•Managing the production process
•Planning and monitoring production
•The phases of process planning and monitoring
•Techniques for process monitoring
•The aggregate production plan
•The operative production plan
•Quality and safety in the productive chain

•Physiology of productive systems
•Strategic choices and design leverage
•Taxonomy of the productive processes
•Measuring the performance of productive systems
•The role of demand in the choice of the production capacity
•Measuring potential and productivity
•Measuring versatility and flexibility

•Technology and innovation
•The current technological revolution
•Technology life cycle
•Research and development of new technologies
•Technological and Scientific Parks
•Technology Transfer
•Technological developments in the fields of electronics and ICT
•Quality and Quality control in the production chain

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