Learning objectives
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This course aims to provide students with the concepts, methods and tools for the analysis and understanding of modern competitive mechanisms, and the formulation of business strategies and the management of the main company processes.<br />
The Economics and Business Management course also aims to clarify the key steps in the evolution of management models and the main management and competitive problems for businesses.The course also aims to provide modern theoretic tools for understanding the main problems of business management, considered in both functional and process management
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
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Analysis of competition and the competitive environment </p>
<p>The different dimensions of competition <br />
Globalisation and new competitive systems <br />
Competitive strategies <br />
Competitive scenarios and cognitive maps <br />
Competitive performance <br />
Management models of industrial companies. <br />
The evolution of management models and organisational models <br />
Mass production <br />
Total quality management <br />
Lean Production systems <br />
Management models in service companies. <br />
The theory of resources and competencies <br />
Main company processes <br />
Design and management of the production process <br />
Supply chain management and chain relations management <br />
Process re-engineering and benchmarking </p>
Full programme
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Bibliography
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E. Sabbadin, Economia e gestione delle imprese - un testo introduttivo -, S. Croce Ed., Parma, 2003, 2nd edition. </p>
<p>G. Volpato (edited by), Economia e ge stione delle imprese Fondamenti e applicazioni, 2005, Carocci editori, Rome. </p>
Teaching methods
<p>The course is delivered through oral lessons and the presentation of case studies. </p>
<p> Written exam</p>
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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