Operations and Quality Management

Course ID
SCIS08
Department
SCIS
Campus
UVIC
Credit
6

All companies present opportunities for improvement in the areas of operations. Despite this, many still lack staff trained in identifying and implementing the tools that help them achieve their goals.

In an increasingly global market, industrial companies can achieve significant improvements in their competitive position through a more efficient design and management of their processes and, at the same time, understand how technology is transforming this area, especially in the area of industry. 

This module covers the following themes:

  • Strategic purchasing management
  • Integral supply chain management (SCM)
  • Production systems
  • Total quality and continuous improvement
  • Digital transformation of organisations and industry 4.0

UVic MBA is not a common training program: it is a transformative experience. It provides functional experts from diverse areas such as finance, marketing, engineering, etc. with comprehensive knowledge in organizational management.

The MBA jointly promoted by CEIBA and University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, gives a vision of the organization as a complex and interactive puzzle, in which the different pieces have to follow a joint strategy and a coherent operational plan. Thus, business problems are approached from a strategy standpoint with a focus on people. Because running an organization is not a simple management problem, the program provides the keys for competent leadership in constantly changing environments.

Link to the UVic program webpage

Entry requirements

The MBA has the following specific admission requirements:
• a university degree.
• professional experience is key to exploit the networking potential of the MBA to establish fruitful connections between the university, professionals and students.
• pass the admission interview with the coordinators

Admission procedure

Applicants are required to provide the following material to accompany their application:
o CV
o Letters of recommendation
o Transcripts and a copy of previous degree
o A proof of payment of the application fees
o A copy of the candidate’s passport

Graduation requirements

– successfully complete all compulsory courses
– submit a research thesis (at least 20 000 words) and successfully pass the viva-voce defense before the thesis defense committee.

Program duration

The MBA last one and half year. The coursework takes place during the first two semesters. The research, thesis writing and defense take place during the third semester.