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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

CODE 63737
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS 6 credits during the 3nd year of 8698 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business (L-18) GENOVA
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA (Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business)
SEMESTER 2° Semester
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites
You can take the exam for this unit if you passed the following exam(s):
  • Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2018/2019)
  • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course analyses the operations management, with specific reference to operations strategy, planning, and control.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course analyses the operations management, with specific reference to operations strategy, planning, and control.

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.

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.

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

Exam Board

ROBERTA SCARSI (President)

LARA PENCO

GIORGIA PROFUMO

RICCARDO SPINELLI

LESSONS

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.

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

Date Time Location Type Notes
20/01/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto
02/02/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto
03/05/2021 11:00 GENOVA Scritto Appello straordinario riservato esclusivamente ai laureandi a.a. 2019/20
31/05/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto
14/06/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto
19/07/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto
07/09/2021 14:30 GENOVA Scritto

FURTHER INFORMATION

Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks.