Choose from a variety of training programs to further your manufacturing career.
AI in Manufacturing – Enhancing Productivity, Reducing Costs, and Increasing Reliability
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve reliability. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to AI technologies in manufacturing, tailored for managers and executives who want to understand how AI can optimize operations and drive competitive advantage.
Participants will explore key AI applications, including predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization, quality control, and automation. The course will provide a balanced perspective on the benefits and challenges of AI adoption, with practical insights into implementation strategies and real-world case studies.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of AI and its relevance in manufacturing.
- Identify key AI-driven technologies that enhance productivity and reduce operational costs.
- Analyze current AI trends and their impact on supply chains, production, and workforce management.
- Forecast short-term AI developments in manufacturing and strategize for future adoption.
- Evaluate the ethical and workforce implications of AI-driven automation.
October 15 to November 19, 2025
Wednesdays, 8 to 9:30 pm Online
SmartOps: Lean Flow & Operational Efficiency
This training provides a comprehensive overview of key manufacturing principles and practices designed to improve efficiency, quality, and productivity in industrial environments. Students will explore Lean Manufacturing fundamentals, focusing on waste reduction and value-added processes, while gaining insight into Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a metric for performance measurement.
The training covers essential time-based concepts, including Takt Time, Cycle Time, and Lead Time, alongside the basics of Standard Work to ensure consistency and reliability in operations. Participants will be introduced to Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) strategies, different types of manufacturing production systems, and the importance of First Article Inspection (FAI) in quality assurance. Additionally, the course will highlight the value of capturing and applying Lessons Learned to foster organizational learning and ongoing process improvement.
October 22, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm at SCSU
$249 per registration
Companies with three or more registrations: $199 per registration (contact OWLL for more information)
Fully online programs with instructor-moderated training in partnership with Ed2Go
Each training featured below is six weeks in length, four hours per week.
New training classes begin each month!
Manufacturing Fundamentals - $147
- Discover the role of production design and process planning
- Learn 13 different manufacturing processes
- Understand why facility location and plant layout decisions are so vital
- Learn how job design helps you accomplish company goals and achieve worker satisfaction
- Learn how to characterize different types of production materials
- Master important product development concepts
- Understand how performance measurements and standardization improve manufacturing operations.
Manufacturing Applications - $144
- Learn how to develop a manufacturing strategy
- Understand the purpose of customer demand forecasting and find out what forecasting methods are suitable for which situations
- Learn how to effectively use Gantt charts and the precedence diagram method for planning
- Discover the basics of lean manufacturing
- Understand the true meaning of productivity and how to improve it
- Discover how the application of Six Sigma, and statistical process control (SPC) increase customer satisfaction
- Learn about the elements of a logistics system, including warehousing and receiving
Computer Skills for the Workplace - $147
- Acquire the fundamental computer competencies needed to succeed in the workplace
- Understand how to use Windows 10 and Office 2016 effectively
- Discover how to create charts, presentations, word-processing documents, and more
Mastery of Business Fundamentals - $155
- Discover how external and internal environmental factors affect an organization
- Learn about various organizational structures
- Understand how to use leadership, motivation, and control for maximum impact
- Learn how successful organizations use performance measurements to stay on track
- Master the fundamentals of accounting
- Learn the basics of financial planning and budgeting methods
- Gain an understanding of the basic principles of business law
- Learn about ethics and organizational politics
Supply Chain - Purchasing Fundamentals - $154
- Negotiation, supplier sourcing and qualification, outsourcing, and make-or-buy analysis.
- Basics of supplier partnerships, capital budgeting, and green buying.
- How to define internal customer needs; generate purchase requisitions and purchase orders; expedite, trace, and receive supplier deliveries; maintain effective purchasing records; and create and manage various purchasing budgets.
- Business law, contracts, leasing, Six Sigma, and total quality management (TQM).
- How to recruit, select, and evaluate purchasing personnel, and the importance of business ethics
Supply Chain – Distribution and Logistics Management - $154
- Physical distribution, warehouse selection, material handling, packaging, order fulfillment, customer service, inventory management, receiving, production stores, and returned goods.
- Key technology issues such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), bar coding, electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic commerce (e-commerce), and distribution resource planning (DRP).
Supply Chain – Supply Chain Management Fundamentals - $154
- Developing long-range production, sales, and capacity plans and ending with planning, implementing, and controlling daily manufacturing schedules.
- Customer demand forecasting, master production scheduling (MPS), material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning, and production activity control (PAC).
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