Manel Guerris

Position

Director at NEO Consulting BCN

Qualifications

Industrial engineer (ETSEIB-UPC)
MBA (IESE Universidad de Navarra)
Master’s degree in Economics and Business Research (IQS–Universitat Ramon Llull)

Biography

Manel Guerris has extensive experience in technology, service and entrepreneurial companies in the technology and e-health industry. He is currently doing a PhD in the area of big data applied to management in general and sentiment analysis in particular.

He is a business consultant in the areas of internationalisation, strategy, marketing, logistics and improving operations, and a training consultant and educator in the areas in internationalisation, business plan, strategy, logistics, strategic marketing, data science and big data applied to business.

Subjects they teach

Subject
Programme
Typology

Agile and Lean Management

Master in International Management

Required

Programme:
Master in International Management

Description

We learn about the value and basics of being lean and agile, as well as other elements that are necessary to building a successful lean and agile environment. We use practical applications to discuss both iterative and continuous delivery methods, Scrum and Kanban, and how lean and agile work is generated, valued, sized and represented.

Learning Outcomes

Gain the ability to describe and apply elements of lean and agile philosophies and use Scrum and Kanban.

Créditos:
2 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Required

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Elective

Programme:
Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Description

: Developing applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide strategically important tools in processes of innovation, efficiency and sustainability in business organisations. The basics of artificial intelligence and machine learning, their applications in the world of business and the challenges linked to their practical implementation.

Learning Outcomes

Implement developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning to apply in the world of business.

Code:
40321

Créditos:
4 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Elective

Global Operations: International Logistics

Master in International Management

Required

Programme:
Master in International Management

Description

By adopting a highly practical perspective, we study the theories, concepts and main tools used by world-class enterprises to manage their global supply chains. Our aim is to become a benchmark for all those participants who want to develop their professional career in the fields of global operations management, international organization, international business and marketing and, in general, any aspect related to the design and management of the international supply chain.

Learning Outcomes

Gain an understanding of the global supply chain as a process of integration, coordination and collaboration between multiple actors. Acquire the ability to strategically analyse the design of the international logistics chain in different sectors, companies and competitive contexts and to design new systems and work methodologies to improve the management of relationships between suppliers, companies, logistics operators and end customers. 

Créditos:
2 ECTS

Language:
Spanish

Type of subject: Required

International Project Management

Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Elective

Programme:
Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Description

Processes, methods and systems used to plan, schedule and track projects. Economic and financial management of projects. Quality management.

Learning Outcomes

Design and implement dynamic international team projects and assess the risks they entail.

Code:
40207

Créditos:
4 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Elective