The lecture series provides an insight into the main functional areas of a global company and is based on close interaction with the students. Top managers from Bosch explain the technical and business processes of a company using examples from their business areas. The tasks of the engineer working at an innovative and globally active automotive supplier is addressed. These range from technical competence and an understanding of economic aspects to questions of personnel responsibility.

In addition, insights are provided into the careers of the Bosch managers giving the lectures. The focus of the course is therefore not only on business processes but also on first-hand accounts of challenges, successes, failures and product and process innovations.

The topics in detail are:

• Introduction, Strategy, Innovation
• R&D, Product Development Process
• Production
• Quality Assurance
• Market, Marketing, Sales
• Aftermarket, Service
• Finance, Controlling
• Logistics
• Purchasing, Supply Chain
• IT
• HR, Leadership, Compliance

Learning Outcomes:

The students …

• are able to deduce, understand and assess the structure of a global operating enterprise.
• are capable to identify and compare the work flows and processes within a global operating enterprise.
• are able to recognize and assess the problems within interfaces between functional and organizational units which are identified by the experts. Furthermore the students can develop solutions based on this knowledge in order to overcome these problems.

Workload:

regular attendance: 21 hours
self-study: 39 hours

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