IESE Business School

Learn More: Video interview with IESE professors Marc Sachon and Jaume Ribera

Barcelona
March 2-5, 2010

Achieving Operational Excellence

The recent financial meltdown has led to a sharper focus on operational efficiency, working capital management and return on assets. As a result, companies are looking for ways to create greater efficiencies, reduce costs and boost operational performance.

Achieving Operational Excellence introduces participants to new approaches for optimizing the value-chain process. It addresses how to fully align operations with overall business strategy, and explores innovative ways of maximizing effectiveness in today’s global context.

Participants learn specific methods to lower costs and improve value delivery, as well as create and implement new supply-chain frameworks. They will learn strategies to reduce working capital in order to generate liquidity. The program also stresses information and communication technology and operational finance as integral factors of efficient supply chain management. 

Participants will leave the program with fresh insights, as well as practical tools and ideas to leverage their operations to build competitive advantage.