Publication date : 01/29/2024

Course : Production manager, the basics

manage and improve workshop performance

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. DUC
Price : 1280 € E.T.

Production manager, the basics

manage and improve workshop performance



A true orchestra conductor, the production manager plans, organizes and monitors production in order to achieve defined objectives. This course will teach you the keys to the job, as well as the tools you need to empower your staff and speed up the delivery of results.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. DUC
  2d - 14h00
1280 € E.T.




A true orchestra conductor, the production manager plans, organizes and monitors production in order to achieve defined objectives. This course will teach you the keys to the job, as well as the tools you need to empower your staff and speed up the delivery of results.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the changes affecting managers and their various contacts
Identify sources of performance improvement
Discover the basic tools for implementing improvements
Motivating, involving and training employees through best practices

Intended audience
Workshop managers, production or production unit managers, team leaders.

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Course schedule

1
Understanding your environment for greater efficiency

  • Understand changes in the corporate environment and their impact on the manager's role.
  • Put the customer back at the center of our concerns. Identify customer expectations.
  • Understand the essential elements of management: forecasting, planning, monitoring and improving...
  • Understanding the challenges of flow tension: notion of tension ratio.
Hands-on work
Reflection and group exchanges on management tools.

2
Improving operational performance

  • Identify areas for improvement (safety, machines, quality, lead times, costs, continuous improvement).
  • Understand the concept of added value, search for non-added value.
  • Get to grips with the flow toolbox: information flow, physical flow, spaghetti diagrams, process analysis.
  • Define and implement SMART objectives.
  • Build dynamic action plans.
Hands-on work
Draw up a process map.

3
Tools to be used

  • Use the PDCA wheel.
  • Understand the essential tools in the field: red green, 5S, SMED, Hoshin of flows.
  • Learn to use the right tools on a daily basis: the example of problem-solving with 5P and QRQC.
  • Learn the basics of visual management: proactive indicators, effective operational meetings.
  • Successfully soliciting and involving stakeholders in the process.
Hands-on work
5S simulations. Practical problem-solving exercises.

4
Motivating and training employees

  • Identify the phases of resistance to change and facilitating attitudes.
  • Adapt your management style to the situations you encounter.
  • Express yourself simply and straightforwardly: obstacles, ESCR, the Pygmalion effect.
  • Choosing between "to do or to have done": which actions to delegate, how to go about it?
  • Know the elements of meeting preparation and facilitation rules.
Hands-on work
Self-diagnosis of management styles, experimentation with role-playing.


Customer reviews
5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
DAMIEN S.
19/06/25
5 / 5

At the top!
EMMA K.
03/04/25
5 / 5

Laurent taught us very well, with a good balance between our issues and his feedback, and practical case studies.
VANESSA D.
03/04/25
5 / 5

Super trainer and very caring.



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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 9 Mar., 28 May, 12 Oct.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 9 Mar., 28 May, 12 Oct.