Objectives of general skills

• Implement an academic view on knowledge, particularly through the mastery of methods and literature research tools.
• Understand, synthesise and discuss complex information and texts on economics and management.
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Actively master the fundamental concepts and models of economic sciences and management sciences
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Understand the methods and tools adapted to the field of economics and management
• Mobilise communication skills in two languages other than French, both orally and in writing, as a presentation of an argument or piece of research in accordance with scientific ethics.
• Communicate in a clear and structured manner on issues of economics and management
• Critically compare knowledge acquired to real situations.
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Demonstrate an acute sense of analysis, criticism and ethics in relation to various issues in economics and management.
• Demonstrate working and analytical rigour.
• Be rigorous and independent in learning, particularly through adequate planning of activities to be undertaken in order to best utilise the time available.
• Understand the scientific foundations of technological processes and the management of information flow and their respective involvement from a managerial point of view.
• Understand the methods and tools adapted to the field of economics and management.
• Activate mathematical and computer models to insert them into analytical reasoning.
• Understand the methods and quantitative tools adapted to the analysis of economic and management sciences.
• Analyse and model a problem, by critically selecting appropriate theories.
• In reference to a theoretical framework, identify appropriate tools to solve a problem related to economics and management.

UE's Learning outcomes

For production management and operations research: The objective of the course is to give an introduction to the quantitative approach of business management problems such as: project management, stock management, production planning, capacity planning, etc. On the one hand, the basis to formulate these problems is taught. On the other hand, solution methods are introduced.

UE Content

For production management and operations research:
Chapter 1. Definition of production manangement
Chapter 2. Scheduling
Chapter 3. Stock management : the Wilson method
Chapter 4. Calendar stock management
Chapter 5. Production planning
Chapter 6. Dynamic programming
Chapter 7. Just-In-Time methods
Chapter 8. Project planning
Chapter 9. Conception of a new production centre
Chapter 10. Localisation of a new production centre
Chapter 11. Linear problems
Chapter 12. Solution of linear problems
Chapter 13. Interpretation of solutions to linear problems
Chapter 14. Integer models
Chapter 15 . Non linear models

Prior experience

Not applicable

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Written examination
• Practical test

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Written examination
• Practical Test

Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

• N/A