EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE BUSINESS ANALYTICS FOR INDUSTRY 5.0

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Program Overview

In today’s complex business world, intuition alone is no longer enough. Managers, entrepreneurs, and consultants are surrounded by data but often struggle to harness its full potential. Often, they lack the ability to collect relevant data, mathematical confidence, or certainty about implementation. Decision-makers frequently fall into cognitive biases such as confusing correlation with causality, taking mental shortcuts, or doubting their speed compared to peers.

This certificate is a high-impact, twelve-day intensive program designed to transform the way professionals approach, analyze, and act on data. Beyond technical skills, this certificate will develop a structured, strategic mindset, ensuring decisions are clear, effective, and well-communicated.

LOCATION

Africa Business School, campus UM6P Rabat

LANGUAGE

English

TARGET

Professionals involved in Digital Transformation, such as Managers, Consultants, Engineers, Data Scientists, etc

SELECTION PROCESS

Application Review

INTAKE

10 October 2025

DURATION

2 days every 3 weeks

What Makes This Program Unique?

Renowned experts teaching technological advancements, industrial trends, and state-of-the-art methodologies.

Contextualized learning experience through case studies developed in collaboration with the center for Sustainable Operations and Logistics in Africa (SOLA).

Hands-on AI & OR implementations to tackle real-world business challenges following an interdisciplinary approach that connects analytics, operations, and human-centric industrial strategies.

Driving digital transformation by adopting innovative data-driven decision-making practices to cut costs, optimize resources, and enhance productivity.

Strategic sustainability insights for integrating efficiency with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals.

What Will You Gain?

Understand Industry 4.0 & 5.0

Discover core technologies like IoT, blockchain, 3D printing, and digital twins, as well as their evolution towards sustainability and human integration.

Leverage AI & OR for Operational Excellence

Use advanced analytics to enhance efficiency across various business functions, including inventory management and quality control, among others.

Enhance Decision-Making with Data

Harness the power of smart sensors and related information acquisition technologies to reduce costs and gain competitive advantage through big data strategies.

Drive Sustainable & Profitable Business Practices

Achieve cost efficiency while protecting resources and ensuring social well-being, creating long-term value beyond short-term gains.

Program Structure

1

MODULE 1

TRANSITIONING FROM INDUSTRY 4.0 TO 5.0

This course initiates learners to Industry 4.0 technologies and opens up perspectives on Industry 5.0 principles and applications.

  • Understand the core Industry 4.0 technologies and the need for a transition for Industry 5.0.
  • Discover how humans and technologies interact and how they can operate as collaborators and not as competitors.
  • Design a digital model of a real-world industrial system considering human and societal well-being and evaluate multiple scenarios and outcomes.

2

MODULE 2

MANAGING QUALITY WITH AI AND BIG DATA

A comprehensive course on Quality Management in data-rich manufacturing and service processes.

  • Predict the quality level of products and services by identifying the causes of quality variation.
  • Leverage high-frequency data to monitor the process condition in real-time.
  • Design robust quality assurance procedures to quickly detect process anomalies while avoiding false alarms.

3

MODULE 3

BUILDING RESILIENT AND DIGITALIZED OPERATIONS

This course introduces decision sciences methodologies to address operational issues faced by industrial supply chains in the digital era.

  • Understand the role of industry 4.0 technologies in modern business operations.
  • Develop quantitative models to assess the impact of technological adoption on inventory management, quality compliance, disruption risk mitigation among others.
  • Desing smart contracts to improve supply chain transparency through blockchain.

4

MODULE 4

SMART ASSET LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

This course introduces learners to Industry 4.0 technologies for real-time monitoring of assets to prevent failure.

  • Predict the behavior of remotely located critical assets.
  • Design effective systems to collect and monitor data.
  • Apply advanced OR and AI methods to mitigate failure risk and to plan preventive maintenance.

5

MODULE 5

DATA DRIVEN DEMAND PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

This course equips learners with the essential analytical techniques to make informed decisions in dynamic and competitive business environments.

  • Learn the fundamental principles of demand forecasting and their applications.
  • Apply analytical tools to diverse products and services across industries.
  • Evaluate the accuracy of demand forecasting techniques.

6

MODULE 6

CAPSTONE PROJECT – SUSTAINABILITY AND DIGITALIZATION IN INDUSTRY 5.0

This module offers an opportunity for learners to synthesize their acquired knowledge through a practical implementation of Industry 5.0.

  • Map a real-world system and identify opportunities for sustainable digitalization.
  • Apply relevant OR and AI tools to leverage data while considering sustainability challenges.
  • Examine the socio-economic impact of the decision prescribed by OR and AI methodologies.