Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have gained knowledge about theories, methods and tools for operation management
• Have gained knowledge about theories, methods and tools for supply chain management
• Have gained knowledge about process optimization, including specific methods and tools like: Technology radar, eTOM, ITIL, LEAN, Six sigma and ARIS
• Have gained knowledge and understanding of the role of technology, innovation, and change in businesses
• Have gained knowledge about organizational change strategies and process models
• Have gained insight into organizing for change (including aspects for culture, power and politics)
• Have gained knowledge about enablers and disablers of change

Skills

• Be able to identify specific problems/issues and future challenges in their own firms and apply  these theories and methods on them
• Be able to develop and implement an appropriate project design that identifies the processes of product development, operations and supply chain and their interactions.
• Be able to understand the range, scope and complexity of challenges related to the management of technology, innovation and change
• Be able to describe, analyze and redesign innovation- and change management processes
• Be able to identify and analyze the field of innovation and change management including the value position of stakeholders; customers, suppliers and other network partners
• Be able to design, evaluate and audit the innovative capabilities and change management of a business organization
• Be able to apply principles of business model innovation and risk management to suggest redesign and improvement of business models

Competences

• Be able to present, validate, argue and evaluate the analytical results found
• Be able to design and evaluate innovation- and change management
• Be able to realize and implement innovation- and change management initiatives, including the implementation and design innovation- and change management processes in projects, companies and networks of companies, as well as relating practical innovation- and change management experiences to concept

Type of instruction

Types of instruction are listed in § 17

Exam

Exams