Operational Excellence 4.0
Develop a Lean-Industry 4.0 framework by integrating people, process and technology.
This advanced Masterclass provides the latest thinking in how to integrate Lean with Industry 4.0 technologies to maximise organisational performance.
Masterclass Expert: Professor Maneesh Kumar
Dates: 29 - 31 October 2025
Location: Leipzig, Germany
“I was able to gain many insights into our Lean and Industry 4.0 integration journey”
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Design an intelligent operations strategy and become a high reliability organisation
This strategic Masterclass will provide you with an overview of how top performing organisations have managed to integrate Lean with Industry 4.0 technologies to consistently deliver on price, quality, flexibility, speed, and service.
Masterclass overview
Day 1: Introduction to Lean and Industry 4.0 Integration
Industry 4.0 challenges Lean professionals to adapt and keep the field relevant in the face of changes in the business environment. Lean 4.0 is redefining its approach to managing operational excellence by showing adaptability in dealing with disruptive information technologies, increased vertical, horizontal and end-to-end connectivity in the supply network, and using the increased volume of data inputs to provide feedback in decision making based on evidence.
Day 2: Integrating Lean tools with Digital technologies
Develop capabilities and the skillset to address Lean Wastes using digital technologies. Learn how to use digital value stream mapping and other lean tools for improving visibility, traceability, integration, and virtualisation of your operations and supply chain practices. Leverage a framework to build a resilient and intelligent enterprise by effective Lean-Industry 4.0 integration.
Day 3: Lean 4.0 Leadership and High Reliability Organisations
Reflect on how your current operations and supply chain model can be modernised using Lean 4.0 and Industry 4.0 technologies. Use lean leadership to motivate the workforce to integrate Lean Principles and Industry 4.0 and achieve the next level of Enterprise Excellence. Align Human resource management practices with Lean 4.0 and Industry 4.0 requirements.
“Great insights and views from an experienced trainer on how to look at Lean and Industry 4.0 applications”
Meet our Leader
Maneesh Kumar: Professor of Service Operations at Cardiff Business School
Maneesh Kumar is a Professor of Service Operations at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. He conducts cross-disciplinary applied research in the area of operational excellence, smart manufacturing, future of work, service innovation through big data analytics and contextual factors affecting the sustainability of operational excellence.
His current research interests are on the integration of operations excellence with Industry 4.0 and big data environment, operational capabilities development in micro and small companies through cluster formation, sustaining operations excellence and innovative circular economy business models.
Maneesh has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to teaching at Cardiff University’s Celebrating Excellence Awards 2018 in the category of 'Excellence in Teaching including Training & Development.'
“The perfect introduction on the interface of Production 4.0 with Lean”
