This course aims to provide undergraduate students with all the necessary knowledge to enable them to understand the fundamentals of production processing, economics, decision‐making in production planning, and selection of optimal location of production units.

Design of products – selection and development of products.

Process strategy & capacity planning – types of
processes, equipment capacity, break-even analysis, and investment evaluation.

Location strategy – site selection, factor evaluation methods, transportation cost minimization, and transportation model. Layout strategy.

Human resources & job design – staffing design, work measurement, and work sampling.
Procurement strategy – vertical integration, supply management, and just-in-time purchasing. Organizational structure strategy.

Greek

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