ETHSUN Chief Operating Officer Programme
Operational Excellence & Enterprise Leadership
Master the operational, financial and human dimensions of running complex organisations, and lead with excellence as the engine behind the CEO.
Programme Overview
The COO Programme equips operational leaders with the capabilities to run complex organisations at the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness, from process excellence and supply chain to organisational design, with a five-day executive immersion in Singapore.
Choose Your Format
Full online programme combined with 5 days of international in-person immersion, with certificate award on-site.
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Operations Strategy
- Operational model design
- Performance management
- Process excellence (Lean/Six Sigma)
- Technology in operations
02Supply Chain & Resilience
- Global supply chain strategy
- Risk and continuity
- Supplier management
- Logistics optimisation
03Financial Management
- Budget control
- Cost transformation
- Capital investment
- Operational KPIs
04Leadership
- Cross-functional leadership
- Executive communication
- Organisational design
- CEO–COO partnership
05The AI-Augmented COO
- AI-powered process automation and workflow optimisation
- Predictive maintenance and intelligent supply chain management
- AI-driven performance monitoring and operational KPIs
- Scaling AI across operations: change management and culture
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation, a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification, Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations, Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury, Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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