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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Jose Luis Torres Soto

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. 

  • CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments

  • 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. 

  • CB10. That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous. 

Specific skills

  • 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.

  • CE4. Strategically manage business innovation processes in the supply chain and the maritime business, from diagnosis to application, being able to align resources, capabilities and skills to implement them

  • 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.

  • CE8. Analyze and diagnose different problems that arise along all nodes of the maritime business and, with the support of management tools, design and implement efficient solutions.

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

New Technologies and Continuous Improvement Techniques.

Contents

Context and need to implement Lean processes in the logistics field. 

  • Tools and methods 

  • Kaizen Philosophy

  • Deming Circle

  • Quality at the source

  • 5S method 

  • Kanban 

  • Tools and principles of SIX-Sigma

  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Reporting

  • Balanced Scorecard
  • Definition and use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
  • Information / Visual Control

New technologies: Use and effect on Lean management of logistics activities. 

Project management: planning, design and implementation of continuous improvement or process re-engineering projects. Study of communication as an essential element.

Activities and evaluation system

Cases and practical activities: 80% 

Exam on theoretical concepts: 20% 

Bibliography

Basic

Course notes, available on the virtual campus. 

Crandall, R.E.; Crandall, W.R.; Chen, CC Principles of Supply Chain Management. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2010. ISBN 9781420091076

Hirano, H.; JIT Implementation Manual: The Complete Guide to Just-in-Time Manufacturing (6 volumes). Productivity Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1420090130 

Complementary

Kaplan, RS, Norton, DP, The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action. Harvard Business Review Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0875846514