CODE 63737 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2015/2016) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 2015 OVERVIEW The course analyses the operations management, with specific reference to operations strategy, planning, and control. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course main object consists in the analysis of operations management, under the points of view of strategic and operational decisions. TEACHING METHODS Traditional lectures. Foreign students are free to attend the course (in Italian). Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks. In the latter case, they are invited to contact the professor before the exam. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part I: Production management Capacity planning Vertical integration Productive processes The production network The plant layout Plant flexibility Production programming and control Parte II: Logistics Defining logistics Defining Supply Chain and Supply Chain Management Inbound logistics Outbound logistics Reverse logistics Physical and information flows Logistics outsourcing Logistics providers RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Slack N., Chambers S., Johnston R., Betts A., Danese P., Romano P., Vinelli A., 2 Ed. (2013), Gestione delle operations e dei processi, Pearson Education (Chapters 1-4, 7-11). The students wishing to prepare the exam in English, can refer to the following textbook: Barnes D. (2008), Operations Management. An International Perspective, Thomson (Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ROBERTA SCARSI Ricevimento: Monday, 10 a.m. Exam Board ROBERTA SCARSI (President) ANTONIO GOZZI RICCARDO SPINELLI LESSONS LESSONS START 2° Semester Class schedule OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written assesment. ASSESSMENT METHODS A written assessment consisting of several open-ended questions will be administered. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 22/01/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 13/06/2018 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 27/06/2018 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/07/2018 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 25/07/2018 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 12/09/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks. At the and of the course,students should be able to recognize and/ or use the main strategic analysis tools, with a special attention to operations management, and to solve basic case studies.
