Industrial Economics and Management

The teaching methodologies use the lecture method, using the projection of slides, as well as deductive and inductive
methods. The methodology also uses educational simulation processes. This means the teaching/learning process is
performed in conditions close to business reality. Students will solve practical cases, which are similar to situations they
will have in their professional life.

Provide an overview of the organizations and the management in the context of contemporary societies. Understand the
main functions of Operations Management in order to integrate them in the perspective of the product, process and flow
of goods. Understand the problems associated with the various operations management functions, including aspects
related to the organization, planning of production, inventory management and project planning, control and
management.
Understand the concepts, methods and criteria for the preparation and dissemination of accounting standard information.
Understand the relevance of management accounting to support management decisions. Understand product and
services cost evaluation and how that information can be used by managers for decision making. Understand, analyze
and use methodologies, techniques and evaluation models for financial management. Understand financial investment
decisions.

Principles of Operations Management. Strategy. Product Design. Service Design. Facilities location and layout. Layout
techniques. Facilities design. Operations Planning and Control.
Inventory Management. Deterministic models. Stochastic models. Demand Forecasting Methods. Materials Requirement
Planning (MRP).
Project Planning and Management. PERT method. CPM method.
Commercial Entities.
Corporate Finance and Accounting. Commercial documentation. Accounting Standards – SNC. Static sheet.
Representation inheritance. Sheet dynamics: facts sheets. Bill: Rules of the accounts. Study of the accounts from
different Classes. Balance Sheet. Income Statement. Statement of Changes in Equity. Statement of Cash Flows. Annex.
Methods and techniques of Financial Analysis. Ratio analysis. The profitability analysis. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
Investment Decision. The cash flow maps. The economic and financial evaluation tools.

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