Student guide Faculty of Economics A.Y. 2007/08

Students will acquire the fundamental ideas of operations management necessary for managing lo

Students will acquire the fundamental ideas of operations management necessary for managing logistical-production processes within a single company, or in a complete supply chain.

gistical-production processes within a single company, or in a complete supply chain.

The following topics will be covered:

- Structure and configuration of logistical-production systems.

- Production planning and control cycle.

- Production costs and rough cut planning.

- Materials management.

- Systems for managing operations and the progress of production and distribution activities.

- Supply chain management and collaboration.

 

 

There will be a written exam comprising both practical exercises and questions on the theory.

 

The study materials will consist of the lecture notes and the textbook "Operations Management nella Produzione e nei Servizi" (Chase et al., McGrawHill).