Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Business networks (17.IM1126)

Native organizations units: No data

Type of studies	Title

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	4

Educational goal:

The objective of the course is to make students familiar with key concepts, technologies and perspectives that are characterized for modern business environments, integration of production and service processes through enterprise networking and the functioning of business networks. Student acquires the necessary competencies for designing a modern business environment in which innovation, development, production or service cycles are effectively and efficiently realized in a large number of mutually networked enterprises and organizations.

Educational outcome:

After completing the course, students will be trained to identify, analyze and/or create different types of business networks, such as business associations, value networks, innovation laboratories, industrial clusters, consortia, etc. Through acquaintance with development trends and training for the application of modern tools and technologies, they will be able to participate in the following processes: the application of agile methodologies and project approach, the establishment of a system of production or services, the establishment of supply chains and distribution channels within business network frameworks.

Course content:

The concept and importance of business networks; The basic classification and method of operations Business networks as business associations; Business networks as company aggregations; Knowledge networks; Value networks; Supply Chain Management; Distribution Channel Management; Managing Cooperations and Networks; Models of business networking; Business Networks as project organizations; Management of international networks; Agile production and business networks / Agile Manufacturing and b; Strategic Aspects of business networks

Teaching methods:

The lectures method includes multimedia lectures and computer simulated exercises. Fundamental models and theoretical approach will be shown on lectures and concrete examples on exercises will be complementary to the provided content on lectures. Exercises held on computers will be interactive with use of modeling tools. Teaching methods will be directed towards active involvement of students having minimum 40% of the time spent in this way.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Morača, S.	Poslovne mreže – materijal u elektronskom formatu	2018	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
Alllee, V., Schwabe O.	Value Networks and True Nature of Collaboration	2015	Meghan Kiffer Press	English
Thilenius, F., Pahlberg, C., Havila, V.	Extending the Business Network Approach - New Territories, New Technologies, New Terms	2016	Macmillan Publishers Ltd. London	English
Fischer,T. Gebauer, H. and Fleisch, E.	Service Business Development - Strategies for Value Creation in Manufacturing Firms	2012	Cambridge University Press	English