La creciente competitividad obliga a las empresas a buscar elementos diferenciadores no sólo en productos, sino en servicios que se ofrecen. Definida la Estrategia empresarial y dentro de ésta la Estrategia de Servicio, entra en juego la LOGISTICA EMPRESARIAL y la LOGISTICA INTEGRAL como función de la empresa que, definidas las necesidades del cliente, planifica, implanta y controla los recursos y capacidades para garantizar los flujos de materiales internos y externos, desde el proveedor, pasando por el sistema productivo y sistema de distribución, al cliente final y los flujos de información relacionados.

Knowledge Areas

• Consultancy Project Management

Production engineering: Lean production – Lay-Out definition/redefinition - Quick Changeover & Single Minute Exchange of Die – Improvement in productive efficiency - Analysis  and improvement of productive systems using simulation tools - Design of production management models - Analysis of the production management model using simulation tools – Introduction to production management techniques – MTM techniques.

Project management: Single Project Management, Multiproject Management and “Critical Chain” based Project Management for resource constrained industrial systems

Logistics: Purchase and supply management – Purchase and supply analysis – Evaluation of suppliers’ quality systems– Supplier integration – Externalization of logistics – Management of productive and distribution chains at both physical and organisational levels (Warehouses, stock buffers, maintenance policies, transport networks, etc.) - Analysis of  supply chains through the use of simulation and multi-objective optimization tools

Quality engineering: 6 sigma – Operations Research – Design of Experiments – Poka Yoke Systems – Auto-control – Quality control techniques – Quality improvement techniques.

• Lean Production

How to maximize the efficiency of productive systems

• Agile Production

How to maximize the effectiveness of productive systems

• Leagile Production

How to maximize jointly the effectiveness and efficiency of productive systems

• Project and Multi-project Management

How to manage mono and multi-project environments in an efficient and effective way

• Purchase and Supply Management

How to be competitive in the supplier-market

•  Six Sigma Management

How to be competitive in product and service in quality terms

•  Production Management

How to effectively and efficiently manage productive resources.

•  Distribution Management

How to effectively and efficiently manage distribution means and resources

• Operations Research

How to face optimization approaches by using technical tools

• Supply Chain Integration

How to guarantee the service to a client, at a competitive all-inclusive cost

•  Regulated Education

Lecturing in Industrial Engineering Degrees (Mechanics, Electronics, Computer Sciences, etc.)

Coordination of Engineering Degrees (Mechanics specialized in Production Systems, Industrial Organisation Engineering)

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Continuous Training / Postgraduate Programmes

• Masters:

Masters in Supply Chain Management

Masters in Project Management

Masters in Production Management

Otalora MBA

Executive MBA

• Expert/Advanced Courses:

Advanced Course in Maintenance Management

Expert Course in Supply Chain Management

Expert Course in Project Management

Advanced Course in Project Management

Basic Research Projects:

- OPP-ZERO: Optimization of work orders managed within warehouses.

- KATAIA: Diagnose and development of logistic strategies.

- BALKE: Supply chain adaptative model.

- OPTIMA: Development of a model for the optimization of global maintenance costs (CIT-020700-2005-1, Ministry of Science and Education).

- Thematic Network: Modelling of productive systems for the optimization of safety and quality of service. (DPI2006-27208-E, Ministry of Science and Education).

- CEE as WBL: Application of the FWBL (Project-Based Active Learning) to the formation in companies.

- GAIK: Research in logistic transport management.

- DPP: Optimization of the work orders managed within warehouses.

Contracts with companies to work on Applied Research Projects:

The Operations Management team area has developed over 60 applied research projects support with funds provided by companies.

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 Theses

"Preventive maintenance optimization by using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms"

Oct 07, Polytechnic University of Valencia. Goti, A.

"Systemic and Integral Conception of the Company and its Management at Finite Capacity"

Competitive Key Factors - May 02, Basque Institute of Logistics. Errasti, A.

"The Extended Company. Strategic Purchase Management"

Competitive Key Factors¿ Nov. 02, Basque Institute of Logistics. Errasti, A

Resources

Simulation Software

Witness2007

Optimization Software

MatlabR2007a

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