguments. Hof University was established in 1994 and is awarded “Germany`s most beautiful campus“ (unicum) in 2012. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, 24/7 library access, on campus wi and attractive sports facilites. Hof University is the only bavarian state institution of higher education which is systemaccredited by Acquin. Hof University has the highest level of accreditation in Germany. http://www.akkreditierungsrat.de/index.php?id=22&L=1 LocationMotivation The prosperity of the German economy is based on its ability to produce and deliver products very eciently and in a continuing high quality. The success factors are a distinctive supply chain management as well as an excellent and lean production. Our summer school gives you a holistic understanding of a supply chain. Based on quality and price targets of the customers and nancial demand of the company we discuss how to manage international supply chains, how to ensure the quality demands from the customer and how to make production more ecient. In this context we introduce you the concept of lean production and explain the chances production 4.0 can oer. We discuss the concept of M2M-solutions, success factors of M2M solutions and show you the correlation between the analysis of unstructured data and production 4.0. Company visits to industry and logistic companies will complete the program. The program combines lectures with practical examples and excursions to industry and logistic companies. In addition to this academic course content there are numerous opportunities to experience German culture through an cultural and leisure program. We are looking forward to welcoming you! Structure The International Summer School on Production and Supply Chain Management covers the following subjects: Quality Management (Quality Thinking, Process Thinking, Six Sigma) Lean Management in Practice (Quality and inventory, Inventory and cycle time, Cycle time and customer satisfaction, Incentive wage and cycle time) Production 4.0 (Concept of a M2M-solution, Components of a M2M-solution, Sucess factors of M2Msolution, analysis of unstructured data as a basis for production 4.0) Supply Chain Management (Thinking in supply chains, Sucess factors of SCM, Managing international supply chains) Course details Target group Advanced students (Bachelor and Master) of Business Administration, Engineering Sciences and related elds. Date July 11-29, 2016 - 30 hours per week Venue: Hochschule Hof Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1 95028 Hof, Germany Course language: English Credits: Exam at the end of the course - 5 ECTS-Points Maximum number of participants: 25 Application process The online application portal will remain open from December 15th, 2015 until March 11th, 2016. The application can only be done ONLINE. www.hof-university.de/ifw Course fees The course fees are 1,350 €. This includes accomodation, company excursions, insurance, pick-up service from Hof train station and free 24-hour access to the internet and the library at Hof University. Accomodation /board/ leisure program Participants stay in single rooms in student accommodation on campus. Facilities for self-catering are available. Food must be provided by the participants themselves. Meals in the university's refectory and cafeteria are available at reasonable prices. The supporting program includes guided company excursions, day trips to Nuremberg or Bamberg, guided city walk, international buet, lm night, etc - free sports facilities on campus. About us The Institute for Continuing Education at Hof University (ifw), a state-funded German University of Applied Sciences, is located in the charming mid-sized town of Hof, right between Munich, Berlin and Prague. At the Institute for Continuing Education (ifw) it is possible - to earn an academic degree - to built up competences - to engage in further education at university level. Our professors are experienced experts both from industry and academia. The student-lecturer ratio is very comfortable and all our students enjoy intensive personal support. First-class education at aordable rates. Managed by ifw - Institut für Weiterbildung der Hochschule Hof Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1 95028 Hof, Germany Fon +49 9281 / 409-3353 Fax +49 9281 / 409-553353 [email protected] www.hof-university.de/ifw.