Why in Spain?
National and foreign companies established in Spain focus on EU markets, but increasingly they are using
their facilities as a platform for global business by expanding their operations and markets in Latin
America, USA, Asia, Russia, Africa and the Middle East. Spain is the 6th most open country to foreign
investment according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. It has become a target country for facility
location and thus it provides an excellent opportunity to study the management of operations in
manufacturing and service systems. Through 9 classroom sessions and 6 company visits, the course
develops an understanding of the general problems encountered in the management of operations and
the approaches that are taken toward solving these problems