The objective of the course is to familiarise students with the basics of network organisational structure and to master organisational and management skills in the business environment of Industry 4.0. Students are empowered to plan, organise and manage according to available resources with adequate management of quality, cost, time and risks in I4.0 business conditions.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify, consider, master and critically relate to contemporary, real-world problems of organisation and management in I4.0, as well as identify and summarise the main practical implications of the issues and problems involved in organisation and society.

Trends and challenges for the jobs of the future. Network organisation - context, development strategy, structure (vertical and horizontal integration and differentiation issues). New forms of organisation (holacracy, agile, scrum ...). Leadership, management, motivation and decision-making teams. Collaborative environment, organisational control and change. Controlling critical organisational processes - managing organisational conflict and negotiation, developing advanced information systems and technologies, promoting innovation, product development and entrepreneurship. Managing different organisational cultures. Methods, techniques and tools for organisational development (SWOT, DEA, BSC, Benchmarking ...). Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools (QFD, TRIZ, DOE, FMEA, NGT, SIPOC ...), KPIs (key performance indicators) and KRIs (key risk indicators). Making business decisions. Business plans and value chain management.

Workshops on organisational structure and management issues in network organisations with consideration of performance and risk indicators. Projects and tasks that require computer tools and teamwork to make decisions in the areas of production efficiency, quality, culture, human resource management, finance, etc. will be simulated through network organisations with analysis of process efficiency and effectiveness.

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Handouts and tutorials.

Total assigned hours: 90

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 10
Laboratory exercises: 20
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 10
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 5
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 10
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 5
Test/test: 40
Laboratory practice: 10
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 15
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 30

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