Description

Theory
1

Theory/Practice
2

Instructors

António Manuel Pires

Contents

1- Concepts of Corporations, Strategy and Management. Management theories and models. The environment and organizational stakeholders. Management strategy and planning (20%).
2- Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Management. Organizational Structures and Cultures. Process models and production systems (10%).
3- Introduction to financial and economic management. Balanced Scorecard (10%).
4- Quality, Environment and Health, and Safety. Certification. Business Excellence Models. Sustainability and Social Responsibility (20%).
5- Quality tools and methods. Statistical Quality Control (20%).
6- Introduction to forecasting methods. Regression Methods. Moving Averages. Exponential Smoothing. Forecasting Control (20%).

Learning Outcomes

To provide students, in conjunction with ORGI2, the knowledge and the capability to comprehend and apply the concepts, models, and tools of organizational, industrial management basics, within a systemic, integrated and multidisciplinary perspective. The Students should be able to design, improve and manage systems integrating people, materials, equipment's, financial resources, information, and energy, with processes for the production and delivery of products and services.
Know and know:
(1) Identify the objectives of organizations, in particular of companies;
(2) Apply key strategic theories and models to assess the strategic situation of a company and formulate competitive strategies for value creation;
(3) Identify the main organizational theories and define the main functions and processes that are performed within the companies and organize them according to a hierarchical structure (organization chart);
(4) Identify and apply process management models,
(5) Acquire knowledge in the area of quality, environment, and safety;
(6) Implement Quality Techniques and Tools, namely Statistical Control Letters.
(7) Know the meaning of Total Quality, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility.
(8) Evaluate, monitor and improve the economic and financial situation of an undertaking.
(9) Apply statistical forecasting techniques, in particular., Least Squares, Moving Average. Exponential Cushioning and Forecast Control.