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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Valeria Bernardo
Majoral Oller genius 

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • English

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB7. That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study. 

  • CB9. That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the latest knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way. 

Specific skills

  • CE1. Show critical distance autonomy in issues or issues related to the maritime business, logistics and supply chain and in the application of innovative ideas in these areas.

  • CE2. Apply tools and methodologies that facilitate creative and innovative thinking in everyday situations related to the supply chain environment and logistics and maritime businesses.

  • CE5. Design and implement logistics systems, assessing the different possible alternatives, technical and resource constraints and taking into account the coordinated direction and management along the supply chain.

  • CE6. Evaluate the performance of the entire logistics system, taking into account the fulfillment / non-fulfillment of the objectives of quality, cost and service planned to detect and prioritize areas for improvement.

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange in the context of logistics, supply chain and maritime business.

  • CT2. Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce risk aversion. 

  • CT3. Develop tasks applying the acquired knowledge with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations. 

Presentation of the subject

The subject first works on production planning tools, and then introduces different production management systems.

Contents

Topic 1:

  • Introduction to production management.
  • Production process activities

Topic 2: Production planning

  • Capacity planning
  • Aggregate planning
  • Master production program
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Topic 3: Production management systems

  • Little's Law
  • Toyota Production System
  • OCD: theory of constraints

Topic 4: Quality management

  • TQM - Total Quality Management
  • QFD: Quality Function Deployment

Activities and evaluation system

Class activities: 50%

Final exam: 50%

A minimum of 4 is required on the final exam to average with class activities. The subject is satisfactorily passed with a 5.

Bibliography

Complementary

Cuatrecasas, L., & Arbós, LC (2015). Lean management: Competitive management par excellence. Profit Editorial I.

Kiran, DR (2016). Total quality management: Key concepts and case studies. Butterworth-Heinemann.

Kiran, DR (2019). Production Planning and Control: A Comprehensive Approach. Butterworth-Heinemann

Liker, J. (2006). The Toyota way fieldbook. essence

Little, JD, & Graves, SC (2008). Little's law. In Building intuition (pp. 81-100). Springer, Boston, MA.

Panneerselvam, R. (2012). Production and operations management. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.