Engineering and Supply Chain Management

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES & IOT

General Data

Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 4.00
Status: Mandatory
Academic Year:
Term:
Languages: English, Portuguese
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No
Code: Sin codigo

Coordination

Description

Theory/Practice
2

Laboratory
2

Instructors

João Bastos


 

Contents

CP1 - Business Information Systems
- Modeling of information systems
- Database management models
- Relational Model
- SQL language
CP2 - Introduction to Sensors
- Different types of sensors (for example: smart, wearable and vision)
- Characteristics
- Applications
CP3 - Wireless/Wired Sensor Networks
- Introduction to Sensor Networks
- Home sensor networks
- Architecture of Sensor Networks
- Applications of Sensor Networks
- Communication
CP4 - Internet of Things (IoT)
- Protocols
- Study cases

Learning Outcomes

Enable the student to use innovative technologies to support the improvement of production processes in an industrial environment, including the identification and analysis of alternatives in decision making.
After attending this course, the student will be able to:
OB1 - Understand and characterize the information and knowledge needs to support the management of supply chains;
OB2 - Understand the different stages of business process modeling and their associated functions;
OB3 - Analyze, understand and be able to use relevant technologies within the Industry 4.0 revolution;
OB4 - Differentiate the various support technologies for advanced models of logistics management and production processes and recognize forms of integration;
OB5 - Interpret the new challenges of information and knowledgent management in logistics processes.