Giuseppe
Gherardi
Italy Management Consultant and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna Adjunct
BIO
Professor of Operations for the MBA Part-time Evening. He is a Manager and Consultant of Direction. From 2007 to 2011 he was General Manager of the Group of Widows and, in addition, in 2012 he was Executive Director of Division at Bonfiglioli Riduttori. From 2000 and 2007 he was Executive Director Operations, Executive Director Product and Executive Industrial Director in different companies of manifacturing. He has dealt with projects of startup and industrial outsourcing in Brazil, Romania, USA and China. From 2004 he is professor on contract of Bachelor’s degree in Business Direction and International Management.
COURSES
Value creation and definition of the structural characteristics of the operational system. Vertical integration and decentralization of production. The management of material flows, stocks and warehouses. The planning processes of production activities. The partnership with suppliers and supply networks. The internationalization of manufacturing activities. The location of the operational system in business strategy.
MBA Part-time (Evening)Logistics and lean logistics. Supply chain flow. Materials and inventory management (JIT/JIS, MRP, Kanban). Win-win approaches in the management of materials (continuous replenishment, consignment stock). KPIs and dashboard logistics.
CORE COURSE – The module features an integrated vision of the models developed for the Manufacturing & Quality Management, by intertwining the phases of the management process of production – from the identification of the crucial performances that the operating system shall ensure, to the efforts to improve the various activities – with the management models that it is preferable to apply to the specific production conditions. The main Key Performance Indicators will be illustrated as well, which allow monitoring the performances of the system and leading its improvement.
• The performance aspects: efficiency, service, quality.
• The main reference models: Lean Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management
• The production planning: from Sales and Operations Planning to Scheduling
• The production organization: models of physical organization in the factory (departments, lines, islands), MES systems
• The continuous improvement: Change Management in the production management, Kaizen approach.
