Course Description : About this Course : Manufacturing Strategy - Quality Management and Operational Excellence is a free online course that guides you through the important tools of operational excellence for achieving world-class manufacturing standards. This course identifies manufacturing taxonomies and the importance of quality management for manufacturing excellence. The course begins with a discussion of how manufacturing evolved from the traditional view to the strategic view of manufacturing. LEARNING OUTCOMES : Discuss Deming's approach to quality management Identify the criteria for various business excellence awards Recall the three-dimensional view of process choice Recognize the dimensions of Generic Manufacturing Strategies Analyze the levels of application of product profiling in organizations