Course purpose
           
The purpose of this course is to enable the students to understand the guidelines and trends in today's global business environment and the importance of sustainable growth of the organization with a focus on manufacturing organizations. In addition, the purpose is to train students to know and solve problems in the field of sustainable development of the organization.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Definition of sustainable development
• Digital society and its characteristics, Industry 4.0 and manufacturing organization
• Environmental aspect of sustainable development, characteristics of digital society
• Ecologic aspects of sustainable development: natural harmonization 
• Economic aspects of sustainable development
• Sustainable growth strategy
• Socio-political aspects of sustainable development: social responsibility
• Modern business models for sustainable and profitable growth