Global Operations Management and Supply Chain Management

2025/2026

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Operations Management and Logistics

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

1 year, 3, 4 module

Instructor

Pavlov, Valery

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course concerns the fundamental issues in information and flow management as well as the choice of the process types within supply chains end-to-end, both for manufacturing and service companies. Such an approach - global optimization as opposed to function-focused "silo" optimization - results in seamless integration of purchasing, production, and distribution across global networks, overcomes the effectiveness-efficiency tradeoff, and creates competitive advantage by improving both. Students will master process improvement by applying time-proven Lean Methodology in A3 projects to analyze the process performance, uncover the root-causes of performance issues and identify effective countermeasures. The course also examines Lean as a complete, comprehensive managerial system whose superiority rests on enabling and unleashing the intellectual capital of every employee.