Mauro
Marini
Italy Partner Opta srl Adjunct Faculty
An electronics engineer, he has been consulting on Supply Chain Management since 1994, dealing with optimization projects, production footprint and corporate strategy definition. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bologna in the graduate course in Management Engineering. He is Partner and Managing Director of OPTA, a consulting firm specializing in Operations Management.
COURSES
Strategic management of the supply network represents one of the fundamental determinants of business competitiveness. The need to focus on internal activities on a limited range of distinctive ‘core’ skills, combined with that of ever greater flexibility, enhances the importance that the supply chain has in supporting the pursuit of business objectives in the best possible way.
This course adopts a strategic perspective on supply chain management, through which it highlights and analyzes its relationship with business strategy. It examines the structure of the supply network and the different approaches that need to be taken in managing inter-organizational relationships. It deals with highly crucial issues such as the management of supply risk and supply relationships in crisis situations, the choices of location of production and supply (offshoring-reshoring) and progress towards the digital supply chain.
The teaching method of the course is centered on the constant connection between general models and their practical applications to real-life cases.
