Content
The course is divided into two parts. The first half of the semester teaches the basics of Marketing. Primary educational goals are the market-orientation of firms, the planning of operative marketing measures (related to product, price, communication, and distribution) and the monitoring of their effectiveness. In addition, students are introduced to the basics of market research.
The second part of the module starts with a brief introduction to Operations Management. Based on that, the following topics will be covered: modelling of value creation processes, process and performance analysis, master production planning, lot sizing, inventory management and scheduling.