Ateneo - UPO

The course introduces the discipline of Operations Management, understood as the management of business processes. By combining the typical methodologies in the field of business disciplines with quantitative models and tools, the course emphasizes the application of these models in corporates' decision-making, seen from an operational and strategic perspective

Material prepared by the teacher

The course aims at providing Students with the necessary tools to understand problems relating to entrepreneurial and managerial decisions concerning in particular the setting of processes, while at the same time outlining a problem solving method.

No prerequisites

Lectures including problem-solving applications

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam is written and lasts one hour. It also allows getting the praise. The exam consists of two parts: a part aimed at Knowledge & Understanding (maximum of 20 points and more oriented towards the theoretical knowledge of concepts) and a part aimed at Applying Knowledge (maximum of 12 points and more oriented to the solution of problems).

-Fundamentals of Operations Management and Its Link to Business Strategy
-Performance Measurement
-Project Management
-Production Planning
-Inventory Management
-Distribution Systems
-Process Control

The educational path requires Students to develop:
- knowledge and understanding of some strategic and operational analysis models to support the logic of value creation;
- the ability to apply the analysis models proposed in the context of specific problems of managerial and entrepreneurial decisions;
- the ability to interpret and evaluate the repercussions of managerial choices.