School of Manufacturing · Mentogram

The factory floor
is changing fast.
Lead it or fall behind.

Manufacturing is being transformed by AI, Industry 4.0 and global supply chain disruption. The School of Manufacturing gives operations leaders the knowledge to lead that transformation — not just survive it.

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5
Programs
12
Specialised competencies
$16T
Global manufacturing market
$5K
Starting price
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The Manufacturing Opportunity
73% of manufacturers say they cannot find leaders with both operational and digital skills.

Industry 4.0 is not coming — it is here. But the gap between what smart factories need and what most operations leaders know is massive. The leaders who close that gap will run the factories of the next decade.

The School of Manufacturing is designed for that exact gap. Lean and Six Sigma fundamentals combined with Industrial AI, digital twins and supply chain resilience — all taught by Maya, built from real practitioner knowledge.

Plant OEE Dashboard · Live View
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Availability87%
Performance73%
Quality94%
OEE Score60%
3
Downtime Events
8,240
Units Produced
0.8%
Defect Rate
What You Actually Build

Real operational problems.
Real deliverables.

Every concept ends with a task that mirrors what operations leaders do every day. No case studies from 1995. No theory without application.

Maya · Task Assignment60 min
Stage 6 — Task · M01
Map the Value Stream & Identify Waste
A tier-1 auto parts manufacturer has cycle time 40% above benchmark. You are the Lean Lead. Map the current state VSM and design the future state.
Deliverables
Current State VSMWaste IdentificationFuture State VSMKaizen Events ListImplementation Timeline
Maya · Task Assignment60 min
Stage 6 — Task · M06
Design a Predictive Maintenance System
A stamping plant loses $2.1M per year to unplanned downtime. You are the Industrial AI Lead. Design a predictive maintenance system using IIoT sensors.
Deliverables
Sensor Placement MapML Model SelectionAlert Threshold DesignIntegration ArchitectureROI Calculation
Maya · Task Assignment60 min
Stage 6 — Task · M03
Redesign the Procurement Strategy
Post-pandemic, a medical device manufacturer has 3 single-source suppliers for critical components. You are the Supply Chain Head. Redesign the strategy.
Deliverables
Supplier Risk MatrixDual-Source PlanRFQ TemplateCost Impact ModelTransition Timeline
Your AI Mentor

Maya thinks like
a plant GM would.

Maya is trained on exclusive interviews with plant managers, supply chain directors and operations heads across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Real operational thinking — not MBA textbook theory.

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MAYA · Concept M01 · Stage 1 — Hook
5-Minute Challenge
Line 3 just stopped. It is 2am. You are the plant manager on call. You have no information yet. Walk me through your first 5 minutes.
Call the shift supervisor first — I need eyes on the line. Then check SCADA for the last alarm before stoppage. Do not touch anything until I know if it is mechanical or electrical.
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Exactly right. Information before action. Most people restart the line first and create a bigger problem. You contained the situation. Moving to Stage 2.
Maya Evaluation — M01 Concept
Concept Score
83/100PASS
Operational Judgement20/20
Root Cause Thinking18/20
Safety Awareness17/20
Communication16/20
Built for Operations Leaders
No classroom theory. Every lesson starts with a real problem from the factory floor.

The best plant managers learn from problems — not textbooks. Maya is built the same way. Every concept starts with a real operational challenge, then builds the framework to solve it.

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Factory-floor scenarios only
Every Maya challenge is drawn from real situations at real plants. No sanitised case studies.
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Industrial AI built in
Every program includes digital thinking — OEE dashboards, predictive maintenance and digital twins.
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India, SEA and Middle East focus
Examples calibrated to the manufacturing corridors where our students actually operate.
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Mastery-gated. Score 72 to advance.
You cannot move forward without demonstrating genuine operational competence. No shortcuts.
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B2B enterprise ready
Companies can purchase seats for entire operations teams. Bulk pricing available.
Programs

From lean fundamentals
to Industry 4.0 leadership.

Five programs across the full operations stack. Each with exact competency sequences built for your role.

MBAMost Comprehensive
Manufacturing MBA
12 competencies · $5K–$8K · 12–18 months

The complete operations leader. Lean, Six Sigma, supply chain, production planning, cost engineering, EHS and Industrial AI — everything a plant manager needs to lead at the highest level.

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M01Lean Manufacturing & Waste Elimination
M02Six Sigma & Quality Management
M03Supply Chain & Procurement
M08Production Planning & Scheduling
M09Cost Engineering & Manufacturing Finance
M10Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
M11New Product Introduction (NPI)
M12Plant Leadership & Workforce Management
G01Strategic Thinking
G02Leadership & Management
G06Problem Solving & Frameworks
G12Global Business Context
PGP6 competencies · $3K–$4K · 6 months
PGP in Supply Chain Management

End-to-end supply chain from procurement to last-mile. Built for supply chain leads navigating volatile global networks.

M03M04M05M09G06G12
PGP6 competencies · $4K–$5K · 6 months
PGP in Industrial AI & Industry 4.0

The intersection of AI and the factory floor. Predictive maintenance, digital twins, IIoT, and computer vision in manufacturing.

M06M07A12G05G04G06
PGP6 competencies · $3K–$4K · 6 months
PGP in Lean & Operational Excellence

Lean, Six Sigma, OEE and EHS. The structured path to becoming a certified operational excellence leader.

M01M02M08M10M12G02
CERT3 competencies · $1.5K–$2K · 2 months
Certificate in Lean Operations

Foundational lean tools, waste elimination and process mapping. The fastest path into operational excellence.

M01M02M10
Hasit Dangi
School Director
Hasit Dangi
MIT Sloan Alumni · ex-Head Bayer Production
A Message from the School Director
“The factory floor does not work on theory. The practitioners behind this school have shut down lines, rebuilt supply chains from scratch and turned around plants that were haemorrhaging money — in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Welcome to an exciting journey.”
The Competency Library

12 manufacturing competencies.
Each built from practitioners.

Each competency = 24 concepts = ~180 minutes of structured Maya-led learning. Every concept ends with a real operational deliverable.

Specialised Manufacturing Competencies (M01–M12)
M01
Lean Manufacturing & Waste Elimination
8 wastes (DOWNTIME), value stream mapping, 5S methodology, flow and pull systems, standard work, Kaizen events, visual management
M02
Six Sigma & Quality Management
DMAIC process, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis, control charts, root cause tools (8D, Fishbone), Cpk
M03
Supply Chain & Procurement
Supplier selection, RFQ process, contract negotiation, vendor risk management, multi-tier supply chain mapping, strategic sourcing
M04
Logistics & Distribution Operations
Inbound/outbound logistics, warehouse management, last-mile delivery, 3PL management, freight, trade compliance, INCOTERMS
M05
Demand Planning & Inventory Optimisation
Demand forecasting methods, safety stock, reorder points, inventory turns, S&OP process, scenario planning, ABC analysis
M06
Industrial AI & Predictive Maintenance
IIoT sensors, predictive vs preventive maintenance, anomaly detection, ML for equipment failure, digital monitoring, OPC-UA
M07
Industry 4.0 & Digital Twins
Smart factory architecture, digital twin concept, real-time monitoring, OT/IT convergence, factory digitisation roadmap, SCADA
M08
Production Planning & Scheduling
MRP, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), capacity planning, master production schedule, bottleneck management, OEE, throughput analysis
M09
Cost Engineering & Manufacturing Finance
COGS breakdown, direct vs indirect costs, make vs buy analysis, cost reduction initiatives, capex ROI, yield analysis, standard costing
M10
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, hazard identification, accident investigation, environmental compliance, safety culture, near-miss reporting
M11
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Design for manufacturability, stage-gate process, BOM management, prototype to production, tooling and validation, FMEA
M12
Plant Leadership & Workforce Management
Managing frontline teams, shift management, performance systems for blue-collar workers, union relations, cultural transformation on the factory floor
Generic Competencies — Shared Across All Schools
G01Strategic Thinking
G02Leadership & Management
G04Data Analysis & Interpretation
G05AI Tools for Professionals
G06Problem Solving & Frameworks
G12Global Business Context
For Companies
Train your entire operations team.

Bulk seat pricing available for companies who want to upskill their plant managers, supply chain leads and operations heads together. Contact us for enterprise pricing.

The future of manufacturing is being built now.

The leaders who adapt
will run the factories
of the next decade.

We review every application personally. If accepted, you receive your Student ID within 48 hours and begin your first concept immediately.

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