BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-2

This course is one of the courses that characterize the degree in Business Economics, and is aimed at providing students the fundamentals of business management, with a particular focus on production processes and management of supply chain relationships.
Moreover, the course introduces the concept of business model, and analyzes how the choices that a firm makes in relation to the configuration of its business model can influence competitive advantage.

After completing the course, the students will understand the main concepts of operations management, and they will have learned the basic concepts for the analysis of supply chain relationships. In addition, students will have learned the main choices that a firm can take to set up its business model, and how these choices can influence business performance.
Attendance and active participation in the training activities proposed by the course (lectures, seminars from business representatives, group works) and individual study will enable students to:
- know the main models of the management of operations, and the meaning of the main types of business model
- know how to exemplify the main theoretical concepts related to operations management and business models;
- know how to apply the main indicators for the analysis of internal processes, and for the performance of business models;
- know how to determine the most appropriate method for analyzing the performance of production processes and of a firm’s business model.

For any pre-requisites, students must refer to their study plan: http://www.unive.it/pag/fileadmin/user_upload/cdl/laurea/et11/documenti/2017-18/propedeuticitaET11.pdf
Students who have not passed the Economia Aziendale exam cannot take the Gestione delle Imprese exam (modules 1 and 2)

1. Process analysis
2. Just-in-time and lean system
3. Supply chain management
4. Strategic management of operations
5. The business idea and the value proposition
6. The business model
7. Business model configurations and performance implications

- Gestione delle Imprese, Create della MCGraw-Hill, chapters 5, 7 e 8 book edition 25/26.
- Womack, Jones e Ross (2007). “The rise and fall of mass production” (second chapter of the book “The Machine that Changed the World”).
- Ricciardi (2013), “I distretti industriali italiani”, Sinergie.
- Further readings that will be downloadable from the Moodle web page of the course.

Written exam, with a mix of open-ended and multiple-choice questions.
Students will be given the opportunity to integrate the grade of the final exam with group-works that will be presented in class.
There will be a single exam at the end of the module [ET0114-2] BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT-1 (approximately: 10 multiple choice questions, 2 points each question; one open question or exercise, 6 points, 1 exercise, 5 points). The test will last 1 hour.

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Regarding the grading criteria (the method by which grades will be assigned), regardless of whether the student attends classes regularly or not:
A. Grades in the range of 18-22 will be awarded when the student demonstrates:
- sufficient knowledge of the course contents;
- limited capacity to understand and apply the acquired knowledge;
- sufficient communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific terminology relevant to the course.
B. Grades in the range of 23-26 will be awarded when the student demonstrates:
- fair knowledge of the course contents;
- fair capacity to understand and apply the acquired knowledge;
- fair communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific terminology relevant to the course.
C. Grades in the range of 27-30 will be awarded when the student demonstrates:
- good or excellent knowledge of the course contents;
- good or excellent capacity to understand and apply the acquired knowledge;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific terminology relevant to the course.
D. The distinction "cum laude" will be awarded when the student demonstrates excellent knowledge and applied understanding of the course syllabus, along with outstanding judgment and communication skills.

Lectures centered on theoretical issues and discussions of case studies, seminars from business representatives.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support
services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Climate change and energy" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development