TecnoCampus Foundation
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University Business
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General information

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

Jairo David Ramos Pérez

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 4

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan
  • Spanish
  • English

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Specific skills

  • Show knowledge and skills for the coordination of the departments of purchasing, supply, production and distribution of a product to any company, analyzing different types of techniques

  • Show knowledge of the organization of maritime, land, air and multimodal transport, customs management and international trade in order to manage and / or contract transport

  • Demonstrate knowledge about the structure, organization and management of ports -sport and state-of-the-art- where the traffic of people and goods, nautical leisure, fishing and tourism coexist, emphasizing cruises

  • Select and use quantitative instruments for decision making and contrasting economic hypotheses

Presentation of the subject

The chemical, pharmaceutical and food sectors have the particularity of managing products that require cold treatment, which have an expiration date and which in many involve the handling of materials with changes of state, volatile and even dangerous. To handle these particularities efficiently, the three sectors have begun in recent years a major transformation around their operations. This transformation has been driven by a change in the global economic environment. Globalization, the constant mergers and acquisitions of companies and the digital disruption have caused a paradigm shift in sectors that are very leveraged in traditional operations. Concepts such as collaboration with other supply chain agents and real-time data analysis have begun to resonate in logistics environments. Both in the distribution and storage of products. 

The ambitions of the best companies in the sector with regard to transport and storage speak of ensuring the level of customer service through agility in operations. 

Throughout the course, the chemical, pharmaceutical and food sectors will be analyzed, which, despite being three well-differentiated sectors, have a very similar context and needs. The particularities of transport (land, sea and air) will be discussed in terms of specific conditions such as controlled temperature, handling and conditioning of the product. The main regulations, certifications and procedures for transport and storage will be reviewed. All with the aim of understanding how these sectors face the new challenges and the new commercial conditions of the international context.

 

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

 The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

Contents

Unit 1: Trends and needs of the sector

This first unit of the course summarizes current trends in the sector and its needs.

Unit 2: Logistical certifications

The aim of this unit is to delve into the main logistics certifications required in the sector.

Unit 3: SOP and main Metrics

This unit will review the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and main metrics used in the sector such as Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Unit 4: Storage and distribution of chemicals and pharmaceuticals

In this unit we will study in detail the particularities of the pharmaceutical and chemical sector in terms of transport and storage. Focusing on the following points:

  • Topic 1: Distribution of products by land, sea and air
  • Topic 2: Procedures required for handling time and temperature sensitive goods
  • Topic 3: Proper temperature management
  • Topic 4: Packaging technologies in the distribution process

Activities and evaluation system

Throughout the course, students will be asked to carry out different types of activities:

  • Solving exercises and cases individually or in groups.
  • Individual research work.

In general, all assignments will be published in the virtual classroom and will be supported by digital material (statement and reading cases or videos) and students will have to make the delivery on the required date through the virtual classroom.

The final grade will be the weighting of the grades obtained in the activities carried out throughout the term. To pass the course, the final grade must be equal to or greater than 5 points out of 10.

The evaluation will take into account the following aspects with the assessments indicated:

  • Cases and practical exercises: 25%
  • Final work of the subject: 25%
  • Final exam: 50%

All the exercises are compulsory, if a maximum of two exercises are missing, the mark corresponding to the continuous assessment will be "Zero", that is, it will not count for the average with the rest of the subject.

Students who do not take the final exam will not be entitled to the resit exam.

A minimum grade of 4 points out of 10 is required in the final exam so that it averages with the other grades of the subject, otherwise the student must take the resit exam.

The mark of the resit exam will not average with the other marks obtained during the course and in the case of passing the exam will be with a mark of "5 / Passed".

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

 

Bibliography

Basic

5. Martínez, Montori, Badell (2021) Maritime Transport of Dangerous Goods. Editores JMM ISBN13979-8749391299. Available via: https: //n9.cl/42dew

Good Manufacturing and Distribution Practices: https://ec.europa.eu/health/human-use/good_distribution_practice_en

 

Ministerio de fomento: https://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/DIRECCIONES_GENERALES/TRANSPORTE_TERRESTRE/_INFORMACION/NORMATIVA/listadoMercPeli.htm

Whewell, Rob. Supply Chain in the Pharmaceutical Industry. United States: 2010

Complementary

Kannegiesser, Matthias. Value Chain Management in the Chemical Industry. Heidelberg, Germany: 2008

Rees, Hedley. Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry. New Jersey: Feb 2011