CODE 94850 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 SAFETY ENGINEERING FOR TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS AND PRODUCTION 10377 (LM-26) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/17 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course is focused on quality and sustainability in production facilities accordingly to technology development, design and management. Industry 4.0 paradigm will be the base of the course with internal and external perspectives on the main performance dimensions such as productivity, quality, reliability, flexibility as well as social, economical, and environmental aspects. Interaction with smart safety topics and cyber security will be also provided. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course is aimed at studying quality and sustainability in production units and in the technology development, design, and applications. After an initial classification of the general problem, the course will review in depth issues related to industrial production of a product used as an example and integrity control methodologies. The course topics involve activities in the areas of: innovative technologies in industrial and transports uses, environmental aspects in production, new materials development, and processes management for sustainability AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course is aimed at studying quality and sustainability in production units and in the technology development, design, and applications. After an initial classification of the general problem, the course will review in depth issues related to industrial production of a product used as an example and integrity control methodologies. The course topics involve activities in the areas of: innovative technologies in industrial and transports uses, environmental aspects in production, new materials development, and processes management for sustainability. TEACHING METHODS The topics will be developed indicatively on 12 weeks of articulated frontal lesson on two days of lessons per week dividing the arguments into sustainability and quality every week. Some seminar will be organized. The frequency is mandatory or recommended. Some simple exercises will be performed. They will be using media as movies from the web. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part I - Sustainability Topic 1 - Introduction to the course and bases of Operations Management Topic 2 - Driver for sustainability Topic 3 - The evolution of corporate sustainability Topic 4 - Towards a sustainable industrial system Topic 5 - Sustainable business models Topic 6 - Toolbox for industrial sustainability Topic 7 - Approach to the product: Ecodesign and LCA Topic 8 - approach to the system: industrial symbiosis and remains Topic 9 - Procedural view: Environmental management systems Topic 10 - Sustainable transport PART II - QUALITY Topic 1 - Overview of quality management Topic 2 - In-depth discussion on Quality Management (4 sessions) Topic 3 - Quantitative methods Topic 4 - Quantitative methods Examples (4 sessions) Topic 5 - Exercises (9 sessions) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Part I J. Randers, 2052, Edizioni Ambiente, 2012 Part II A. Brun, M. Casadio Strozzi, Quantitative Methods for Quality Management, 2020 LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10377/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination in presence with dates to be agreed with the teacher in addition to official appeals. The test will be on all the topics presented and discussed in class. Students with learning disorders ("Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento", DSA) will be allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral exam will allow to verify the approval capacity and to connect different concepts between them. The quality of exposure, the correct use of the specialist lexicon will also be evaluated, the ability to critical reasoning. Any methods due to COVID restrictions will be evaluated during the half-year. Assignment given to individuals. Discussion of the task for each individual student. The assignment weighs for 40% of the course vote. Presence of the class and participation 20%. Oral discussion 40%.
