Bachelor Program in Business and Management

The achievement of an adequate grade of knowledge about technical and managerial aspects with reference to processes for the production of goods and/or services focused on the improvement in productivity and to the establishment of competitive advantage in business according to the international normative.

The course aims to complete the student's training with useful notions and tools (e.g. organisation of production, process management etc.) to delve into the technological aspects of production, which are indispensable for a better understanding of how businesses operate. The training with a technical-administrative vocation of the degree course in Business and Management will therefore be completed and enriched by the following skills:

 

Knowledge and understanding skills

- describe the main production areas and their characteristics

- list the production configurations (continuous and discontinuous processes,...) of the company according to the type of market demand (layout of plants according to the type of production)

- illustrate the basic characteristics of the processes and their costs;

- catalogue the different forms of production management on the basis of current production approaches.

 

Applying knowledge and understanding

- participate in the planning of management and production activities

- collaborate in the implementation of quality systems

- be able to use analytical tools for the evaluation of activities in the industrial plant

Autonomy of judgement

- link the economic and technological aspects of production

- make broad assessments of the economic aspects of production.

Communication skills

The resulting multidisciplinary communication skills are the main outcome of the course. The student will be able to

- combine technical and managerial terminology relating to production processes

- contribute to the solution of problems relating to the technological aspects of production

 

The course deals with the principal phases of the processes for the production of goods and/or the realization of services, with particular reference to technical aspects, effectiveness-efficiency of the processes, (human and material) resources and stakeholder satisfaction.

Operations management includes different processes and a high level of interfunctional integration.

In particular the course is articulated in the following parts:

- strategy, products and capacity;

- design of products and services;

- manufacturing and service processes;

- process design and analysis;

- total quality management;

- Six Sigma approach and methodology;

- productive capacity management;

- lean production system;

- material requirements planning.

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The course is articulated in 35 hours of interactive lecture time and includes the development of practical exercises as homework.

Supplementary teaching materials to the textbook will be uploaded by the lecturers on the moodle platform

Attendance is compulsory.

 

 

The exam will be divided into two parts:

Part 1: 10 multiple choice questions (1 pt each question - 10 minutes).

Part 2: 2 open questions (10 pts each question - 1 hour).

During the lectures, examples of questions and answers will be introduced and explained in order to facilitate the approach to the exam.