Management and corporate law

TECHNOLOGY OF PRODUCTION CYCLES

Course objectives

Knowledge and understanding: students will be able to evaluate the evolution of a technology and the change of the socio-technological paradigm, through the use of new technologies and the importance of the effects of innovation in the economic scenario. Knowledge and understanding skills applied: students will be able to apply new models of technological development; will be able to decide, which technology to choose, and the way of its transfer for the penetration of foreign markets. Finally, they will be able to increase their competitiveness, in relation to the sectors of greatest interest. Autonomy of judgment: students will develop skills and competences such as to determine important and autonomous roles from an optic, decisional and critical point of view. Communication skills: students will develop the aptitude for analysis and reasoning in a technological and economic key. Learning skills: Students will acquire a basic background that will guide them towards their studies, and will give them the ability to tackle all the lessons in the economic-business environment.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program

Technology and production Production concept. Function of production: changes in technology and changes in techniques. and Technology. Technical and economic progress: the origin of innovations. The evolution of technology: Technology "tough" and "soft". The "clean" technologies. Technological innovation. Propulsive role in technologic al innovation. Technology transfer. New technologies and their economic, social and environmental electronics, information technology, telecommunications, industrial automation. Production processes The new requirements and parameters of the production. The types of processes: process job shop, batch, line and continuous. The integrated and automated system The management of production plans for production, demand forecasts, project management. Management techniques: the logic and push pull. Just in Time Logic, the MRP II system. Lean Production, new patterns of production management. Quality The history of quality, T.Q.M, Quality and certification. Texts for the exam : Slide at the discretion of the Professor E. CHIACCHIERINI, Tecnologia e Produzione, CEDAM, 2012

Prerequisites

no prerequisite

Books

Texts for the exam : Slide at the discretion of the Professor E. CHIACCHIERINI, Tecnologia e Produzione, CEDAM, 2012

Teaching mode

classroom lectures and group work

Frequency

ATTENDANCE OF LESSONS IS NOT MANDATORY BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Exam mode

Oral examination of the entire program and illustration of group work

Lesson mode