Inside the Apple Manufacturing Academy: What Amtech Is Learning From the Experts

About this episode

Amtech CEO Jay Patel discusses the insights gained from participating in the Apple Manufacturing Academy in collaboration with Michigan State University.

The Apple Manufacturing Academy is focused on fundamentals. That’s what makes it such a meaningful opportunity for Amtech, selected as one of just a few organizations to participate in this groundbreaking program in partnership with Michigan State University. In this episode, Amtech CEO Jay Patel shares what the experience has been like from the inside: the hands-on learning, the expert guidance, and the shift in mindset that comes from working alongside teams with extraordinary operational ...

People in this episode

Host: Jay Patel

Topics covered

• Apple Manufacturing Academy
• hands-on learning
• operational excellence
• partnerships
• mindset shift

Keywords

• Apple
• manufacturing
• academy
• Amtech
• Michigan State University
• operational guidance
• learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amtech, Michigan State University, Apple Manufacturing Academy

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