Managing Product and Quality Control in Fashion and Clothing IndustryLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

The students are expanding their professional competence to include managing product and quality control in the international field. They are familiar with the societal responsibility of the company and can take into account the product assortments, products and life cycles. The students know the challenges of outsourcing in the international production. They understand the challenges in product, contract, and document management in e-commerce. They can lead and develop the company’s product portfolio and innovation activities.

Content

• Quality management and benchmarking of different operational models in the global purchasing processes
• The challenges of product and quality control in e-commerce
• Technology in quality control
• Contract and document management in the global operating field
• Various international co-operational models in export and import
• Managing the company strategy and supply: products and assortments of the company
• Managing the product life cycle
• Corporate societal responsibility
• Managing innovations and product portfolios

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

• The student has partially met the goals of the course.
• The student has satisfactorily applied information and used literature in the assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

• The student has successfully met the goals of the course.
• The student has successfully acquired and applied information and can utilize it in the assignments.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• The student has met the goals of the course in an excellent way.
• The student has acquired and applied information and utilized it in the assignments in an excellent way.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

• The student has partially met all the goals of the course.
• The student can satisfactorily acquire and apply information into the assignments.