1. http://www.thenexom.net 1 GIDEAO http://gideao.us.es Coordinators (University of Seville): José A. D. MachucaRafaela Alfalla-LuqueMacarena Sacristán-Díaz Thematic Network for the Excellence in Operations and Supply Chain Management (THENEXOM)

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4. 4 The Network (I): The Core Group Coordinating Institution: University of SevilleSpain Core Group: University of SevilleSpainAalborg UniversityDenmarkInternational University of GermanyGermanyIESE-Universidad of NavarraSpainUniversity of PadovaItaly Aston University United Kingdom Warwick University United Kingdom Budapest Univ. of Economic Sciences and Public Administration Hungary

5. http://www.thenexom.net 5 The Network (II): Partnership University of SevilleSpain Aalborg UniversityDenmark International University of GermanyGermany IESE-Universidad de NavarraSpain University of Padova Aston University Warwick University Budapest Univ. of Economic Sciences and Public Administration Italy United Kingdom Hungary Antwerpen UniversityBelgium Athens Laboratory of Business Administration Greece Groupe HECFranceDublin UniversityIrelandEindhoven UniversityHolland Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Austria University of AveiroPortugalHelsinki University of TechnologyFinlandChalmers UniversitySwedenStavanger University CollegeNorway Estonian Business School GroupEstonia University of CyprusCyprus Riga International College of Econ. and Business Administration Latvia Malta UniversityMalta The Karol Adamiecki Univ. of Economics in Katowice Poland University Politechnic of BucharestRumaniaUniversity of MariborSlovenia University of Economics in Bratislava Slovakia Cranfield University United Kingdom

6. http://www.thenexom.net 6 Main network goals 1. To enhance POM education in Europe: Bringing together European OM/SCM academics. Identifying deficiencies and trying to find their causes. Finding and promoting best practice content, teaching and assessment methods. Enhancing and developing an European dimension in the field. 2. To strengthen the links between OM education, research and practice.

7. http://www.thenexom.net 7 Why these goals: POM academics need to pay more attention on: What is happening in the “companies” in which their skills and efforts are employed. In the “products” they produce. In their “productive processes” In the quality control of their products. To enhance POM education in Europe (I)

8. http://www.thenexom.net 8 Why these goals: What are the characteristic of the basic components incorporated in our “products and processes”?. In other words: How many courses? How many teaching hours does the student receive? What is the content for the various teaching programs? Are there deficiencies which could be eliminated? To enhance POM education in Europe (II)

9. http://www.thenexom.net 9 Why these goals: What is the “capacity” for our “production” of such graduates?. That is, What are the basic characteristics of the teaching staffs? How many POM instructors are there? What level and type of training do they have? What is their experience and background? What can be done to improve this important factor? To enhance POM education in Europe (III)

10. http://www.thenexom.net 10 Why these goals : How do we plan and develop our “productive processes”, and in what contexts?. In other words: What are the teaching methods employed? What are the resources available? How much overcrowding is there in our classes? What can be done to improve the current situation? To enhance POM education in Europe (IV)

11. http://www.thenexom.net 11 Why these goals: By what means do we monitor the quality of our “products and processes”?. In other words: What assessment methods are employed? How are they combined? Are these methods the most adequate ones? Can they be improved? To enhance POM education in Europe (V)

12. http://www.thenexom.net 12 Why these goals : How many POM researches are there? Who are they? Where do they work?... What are the POM research contents? What research methodologies are being used? What are the sectors under study? What are the interactions between POM teaching and research? How to improve these interactions? To strengthen the links between OM education, research and practice (I)

13. http://www.thenexom.net 13 Why these goals : Goal 2 (II) What are POM best practices in the real world? What are POM needs (teaching and research) in the real world? What are the interactions between POM teaching and POM practice? What are the interactions between POM research and POM practice? How to improve the fit between POM teaching, research and practice?... To strengthen the links between OM education, research and practice (II)

14. http://www.thenexom.net 14 1.General Network Meetings List of project activities 2 Meetings: Seville & Paris 2.Core Group Meetings 3.Network Enlargement 3 Meetings: Brussels, Seville and Paris ACTIVITIESOUTPUTS 4.Network Design Improvement and discussions on a sustainability strategy for the network after the funding period Partnership increased Refined network design Improved network functioning

15. http://www.thenexom.net 15 Current Network Design Coordinating Institution (Seville) Aalborg Germany IESE Padova Aston Warwick Budapest Core Group BratislavaMaribor Katowice Stavanger Cranfield Bucharest MaltaCyprus Aveiro RigaEstonian ChalmersHelsinkiVienna AntwerpenAthensGroupe HECDublinEindhoven Others partners

16. http://www.thenexom.net 16 5.Census of Teaching Professionals List of project activities ACTIVITIESOUTPUTS

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18. http://www.thenexom.net 18 5.Census of Teaching Professionals List of project activities List of teaching professionals across all partner countries ACTIVITIESOUTPUTS 6.Selection and design of statistical methodology 7.Survey of OM and SCM Teaching (design, elaboration,..) Statistical methodology

19. http://www.thenexom.net 19 9. Tuning Project Particularly marked by the context of the Sorbone- Bologna-Prague-Berlin process, through which politics aims to create an integrated higher education area in Europe Addresses several of the Bologna action lines The adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees The adoption of a system based on two cycles and the establishment of a system of credits The project aims at identifying points of reference for generic and subject-specific competences of 1 st and 2 nd cycle graduates in a series of 7 subject areas (Business Administration, Education Sciences, Geology, History, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

20. http://www.thenexom.net 20 9. Tuning Project A TN-Tuning Working Group (TN-TWG) would be created within each TN The THENEXOM-TWG would set out a plan for the implementation of the 4 Tuning lines approach, with an emphasis in line 2 (definition of sub-specific competences for 1 st and 2 nd graduates) A Tuning Counsellor would guide the TN-TWG in order to provide advice on how to implement the Tuning methodology

21. http://www.thenexom.net 21 5.Census of Teaching Professionals List of project activities (First year) List of teaching professionals across all partner countries ACTIVITIESOUTPUTS 6.Selection and design of statistical methodology 7.Survey of OM and SCM Teaching (design, elaboration,..) 8.Survey pilot and definitive design of Survey of OM and SCM Teaching 9.Mailing and reception and follow up 27 OM and SCM teaching Preliminary questionnaires Preliminary software design for data capture and processing 27 OM and SCM teaching definitive questionnaires Definitive software design for data capture and processing OM y SCM Data Statistical methodology

22. http://www.thenexom.net 22 List of project activities (First year) ACTIVITIESOUTPUTS 15.Dissemination Activities A. Website B. Electronic Knowledge Repository: creation and updating 10.Data processing 11.Individual Country Data Analysis: Faculty and course contents. 12.Individual Country Data Analysis: teaching and assessment methods. 13.Comparative Analysis: course contents 14.Comparative Analysis: teaching and assessment methods 16.Project Management and evaluation and control Activities 17.External Evaluation Website developed Leaflet / brochure produced Network Presentation at Conferences Other dissemination procedures Second year & third year Ongoing

23. http://www.thenexom.net 23 Main network goals 1. To enhance POM education in Europe: Bringing together European OM/SCM academics. Identifying deficiencies and trying to find their causes. Finding and promoting best practice content, teaching and assessment methods. Enhancing and developing an European dimension in the field. 2. To strengthen the links between OM education, research and practice.

24. http://www.thenexom.net 24 Why should this extended network be participated in:  To link OM / SCM education research and practice Access to project results To create national networks To have the “European label” for OM / SCM activities (e.g.: executive courses, …)  European map of OM / SCM  To help to obtain the European excellence in OM / SCM education Its goals:

25. http://www.thenexom.net 25 GIDEAO http://gideao.us.es Thematic Network for the Excellence in Operations and Supply Chain Management (THENEXOM) http://www.thenexom.net thenexom@us.es Thematic Network for the Excellence in Operations and Supply Chain Management (THENEXOM) http://www.thenexom.net thenexom@us.es Coordinators (University of Seville): José A. D. MachucaRafaela Alfalla-LuqueMacarena Sacristán-Díaz