PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

00062L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Commodity Studies

Language:

Italian

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MORGANTE Anna

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

153

Prerequisites:

None

Objectives

The course aims to complete the student's business-economic training with theoretical-methodological contents useful to deepen the management aspects of production.
Acquirable skills:

Knowledge and ability to understand
- recognize the various production configurations;
- illustrate the fundamental characteristics of traditional and advanced production processes;

Autonomy of judgment
- link economic, business and management aspects of industrial production
- carry out general evaluations concerning the economic aspects of production

Communication skills
- combine the technical and managerial terminology related to production management
- contribute to the resolution of problems relating to management aspects of production

Contents

The course analyses the main production paradigms of the 20th century, from the origins, to the “Lean production" models, up to the so-called "eco-compatible" production systems. It aims to provide the bases of knowledge useful for a critical analysis of the relationships between the organizational-managerial and technological aspects in industrial production and the role of the natural environment in influencing its dynamics

Extended Syllabus

TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS:
The birth of the manufacturing systems
The “big industry”
Information technologies and automatic control of production processes.

FORDISM AND JUST-IN-CASE (JIC) PRODUCTION:
Taylor and the scientific organization of work
Ford and the assembly line
Sloan and decentralization with coordinated control?
The Just-in-Case management of production
Classification of production systems

THE ADVANCED PRODUCTION SYSTEM:
Flexible production systems (FMS)
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
The birth of the Toyota production system (TPS)
The basic principles of TPS

JAPANESE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES:
Just-in Time
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
The Concurrent Engineering (CE)

LEAN PRODUCTION AND WCM:
Lean production
World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
The new model of factory
Process integration and redefinition of CIM models
The Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
Mapping and analysis of processes

ECO-COMPATIBLE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT:
Eco-compatibility and eco-efficiency
Definition of Industrial Ecology
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Eco-design and reverse logistics
Environmental management systems
Industrial symbiosis
The environmental responsibility of the company and the role of technological innovation

Recommended Bibliography

MORGANTE A. (2012) “Dai sistemi produttivi tradizionali ai sistemi produttivi avanzati”. MAGGIOLI ED.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is structured in 72 hours of frontal teaching, divided into 2-hours modules, according to the academic calendar. The frontal teaching consists of theoretical lessons (lectures) and seminars held by business experts on the topics covered.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam consists of an oral examination with an evaluation in thirtieths. The object of examination reflect those treated during the course. In order to pass the exam it is necessary a correct use of the terminology and a clear and concise exposition that highlights the logical connections between the aspects considered.

Contacts/More Information

E-mail: anna.morgante@unich.it
Office time: Mar e Gio:12-13

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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