Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory and 15 hours of exercises.

First term
Tuesday from 17:45 to 19:45 at 43 Botanique 4

Dutch

The course offers a general introduction to production, operations and supply chain management, focusing not only on the production and distribution of physical goods, but also on the production and delivery of services.
To reach this objective, the course covers fundamental concepts in operations management, planning and logistics, and strategic and tactical decision-making.

For the Bachelor : Business Engineering :

For the Bachelor in Economics and Management :

None

- Sales forecast
- Inventory management
- Order Scheduling
- Just-in-time systems
- Waiting lines
- Quality Management
- Project Management
- Service Management

Lectures (on campus) and practical work (in the computer rooms). In line with the measures taken in the context of the health crisis, it is possible to switch to online teaching if necessary.

Assessment methods and criteria :
1st Exam session :
- Closed book written exam (3 hours, online) (90% of final grade: 45% on the Theory and 45% on the Exercises)
- Ongoing assessment - 4 tasks to be handed in during the exercise sessions (10% of the final mark, each task counting for 2,5%)
An aide-memoire written by the instructors will be distributed during the examination. This checklist will also be published on Moodle.
2nd Exam session :
Closed book written exam (3 hours, online) (100% of final grade: 50% on the Theory and 50% on the Exercises)
An aide-memoire written by the instructors will be distributed during the examination. This checklist will also be published on Moodle.

Lambrechts M, Boute R. & Van Daele N. (2016) Handboek productie- en logistiek management (ISBN: 978 90 8579 035 8). Alta, 480pp.

The PowerPoint presentations and the exercises will be made available on Moodle.