Organization and Management

Basic Statistics

MS-Excel as an intermediate user

Expository classes to present the concepts and models of the syllabus, with support of Powerpoint

Classes oriented to problem solving, assisted work and presentation / discussion of works.

The objectives are

To understand the basic principles of organization and management of companies and organizations, from the strategic level to the operational level in the multiple aspects, creating a common domain of knowledge between engineers and managers.

At the end of this course students should be able to:

Understand the influence of economic, social, technological and political environments on organizations and their managers.

Understand the importance of competitiveness and business ethics and use tools and know-how that allow management to be carried out in the context of company culture and in a business perspective that is open to innovation and change.

Identify the different planning horizons of the operations and the procedures to be applied in each case.
Anticipate needs, plan and scale resources, ensuring compliance with goals and optimizing operations.
Apply project planning and control techniques.
Know the different philosophies of production management.
Generally, the aim is to develop problem-solving skills by applying the knowledge acquired

Module 1- Organization and Management
1.Organizations, companies and  the Management function;
2. Organizations and the environment, planning and product lifecycle.

3. The business plan.

4.The financial statements in the scope of business management.
5.Fundamentals for analysis and management of companies, economic and financial indicators and fundamental management ratios.
6.Financial analysis and economic viability of investment projects.

7. New management philosophies- the lean management and tools (TPS, JIT, 5S, SMED, kanban)

Module 2- Operations Management
1. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OF OPERATIONS
Planning horizons: strategic, aggregate and short-term.
Shop-floor control and production routing.
Scheduling in Intermittent Environments with Heuristics.
2. PROGRAMMING AND MANAGEMENT OF MATERIALS-Dependent demand
Dependent demand and Product Structure-BOM
Material Requirements Planning MRP and Capacity Planning CRP
3. PROGRAMMING AND MANAGEMENT OF MATERIALS-Independent Demand
Inventory management, functions and ABC classification, inventory management costs
Deterministic models of supply with continuous demand.
Stochastic Models and Safety Stock
Reorder Point and periodic models
The Supply Cycle
4. PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL
Characteristics and constraints of a project
Planning and control techniques: networks and critical path determination, CPM and PERT.

5.LEAN MANUFACTURING

The lean management approach and the lean tools (TPS, JIT, 5S, SMED, kanban)

NAO

Módulo 1
LISBOA, J. [et al.] , (2004), “Introdução à Gestão das Organizações”, editora Vida Económica,
ROBBINS, Stephen P.; COULTER, Mary, (2002), “Management”, Prentice-Hall, 6th ed. 
SEBASTIÃO TEIXEIRA, (1998),“Gestão das Organizações”, Alfragide ,McGraw-Hill
MARQUES PINTO, C.A. [et.al.] (2009).”Fundamentos de Gestão”, 2ª Ed.Lisboa, Editorial Presença

Módulo2
ROLDÃO, V.S. , RIBEIR, J.S., (2007), “Gestão das Operações-Uma abordagem Integrada”, Ed. Monitor
LISBOA,J. V., GOMES,C.F., (2008), “Gestão de Operações; Vida Económica”, 2ªEd
REIS,L, (2008), “Manual da Gestão de Stocks- Teoria e prática”, Editorial Presença
PINTO, J.P., (2010), “Gestão de Operações na Indústria e nos Serviços”, 3ªed, Lidel
ROLDÃO, V. S., (2013), “Gestão de Projectos- Abordagem Instrumental ao Planeamento, Org. e Controlo”, 4ª ed, Ed. Monitor
STEVENSON, W. J. (2009), “Operations Management” (12th Edition), MacGraw-Hill Irwin.