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The Quality, Industrial Logistics, and Organization program trains future logistics and quality control specialists for manufacturing and service companies.

Logistics team that moves blocks of different colors to achieve a common goal.

The strengths of the BUT QLIO in Annecy:
– a BUT3 work-study program with two historically very promising career paths within the local industrial fabric
– a BUT3 initial training program with an international focus, requiring students to spend the fall semester abroad
– the possibility of starting the work-study program in the second year

YOUR PROFILE

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DO YOU TICK MOST OF THESE BOXES?

QLIO is made for you!

INTEGRATING A QLIO GOAL IS

A DEGREE PREPARED IN 3 YEARS

BUT admission scheme: options in the first, second, and third years depending on profiles.
BUT admission scheme: options in the first, second, and third years depending on profiles.

3 common skills

Organize production activities

Driving through quality

Manage the flow

2 COURSES TO CHOOSE FROM

ORGANIZATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN

MAIN SKILL

Manage and coordinate the supply chain

QUALITY AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT

MAIN SKILL

Implement integrated management systems

A DISTRIBUTION OF STUDY TIME

Distribution of studies

LESSONS LEARNED

General:

English, Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science, Communication

Techniques:

• Problem solving / Process control
• Quality management systems / Auditing
• QHSE certification
• Inventory management
• Production planning
• Project planning and management
• Workshop and workstation layout
• Continuous improvement and lean management
• Production information systems

TARGETED OBJECTIVES

Be able to perform jobs related to flow control, quality management, andcontinuous improvement for all sectors of activity and all sizes of businesses (very small businesses, small and medium-sized businesses, etc.).

THE ADVANTAGES OF QLIO AT THE ANNECY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

• A versatile and cross-disciplinary program that meets a real industrial need (with a very large local employment pool)
Active teaching methods with numerous group assignments, projects, and practical applications
• Training that leads to one of the highest salaries among BUT graduates
• Training provided by teachers who are nationally recognized for their professional skills, for the reference works they have written, and for the teaching tools they have developed, which are used in many schools
• A university-industry association, ProGection, created on the initiative of the QLIO department to forge links between industry, teachers, and students
• A network of more than 1,200 alumni, mainly in companies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and Switzerland

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

• Quality Manager
• Quality Assurance Technician
• Quality Auditor
• Continuous Improvement Facilitator
• Logistics Manager
• Production Management Technician
• Planner
• Supply Chain Manager

STUDY OPTIONS THAT ADAPT TO YOUR NEEDS

INITIAL TRAINING

The QLIO program includes 600 hours of supervised projects and internships per year (i.e., 22 to 26 weeks of internships over the 3 years of study). This corresponds to 9 months of training in a professional context.

Discover our internship opportunities.

LEARNING

Work-study program available starting in the second year.

You are or want to be an employee and wish to develop or enhance your skills. The BUT work-study program is a training course with a bright future. All indicators are green for this option to be an excellent choice, which in no way excludes further study!

The first year of the BUT program provides general education for all students, before offering specializations in the second year.

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