Course: Business Processes

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Course title Business Processes
Course code KPE/PP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Linhart Ondřej, Ing.
  • Pelloneová Natalie, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zbránková Magdalena, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Štichhauerová Eva, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kašparová Petra, Ing.
  • Hušková Kateřina, Ing.
Course content
Lectures (topics): 1. Manufacturing enterprises Characteristics and specifications of manufacturing enterprises and their classification. 2. Industrial enterprises Historical development of the industry. Basic terminology related to industrial enterprises. The internal organisation of industrial enterprises and production. 3. Production and production processes Manufacturing activities of an enterprise. The role and goals of production management in an enterprise. Manufacturing and its typology. 4. Process management in an enterprise Basic terminology in the field of process management. Classification of business processes. Process approach to business management. Process improvement. 5. Lean production Characteristics of the basic concepts of lean manufacturing. Waste and its types. Principles and tools of lean production. 6. Manufacturing enterprise and the environment The relationship of an enterprise to the environment. Law requirements. Sustainability. 7. Standardisation in the enterprise Standard and standardisation. Benefits of standardisation for the organisation and management of the enterprise. Comprehensive standardisation. Standardisation of relations in consumption and use of production factors. Use of production capacities. 8. Supply chain Basic terminology and selected topics in supply chain management. 9. Excursion to a production enterprise 10. Lecture by an expert Seminars: Solving practical tasks thematically corresponding to the individual lectures, interactive games applying industrial methods, presentations of semestral projects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' portfolio
  • Contacts hours - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 45 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 38 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will get acquainted with fundamental knowledge necessary for further study of business subjects (such as Business Logistics, Introduction to Management, Managed Practice).
Students will be able to: - characterize manufacturing enterprises, - explain the specifics of industrial enterprises, - describe the production system of the enterprise and list the types of production, - define the production process, - to explain the principles and tools of lean manufacturing, - explain the relationship of the production enterprise to the environment and its relevance to the concept of sustainability.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Presentation of group work, Oral presentation of self-study

Credit: Processing and presentation of the semester's work and obtaining the minimum specified number of points from the exercise. Exam: Written test The course includes professional excursions and lectures from practitioners (participation is compulsory unless otherwise specified).
Recommended literature
  • LIKER, J. K. Tak to dělá Toyota: 14 zásad řízení největšího světového výrobce.. Praha: Management Press, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7261-173-7.
  • SYNEK, M. a E. KISLINGEROVÁ. Podniková ekonomika. 6. vyd.. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7400-274-8.
  • ŠVECOVÁ, L. a J. VEBER. Produkční a provozní management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2021. ISBN 978-80-271-1385-9.
  • TOMEK,G. a V. VÁVROVÁ. Integrované řízení výroby: od operativního řízení výroby k dodavatelskému řetězci.. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4486-5.
  • TOMEK,G. a V. VÁVROVÁ. Průmysl 4.0, aneb, nikdo sám nevyhraje.. Průhonice: Professional Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-80-9065-944-5.
  • VÁCHAL, J. a M. VOCHOZKA. Podnikové řízení.. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4642-5.


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