ISMM

Visits

Visits are carefully chosen either to relate to a specific topic or to give a general view of an industrial process.

A typical visit includes:

• a presentation by the company, covering its history, markets, strategy and operations;
• a talk related to the current course module or to the company's special area of expertise;
• a factory tour;
• a question and answer session with the company management.

By the end of the course members will have built up the expertise to walk around a factory and assess areas of strengths and weaknesses in its operations related to its particular industry sector.

A Typical Visit

This is the agenda for a visit during the 'Management of Change' module, which concentrates on companies on Tyneside and Merseyside. The company specialises in transport engineering.

• 9:00am   Arrival
  • Sign in at Reception
• 9:15am  Introduction to Company
  • Presentation on company structure, site history and management of the change process
  • Presentation on the implementation of 6 Sigma within the company
  • Questions and answers
• 10:10am   Life after ISMM
  • Presentation on the challenges found in the first six months of employment by a recent ISMM alumnus, now working at the company
• 10:40am   Site Tour
• 11:40am   Convene in Business Lounge
  • Refreshments
  • Final questions and answers
  • Review of visit
• 12:30pm   Depart