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Master of Science inMANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

Politecnico di Milano - Como Campus

Michela Arnaboldi

michela.arnaboldi@polimi.it

Premessa

• Questa presentazione illustra brevemente il corso di Laurea magistrale in Management Engineering (erogato in inglese) della sede di Como, le informazioni più dettagliate e complete sono disponibili sui canali tradizionali del Politecnico

• Inoltre per ulteriori informazioni potete contattare:– Per informazioni generali: Michela Arnaboldi

michela.arnaboldi@polimi.it– Per Piani di Studio: Alessandro Brun

alessandro.brun@polimi.it– Per programmi Erasmus: Riccardo Mangiaracina

donatella.corti@polimi.it– Per immatricolazioni e informazioni segreteria

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• 190 Foreign students• 31 Different countries• Entirely taught in english

• International markets– International economics

18 COURSES

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• Corporate and transversal functions– Marketing– Finance– Management of Innovation– Quality Management– Corporate Information Systems

• Applied Analytical capabilities– Cross Boundary Processes– Business Processes– Data Analysis and retrieval

• Production and Supply Chain– Logistics Management– Operations Management– Industrial Technologies– Project Management– Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

• Planning, control and managing resources– Strategic Planning– Management Control Systems– Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management– Complex Decision Making

• Cross-Boundary Processes is an interdisciplinary course provided with:– Computing Engineering– Environmental Engineering

• The course accounts for 5 credits and it is held in an interactive way:– Few traditional lessons– Several unconventional methods

• The core of the course is the development of a Project (Business Case) assigned by a company

• You will work with students from different disciplines, under the guide of both your assigned company and an academic tutor 66

Unconventional Courses:CROSS-BOUNDARY PROCESSES (1)

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CROSS-BOUNDARY PROCESSES (2)

• The course is associated to a wider event: Lake Poli School (LaPS)

PlenaryPresentations

http://www.ciren.eu/content/lake-poli-school-laps

• Workshop modality– 1 full week before the start of traditional lesson of 1st semester

(01/10/2012 – 05/10/2012)– 1 full week before the start of traditional lesson of 2nd semester

(25/02/2013- 29/02/2013)

• Teacher: prof. Hans de Bruijn – TU Delft University• The topic are:

– Multi-actor complexity (Humans and Technologies)– Diversity complexity (Culture and Purpose)

• Methodology– Traditional lessons– Group work– Games and simulation

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Unconventional Courses:COMPLEX DECISION MAKING

FINAL WORK OPTIONS

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1. Project– Research Methodology seminars– Project: STAGE PROJECT (Italy or Abroad) or

SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW– (0-3) points

2. Thesis without discussant– Research Methodology seminars– Thesis WITHOUT discussant

– (0-5) points

3. Research dissertation with discussant and defense– Methodology seminars– Dissertation WITH discussant and defense

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Lower effort, time and risk

Higher effort, time and risk

• To support you in the final work, the Como programme has introduced a short cycle of seminars on research methodology:– What is a research project– What are the possibilities for your final work– Which methodology you can use

• Seminars are held in September 2nd year (after exam sessions and before the start of main courses)

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SEMINARS

Date Time Seminar Title27/09/2012 9,30-12,30 Literature review and Content Analysis27/09/2012 14,00-17,00 Case Study28/09/2012 9,30-12,30 Survey28/09/2012 14,00-17,00 Time Series and Econometrics

Management Engineering FacultyPolitecnico School of Management

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The core faculty belongs to the School of Management

MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING FACULTY

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Course TeacherBusiness Process Cagliano RaffaellaBusiness Strategy Rangone AndreaCorporate Information Systems Fugini MariaCross-Boundary processes Salice (INF) – Guariso (AMB) – Arnaboldi (GES)Complex Decision Making De Bruijn Hans (TuDelft University)Data Analysis and Retrivial Tagliasacchi Marco & Matteucci MatteoFinance Samuele MurtinuIndustrial Technologies Taisch MarcoInternational Economics Tajoli LuciaLogistics Management Perego AlessandroManagement Control Systems Arnaboldi MichelaManagement of innovation Bellini EmilioMarketing Lamberti LucioOperations Management Pozzetti AlessandroOrganizational Behaviour and HRM Shani RamiProject Management Mancini MauroQuality management Brun AlessandroReconfigurable Manufacturing System Colledani Marcello

JOB OPPORTUNITY

• The Management Engineering MSc opens a wide range of job opportunities (similar to “Gestione d’impresa”)– Supply Chain– Marketing– Logistics– Production Management– Management Control, Accounting, Finance

• What differential?– International focus– Business English preparation– Skills in dealing with multicultural context– Capability to speak with other “disciplines”– Personal international networks

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STUDYING AT COMO CAMPUS: Sports & Culture

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STUDYING AT THE COMO CAMPUS: Research

• But the Como Campus is also a centre where management is developed beside Technological, Environmental and creativity research:

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ACCOMODATION IN THE COMO CAMPUS

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Four residences with 250 places – walking distance from classes building• Via Pannilani, 25 – Como• Via Anzani, 37 – Como• V ia Anzani, 9 – Como• Via Venini, 5 – Como

For further information• http://www.polo-como.polimi.it/servizi/residenze.php?id_nav=5342

• http://www.polo-como.polimi.it/english/servizi/residenze.php?id_nav=7342• www.residenze.como.polimi.it

For further information• http://www.polo-como.polimi.it/servizi/residenze.php?id_nav=5342

• http://www.polo-como.polimi.it/english/servizi/residenze.php?id_nav=7342• www.residenze.como.polimi.it

OUR ALUMNI

ANNEX: COURSES

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Coordinator: Lucio LambertiEmail: lucio.lamberti@polimi.itCoordinator: Lucio LambertiEmail: lucio.lamberti@polimi.it

Research Methodology Seminars

GoalThe aim of the course is to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical methodologies and tools to carry out the final work project, thesis or research dissertation.

The course is mandatory and credited in the final work

Program• Introduction to research• Case study methodology• Econometrics• Survey• Data mining and simulation

Exam• None with the 70% of attedance• Short essay if 70% attendance is not

reached

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Teacher: Raffaella CaglianoEmail: raffaella.cagliano@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=251&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=63

Teacher: Raffaella CaglianoEmail: raffaella.cagliano@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=251&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=63

Business Processes

GoalThe aim of the course is to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical methodologies and tools to analyse the companies with a business process perspective.Key concepts of organizational design will be refreshed at the beginning of the course, to help better understand how a business process view fits with traditional organisational designs. The course will be developed through theoretical sessions, case discussion sessions, practical application sessions and a project work.

Program• Overview of organizational design• Introductory concepts on business

processes• Business Process Management:• Change management• Methodology for business process

analysis and redesignExam• Final evaluation will be based on:

– Class participation: 20%– Project evaluation: 20%– Final exam (oral discussion): 60%

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Business Strategy

GoalThis course sets forth the following objectives:

– to present major issues, concepts and tools in strategic analysis and planning;

– to encourage students to analyze and think critically about the concepts and tools introduced, using discussion of business case studies as one way to achieve this goal.

– to demonstrate how to write a business plan;

– to introduce Information & Communication Technology (ICT) as a strategic lever and to share/introduce the most innovative applications available for gaining a competitive advantage.

ProgramThe program is structured into three main building blocks:

– Business Strategy– Business Planning– ICT Strategy and eBusiness

ExamThe course final evaluation is made up of two major components:

– the written exam (2/3 of the final evaluation);

– the Business Plan Assignment, elaborated and presented in groups (1/3 of the final evaluation).

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Teacher: Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco, Antonio GhezziEmail: andrea.rangone@polimi.it, raffaello.balocco@polimi.it, antonio1.ghezzi@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=304&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=61

Teacher: Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco, Antonio GhezziEmail: andrea.rangone@polimi.it, raffaello.balocco@polimi.it, antonio1.ghezzi@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=304&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=61

Corporate Information Systems

GoalA Corporate Information System (CIS) is an ICT-based system for networked enterprises. Specifically a CIS aims at:

– Supporting operations and decisions/strategies

– Supporting information and knowledge sharing

The course provides a view of ICT tools and their role/use in organizations, gives a CIS development methodology, and presents business process management cases.

ProgramThe program addresses:

– Information Technology in Organizations– Architectures– Types of CIS applications– Business Processes and Web-based

systems– Security

ExamThe exam is a written test with exercises and questions. A Paper (Group Work) is optional on topics suggested by the teacher.

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Teacher: Mariagrazia Fugini.Email: fugini@elet.polimi.itWebpage: http://home.dei.polimi.it/fugini/index.htmlSample material: http://home.dei.polimi.it/fugini/CIS%20for%20Master.pdf

Teacher: Mariagrazia Fugini.Email: fugini@elet.polimi.itWebpage: http://home.dei.polimi.it/fugini/index.htmlSample material: http://home.dei.polimi.it/fugini/CIS%20for%20Master.pdf

Data analysis and retrieval

GoalThe course is an introduction to methods adopted to analyze large collections of data and enable efficient search. The course covers information retrieval, discussing algorithms and data structures underlying state-of-the-art search engines. In addition, the course covers the foundations of machine learning, dealing with the development of algorithmic techniques to extract knowledge from large amount of data (e.g., retail databases, web logs, etc.), focusing on data mining applications.

Program• Information retrieval models• Text processing• Indexing large collections• Link analysis and graph-based models• Supervised learning:

– linear classification, linear regression, decision trees,…

• Unsupervised learning: – clustering, association rules, …

• Applications to data mining

Exam• Written test: 100%

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Teacher: Matteo Matteucci and Marco TagliasacchiEmail: matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, marco.tagliasacchi@polimi.itWebpage: available soon on BeeP

Teacher: Matteo Matteucci and Marco TagliasacchiEmail: matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, marco.tagliasacchi@polimi.itWebpage: available soon on BeeP

Finance

GoalThe course is intended to be a general overview of Corporate Finance for students with no or basic background. The first part considers the role of the finance division in a company as well as the role of investors in a company. At the end of the course, students must be able to execute a valuation process of a company, understanding the key drivers of value. The second part of the course allows the students to understand in a general sense the “reality” of corporate finance in terms of what goes on in practice and what the “hot topics” are in the current markets.

ProgramThe program is structured in two parts:1) Fundamentals of Corporate Finance and Firm Valuation2) Corporate Finance transactions (Mergers and Acquisitions, Initial Public Offerings, Private Equity, Corporate Restructuring, etc.)ExamThe evaluation is divided into two parts:1) 50%: Group Case study where students act as financial analysts to advice clients whether to buy or sell stocks in a real-life firm using a valuation model2) 50%: Written final examination

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Teachers: Samuele MurtinuEmail: samuele.murtinu@polimi.itTeachers: Samuele MurtinuEmail: samuele.murtinu@polimi.it

Industrial Technologies

GoalThe course is to provide the competencefor the design of manufacturing systems,according to the performance required,to the level of automation and,especially, according to the emergingtrends (globalization, sustainability,environmental conscious design, etc.).It addresses manual and automatedmanufacturing systems, new approachesto production design and control, ICT asenabling technology and SustainableManufacturing.

Program• Design and management of: Job

shops, Group and Cellular Manufacturing, Manual and Automated assembly lines, and Flexible manufacturing systems

• Industrial automation, measurement and process control

• ICT in manufacturing • Modelling and simulation of discrete

manufacturing system Exam

– Written intermediate exam (Notmandatory)

– Final oral exam (Mandatory)

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Teacher: Marco Taisch Email:marco.taisch@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=316&L=0&tx_wfqbe_pi1%5Bid%5D=74

Teacher: Marco Taisch Email:marco.taisch@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=316&L=0&tx_wfqbe_pi1%5Bid%5D=74

International Economics

GoalThis course offers an overview of the functioning of international markets and of the interactions between economic agents (firms, consumers, institutions, policy makers) operating in different countries. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the opportunities and problems that the international economic environment presents to all internationalized firms.

Program• The concept of economic integration• Countries’ differences and comparative

advantages• International trade, foreign direct investments

and other forms of internationalization• Political economy of international trade and

investments• Global and regional international economic

institutions• The foreign exchange market and the

international monetary systemExam• The exam is divided in 2 parts:

– Written test: 50%– Paper or class presentation (Group Work)

50%

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Teacher: Lucia TajoliEmail: lucia.tajoli@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=317&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=75

Teacher: Lucia TajoliEmail: lucia.tajoli@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=317&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=75

Logistics Management

GoalThis course aims: - to develop a comprehensive logistics

strategy to support overall business objectives

- to provide the main methodologies/criteria for designing a logistic system

- to give all the main models and tools for supporting the planning activities

ProgramThe main topics are the following:

– Supply chain strategy– Distribution network design– Warehousing and transportation

management– Integrated supply chain– Demand planning– Advanced inventory planning– Collaborative planning

ExamThe exam is divided in 2 parts: written and oral, both mandatory

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Teacher: Alessandro PeregoEmail: alessandro.perego@polimi.itTeacher: Alessandro PeregoEmail: alessandro.perego@polimi.it

Management Control Systems

GoalA management control system (MCS) is a mechanism designed to guide organizations towards their goalsSpecifically MCS’s aims at:

– Supporting decision makers– Motivating and coordinating human

resources– Supporting external accountability

The course aims at providing an holistic knowledge on MCSs and how they are constructed and run in organisations

ProgramThe program addresses:

– Financial accounting measures– Non-financial indicators and Balanced

scorecards– Cost accounting and decision making– Budgeting– Internal audit and risk management

ExamThe exam is divided in 2 parts:

– Oral: 70%– Paper (Group Work) 30%

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Teacher: Michela Arnaboldi Email: michela.arnaboldi@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=240&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=27

Teacher: Michela Arnaboldi Email: michela.arnaboldi@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=240&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=27

Management of Innovation

GoalThe course aims at providing the models and methods for managing innovation.The course focuses first on Innovation (and specifically technological innovation) as a source of competitive advantage, therefore aims at providing capabilities for developing innovation strategies. Next, it focuses on product and service innovation and illustrates models and methods for managing the product-service development process. Students will develop a project work in order to recognize weak signals and to manage creativity during the concept generation of new services

Program• Innovation Strategies: Technology-Push,

Demand-Pull and Design-Driven Approaches

• Innovation Processes: New Product Development; New Services Development; Design definition models

• Concept Development:;User Needs Analysis; Lead User Analysis.

Exam• The exam is divided in 3 parts:

– Written: 40%– Oral: 20%– Project (Group Work) 40%

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Teacher: Emilio Bellini Email: emilio.bellini@polimi.itTeacher: Emilio Bellini Email: emilio.bellini@polimi.it

Marketing

GoalThe course aims at providing a comprehensive overview on the tools and frameworks companies may apply to support their marketing activities both in B2B and in B2C contexts.

Program• Value generation process• Value analysis and definition of the value

proposition: segmentation, targeting and positioning

• Design of the marketing plan: product/service decisions, pricing, communication and promotion, distribution

• New frontiers of marketing: multichannel marketting, territorial Marketing, Green and Social Marketing

Exam• The exam is divided into 2 parts:

– Course project: 20%– Oral exam: 80%

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Organizational Behaviour & HRM

GoalsStudents will achieve learning as

follows:• Knowledge of behavioral and

organizational science theory and concepts as applicable to individuals, teams and organizations.

• Insight into the evolving role of strategic HRM in today’s organizations, the strategic role of HR functions, and the impact of technology and global competition.

ProgramThe program addresses:• OB (Motivation, Perception,

Communication, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Creativity, Organizational Change)

• HRM (Job Analysis, Recruiting & Selection, Training & Development, Compensation, Performance Management, Industrial Relation, Global HRM)

MethodologyExperiential course

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Teachers: Rami Shani, Stefano Cirella, Marco GuerciEmail: rami.shani@polimi.it, stefano.cirella@polimi.it; marco.guerci@polimi.itTeachers: Rami Shani, Stefano Cirella, Marco GuerciEmail: rami.shani@polimi.it, stefano.cirella@polimi.it; marco.guerci@polimi.it

Operations Management

GoalThe course addresses the management of operations in manufacturing and service organizations.The aim of the course is to provide students with a broad understanding and knowledge of operations management concepts, methods and applications.Such concepts include (but are not limited to) operations strategy, production system design, outsourcing, inventory management, production planning and scheduling, service management.

ProgramThe main topics are the following: • Classification of production systems• Operations strategy• Outsourcing and make-or-buy decisions• Design of production systems• Design of the production planning and

control system• Service operations management• Lean management

Exam• The exam consists of a written test with

questions and exercises.

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Teacher: Alessandro PozzettiEmail: alessandro.pozzetti@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=302&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=18

Teacher: Alessandro PozzettiEmail: alessandro.pozzetti@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=302&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=18

Project Management

GoalA project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product service or result by progressive elaborationThe purpose of the course is to provide a general view and introduction to project management in terms of its principal tools and techniques used in different industry sectors with special focus on Engineering and Contracting applications

ProgramThe program addresses:• Strategic Project Management• Project organization• Project planning and control• Project Risk Management• MS Project advanced courseExam• The exam is divided in 3 parts:

Paper (Group Work) 30% Written test 50% Final Oral exam 20%

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Teacher: Mauro ManciniEmail: mauro.mancini@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=285&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=37

Teacher: Mauro ManciniEmail: mauro.mancini@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=285&tx_wfqbe_pi1[id]=37

Quality Management

Goals• Knowing the historical development that

brought to the modern concept of quality• Understanding possible alternative

approaches that could be followed to implement quality in an organization

• Present the main elements of Six Sigma• Providing the students with a “tool-box”,

containing a set of general purpose tools, suitable in a wide array of recurring problems and situations

• Laying the basis for the development of effective organizational practices, in particular oriented towards problem solving, innovation and continuous improvement

ProgramThe program addresses:

– The history of quality management– The preaching of quality gurus

(Deming, Juran and others)– Quality management frameworks– Six Sigma– Qualitative and quantitative tools for

quality improvementExam• The exam is divided in 3 parts:

– Homework assignment: 30%– Numerical exercises: 40%– Theoretical questions: 30%

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Teacher: Alessandro BrunEmail: alessandro.brun@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it

Teacher: Alessandro BrunEmail: alessandro.brun@polimi.itWebpage: http://www.dig.polimi.it

Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

GoalThe course aims at providing the competences needed while managing the introduction and the evolution of production systems. Students will gather ability in:

– Modeling and analysing production systems

– Designing and improvingproduction systems in evolution

Methodologies and tools are provided to manage the system configuration and the continuous changes, both at a machine level and at a system level.

Program• Manufacturing strategy, new business

models, flexibility and reconfigurability• Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)• Stochastic Programming for system

configuration under uncertainty• Queuing Networks and decomposition

based Approximate Analytical Methods• Perturbation AnalysisExam• Final written exam• Additional, optional activities:

- Seminar (Group work)- Oral Exam

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Teacher: Marcello ColledaniEmail: marcello.colledani@polimi.itWebpage: www.mecc.polimi.it

Teacher: Marcello ColledaniEmail: marcello.colledani@polimi.itWebpage: www.mecc.polimi.it