Food industry management

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: DANIELA IVANA SPINA

Expected Learning Outcomes

  1. 1) Knowledge and Understanding: The teaching aims to provide students with basic knowledge and operational tools regarding the management and organization of agri-food companies. 2) Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding: The acquired knowledge will allow students to specialize in the governance of the technical, economic, and managerial aspects of companies operating in the national and international agri-food system. 3) Autonomy of judgment: The teaching aims to provide critical thinking and judgment skills through practical laboratory tests and interpretation of results. 4) Communication Skills: The teaching activities carried out both in the classroom and in the laboratory will encourage students to communicate what they have gradually learned through interventions stimulated by the teacher. 5) Learning Skills: The teaching aims to provide students with useful tools to continue their studies autonomously and points of connection with other disciplines in the study program.

Required Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required

Detailed Course Content

The Functions of Management, Production Management, New Management Models: Circular Economy, Financial Management, Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Innovative Process Management, Human Resource Management, Sales Forecasting Techniques, Inventory Stock Management Techniques.

Textbook Information

The professor provides the necessary study materials (PowerPoint slides) for the topics covered in the classroom through the STUDIUM platform. Throughout the course, monographs and/or articles from specialized journals may be provided and/or recommended. While maintaining the freedom to refer to any other texts, consulting the following volumes is highly recommended:

SCIARELLI S., Economics and Management of the Enterprise VOL. II or VOL. single, CEDAM, various editions;

SCIARELLI, S. (2022). Enterprise Management: Between Theory and Business Practice. Wolters Kluwer."

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Management functions
2Production Management
3New Management Models: Circular Economy
4Financial Administration
5Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management
6Innovation Process Management
7Human resources management
8Sales Forecasting Techniques
9Inventory Stock Management Techniques

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Verification of learning is through oral examination. Evaluation of the student's preparation will be based on the following criteria:

ability to learn and level of depth of the topics covered, properties of synthesis and exposition, and ability to reason.

Grading will follow the following pattern:

Ineligible

Subject knowledge and understanding: Significant deficiencies. Significant inaccuracies

Ability to analyze and synthesize: Irrelevant. Frequent generalizations. Inability to synthesize

Use of references: Completely inappropriate.

18-20

Subject knowledge and understanding: At threshold level. Obvious imperfections

Ability to analyze and synthesize: Barely sufficient ability

Use of references: Barely appropriate.

21-23

Knowledge and understanding topic: Routine knowledge

Ability to analyze and synthesize: Is able to analyze and synthesize correctly. Argues logically and coherently

Use of references: Uses standard references.

24-26

Subject knowledge and understanding: Good knowledge

Analysis and synthesis skills: Has good analysis and synthesis skills. Topics are expressed consistently

Use of references: Uses standard references.

27-29

Knowledge and understanding topic: Knowledge more than good

Analytical and synthesis skills: Has considerable analytical and synthesis skills

Use of references: Has deepened understanding of topics.

30-30L

Knowledge and understanding topic: Knowledge very good

Ability to analyze and synthesize: Has considerable ability to analyze and synthesize.

Use of references: Important insights.

EXAMPLES OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND / OR EXERCISES:

The candidate explicitly outlines the main aspects and functions of agri-food company management;

The candidate analytically highlights the strategic components of Production Management;

The candidate analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the studied Sales Forecasting Techniques.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

The candidate explicitly outlines the main aspects and functions of agri-food company management;

The candidate analytically highlights the strategic components of Production Management;

The candidate analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the studied Sales Forecasting Techniques.