Management and Production Engineering
Duration of
degree
course and sites
3-year degree course (B.Sc.), with two study areas (Organization;
Logistics and Manufacturing), at Milano Leonardo, Como and
Lecco*;
3-year degree course (B.Sc.), with one study area (Logistics and
Manufacturing), at Cremona;
2-year degree course (M.Sc.), with two areas of specialization
(Management, Economics and Finance; Manufacturing and Logistic
Systems), at Milano Leonardo and Como.
* The 3rd year of the Study Area in Organization is only offered at
Milano Leonardo or Como
Overview
The rapid development of production technologies and the changes
in management and organization are increasingly and profoundly
changing the way companies are organized and operate. There is
therefore a need for professionals who possess both a solid
foundation in technological and engineering skills and the capacity to
effectively manage the manufacturing processes in companies
operating in the industrial, services and financial sectors. For some
time now, the engineer has not only been required to design and
build plants, machinery and equipment but also to plan, manage and
control manufacturing systems and processes and manage the
technology especially as regards the business and organizational
aspects. Moreover, the increasing importance given to the design
and development of new products in all sectors (industrial, services
and financial) increasingly requires interdisciplinary skills and
knowledge which lie somewhat between technology and
management. The B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree courses in Management
and Production Engineering satisfy the demand for trained engineers
capable of operating in the above-mentioned areas and who have an
overall vision which enables them to choose the appropriate
technologies to meet the strategic management requirements and
needs of a given industrial sector.
Together with the fundamentals of engineering, the programmes
give ample space to the above-mentioned areas which are reflected
in the content of the study areas. The aim is to provide professionals
with a common foundation in management and technology and to
train them in the specific skills needed to operate in a broad range of
corporate roles requiring increasing managerial responsibility for
technical activities.
The 3-year degree course (B.Sc.) offers 2 Study Areas. The
Manufacturing and Logistic Systems study area aims to provide
students with basic knowledge of the structure and operation of
different types of production and logistic systems and the
fundamentals of the principal industrial technologies; the capacity to
model manufacturing and logistic processes and related economic
aspects, identify and measure their performance, plan and
implement improvement measures, provide information and
information technology support for the design and manufacture of
logistic systems. The Organization study area trains students to deal
with management issues (costs, investments, organization) in
general and, more specifically, with the interaction between
management and technological choices. In this connection, students
do in-depth study of information and communications technologies
(the Internet, multimedia and ERP systems).
The 3-year degree course in Management Engineering aims to train
technicians responsible for the design, management and control of
production systems and processes and the management of
technological innovation especially with regard to the economic and
organizational aspects. The course of study, therefore, aims to train
professionals equipped with specific skills and an overall vision
capable of ensuring that technological choices match corporate
strategy and overall company operations. The management
engineer must therefore be competent in two different areas:
production engineering and management engineering.
The 2-year degree course offers two areas of specialization:
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Career
opportunities
Specialization in Manufacturing and Logistic Systems. This
specialization focuses on production systems with particular
attention to the interplay between technological, design and
operational choices. Students can also opt for advanced
study in one of the following sub-specialization areas or
study areas: the study and integration of the technological
process; production management and design; design and
management of logistic systems.
Specialization in Management and Finance. This
specialization focuses on the study of the enterprise as a
whole and financial markets. Students can opt for further,
advanced study in the following study or specialization
areas: strategic company management; interaction with the
economic system and quantitative methods; financial
markets.
3-year degree course (B.Sc.)
Management engineers can operate in manufacturing and service
companies and in the public administration.
In particular, the graduate in Organization is trained to operate in the
analysis of company processes, management control and
communications and information processing systems management.
The graduate in Manufacturing and Logistic Systems is trained to
operate in materials supply and management, production
management, production and automated manufacturing systems
management and 'project management' logistics.
2-year degree course (M.Sc.)
The management engineer is trained to operate in the following
areas:
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industrial production and design management with particular
attention to the interaction between technological choices,
design and company operations
analysis of the most common company problem-areas with
particular attention to the general organization and
management methods and the interaction between the
economic and financial systems