W349 – Automotive Management

Module
Automotive Management
Automotive Management
Module number
W349
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Bachelor/Diplom
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Gestring
ingo.gestring(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Gestring
ingo.gestring(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Lecture | 2.00 SWS Seminar)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination
Not specified
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Project
Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

flipped classroom method, students prepare topics at home, during class case studies have to be solved, excursions and speakers from companies are involved in the course, business simulation game in Automotive Manufacturing, field trips to companies

Media type

Seminar

Teaching content / structure

1. The global automotive market

2. Product development especialley for developping countries

3. Automotive production and supply chain management

4. Brand Management in the automotive industry

5. Strategic alliences between automotive companies.

6. Automotive engineering - status and trend

7. Mobility concepts

8. Added services in the automotive sector

Qualification objectives

The student can

-knows the differences in the global automotive market and can analyse a market situation of an single country by key performance indicators

- is able to define the product developement process of automotive companies and can set-up the necessary organizational project structure

-knows and can apply basic methods to improve the brand management of a company

-can evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliences

-can explain and analyze an automotive supply chain

-knows future trends in the automotive business and can asses the trennds for a company

Social and personal skills

-participating international teams

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites

4 semesters of studying in business or a technical topic

Continuation options
Not specified
Literature
  • Jens Diehlmann, Joachom Häcker (2013): Automotive Management, Oldenbourg
  • M. Kennedey (2010): Product development for the lean enterprise, Oaklea Press
  • M. Greiner (2015): Automotive Supply Chain Management in the Internet of Things,
  • Bernhard Ebel, Markus B. Hofer (2014: Automtotive Management, SpringerGabler
Current teaching resources

see opal

Notes
Not specified