Students are expected to be able to understand and identify the different elements of the Operations management, apply the concepts, instruments and techniques of production management, namely the prevision of demand and project management, stock management, production planning, among others.
Production management
Operations management
Organizations
After successfully going through this unit, the student should be able to understand the logic or working of the main areas of Operations management, to manage stocks, understand the MRP, optimize the costs related to stock administration and apply methodologies of production management such as PERT and critical path.
1. Introduction and demand
2. Stock Management
3. Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
4. Production Scheduling
5. Planning and Quality control
Coursebook:
Gomes, Carlos F., Lisboa, João V. (2024), Gestão Operacional de Empresas, Conjuntura Actual Editora
Complementary Bibliography:
ROLDÃO, Victor Sequeira; RIBEIRO, Joaquim Silva (2014), Gestão das operações, Lisboa, Monitor.
COURTOIS, A.; PILLET, M.; MARTIN, C. (2007), Gestão da Produção, Lisboa, LIDEL
CHASE; JACOBS; AQUILANO (2006), Administração da Produção e Operações para Vantagens Competitivas, McGraw-Hill.
PINTO, J. P. (2010) Gestão de operações na indústria e nos serviços, Lisboa, Lidel.
RODRIGUES, R. (2008), Introdução à Gestão das Operações, Lisboa, Rei dos Livros
E-learning.
Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final exam (global e-folio) in the end of the semester (40% and 60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).
Good computer skills; Spreadsheet; Word processing; Internet.