Course detail

Processes of Family Enterprises

FP-KprpPAcad. year: 2017/2018

Subject is focused to introduction of students with processes of particular company areas, with its selection, analysis and optimization in relation to integrated management system and implementation of information systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students obtain basic abilities and knowledge for management and improvement of business processes. Students will be able to coordinate activities in an implementation of integrated systems of management and implementation of enterprise information systems.

Prerequisites

Knowledge from management. Basic knowledge of work with products of information technologies.Logical thinking.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Education is held by lectures that has the character explanation of basic principles and methodology of given discipline. Practical understanding of problems presented during lectures is applied in individual semestr assignment processed at seminars during the semester.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

For successful passing of the subject is compulsory attendance of seminars and preparation of individual semester assignment. An exam has written and oral part. Classification will be based on 70 % of results from the exam and on 30% of results from evaluation of written semester assignment.

Course curriculum

Lectures:
1. Family business definition, its history and statistics. Family businesses in the world and in the Crzech Republic. Strengths and weaknesses of family businesses.
2. Family business specifics in the areas of management, finance and succession. Models of family business succession management. Communication and relations: company - family.
3. Business processes, analysis and optimization.
4. Global analysis of family business processes, process maps.
5. Detailed analysis of processes.
6. Process modelling, tools of a process modelling.
7. Event-Driven Process Chain Diagrams (EPC diagrams).
8. Standards for a process modelling.
9. Metrics for a process evaluation.
10. Example of process analysis in family company.
11. Documentation of business processes in relation to integrated management system of company.
12. BPM systems.
13. Support of process management for product realization in information systems.

Seminars:
Seminars are focused on practical demonstration issues from lectures, business process modeling using BPMN standard and process optimization with support of BPM system.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of course is to make students familiar with principles, analytical tools, modelling and managing of company processes in family businesses. Subject deal with issues of engineering / reengineering of company processes with link to information systems and technologies.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance of seminars is compulsory. Processing of written semestr assignment is checked during the semester.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KORÁB, V. a kol. Rodinné podnikání. Brno: Computer Press, a.s., 2008. 1.vyd. 166 s. ISBN 978-80-251-1843-6. (CS)
ŘEPA, Václav. Podnikové procesy. Procesní řízení a modelování. 2.vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007. 281 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2252-8. (CS)
SVOZILOVÁ, A. Zlepšování podnikových procesů. 1.vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. 232 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3938-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

FIŠER, Roman. Procesní řízení pro manažery. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014. 176 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5038-5. (CS)
NENADÁL, J. a kol. Moderní management jakosti. Principy, postupy, metody. 1.vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2011. 380 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-186-7. (CS)
ŠMÍDA, F. Zavádění a rozvoj procesního řízení ve firmě. 1.vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007. 293 s. ISBN 978-80-247-1679-4. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-EP , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Family business definition, its history and statistics. Family businesses in the world and in the Crzech Republic. Strengths and weaknesses of family businesses.
2. Family business specifics in the areas of management, finance and succession. Models of family business succession management. Communication and relations: company - family.
3. Business processes, analysis and optimization.
4. Global analysis of family business processes, process maps.
5. Detailed analysis of processes.
6. Process modelling, tools of a process modelling.
7. Event-Driven Process Chain Diagrams (EPC diagrams).
8. Standards for a process modelling.
9. Metrics for a process evaluation.
10. Example of process analysis in family company.
11. Documentation of business processes in relation to integrated management system of company.
12. BPM systems.
13. Support of process management for product realization in information systems.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Seminars are focused on practical demonstration issues from lectures, business process modeling using BPMN standard and process optimization with support of BPM system.