3A Expertise - "Global Performance Management" Course

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Arts et Métiers Campus Arts et Métiers Metz

Context and purpose of the Global Performance Management assessment 

Expertise enables the acquisition of a set of knowledge and skills relating to the control, evaluation, and improvement of industrial performance (increased productivity, management and improvement of the quality and reliability of production systems, detection of deviations, and optimization of industrial management processes and procedures, etc.) within the complex and dynamic context of Industry 4.0.  

Two target teaching themes are distinguished. They are guided by the educational objectives:

• Performance management: consideration of digital and ecological transition concepts (data, digitization and digital twins, robotization, sustainability, etc.)
• Performance improvement: Lean 4.0 (continuous improvement, etc.), MES ERP systems, project management (organizational and economic aspects)

The program provides students with the keys to gaining a comprehensive and systemic view of Industry 4.0, enabling them to manage and improve its performance.

Objectives

This year of expertise complements the initial training. 

It allows students to:

• optimizing a production system by considering organizational and environmental issues
• propose a real-time system control and management approach based on the measurements and data collected and the definition of its digital twin
• implement operational excellence initiatives and establish continuous improvement

Specific feature: one year alternating between school and work experience

This training is offered in the form of a 12-month apprenticeship or professional training contract. 

During this year, the learner alternates between approximately three weeks at school and three weeks at their company.

Each year, the school offers several companies looking to recruit a student. It is entirely possible to combine this training program with another company that has been approached in advance.

Program

In addition to the core curriculum of^{the third} year, this specialization consists of three skill sets and teaching units (TU):

Related skill blocks:

• Data-Boost Manufacturing:
  • Data science for performance analysis and improvement
    • Descriptive statistics
    • Data-driven approaches
    • Rule-based approaches
  • Digitalization and digital twins
• Optimization of production systems
  • Sustainable systems – Integration of environmental considerations
  • Robotization of systems
  • Reconfigurable System
  • Health and Safety at Work
• Management 4.0
  • Operational excellence (Lean, continuous improvement, FMEA, process optimization, etc.)
  • ERP/MES
  • Process control 

The work carried out during the first semester as part of the work-study program allows all third-year students to validate their expertise project. This is a "super" expertise project, as the time spent in the company exceeds the usual duration planned for the third year. This work is assessed through a defense and a report.

Optional: dual degree in engineering and management

A course module, specifically designed for future engineers, allows students to obtain a dual degree in engineering and management in one year. The aim is to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation through a partnership with theIAE Metz. Learn more about this dual degree and how to enroll.

Key scientific and educational leaders

The courses are mainly taught by faculty members from the Design and Control Laboratory (LCFC). Several industrialists and teachers from other Arts et Métiers campuses also participate in this training to share their experiences and give concrete examples they have encountered during their careers.

Teaching and assessment methods

Several teaching methods are used: traditional tests and oral exams are combined with practical exercises (mini-projects in groups or individually) based on real-life industrial cases, as well as continuous assessment via MOOC (offered by the National Institute for Security Research).

Examples of internship opportunities and projects undertaken

• Digitization and Improvement of Traceability, Self-Monitoring, and Special Process Control
• Study of a production indicator and implementation of a fault detection system
• Deployment of Industry 4.0
• Characterization and continuous improvement of processes
• Designing a creativity room for the industry of the future

Practical information

• Required level: First two years of Arts et Métiers engineering program Arts et Métiers (equivalent to Master's 1). Internal recruitment in waves 2A, then 2B.
• Possibility of accessing skill sets through continuing education
• RNCP training code: 39305
• Equivalent international level: Graduate
• Course language: French
• Period: one academic year from September to August
• Total number of hours in the year: 420
• Number of hours dedicated to expertise: 180
• ECTS credits: 61

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Head of Expertise

The strengths of the training program

• A skills-oriented program: the "Factory of the Future Management" expertise consists of a set of skill blocks that enable candidates to develop their skills around one of the key themes of their future profession.
• A work-study teaching approach: beyond traditional face-to-face teaching methods between teachers and students, Arts et Métiers a methodical, project-based teaching approach. This process, which is particularly well suited to work-study programs, aims to get students more involved in developing their expertise and make them more independent.
• Individualized support: throughout their training, each student benefits from dual mentoring provided by a trainer at the school and by their mentor at the company. Thanks to a professional training program, students acquire professional skills that make them immediately operational.
• Courses taught by experts from the business world or professors from various Arts et Métiers campuses.
• Paid training: students are paid at least 80% of the minimum wage (depending on their age).