KURSPLAN
Produktionsutveckling I, strategi och system, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Production Development I, Strategy and System, 7.5 credits
Kurskod: TP1R27
Fastställd av: VD 2017-02-01
Gäller fr.o.m.: 2017-08-01
Version: 1
Diarienummer:JTH 2017/442-313
Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
Utbildningsområde: Tekniska området (95%) och samhällsvetenskapliga området (5%)
Ämnesgrupp: MT1
Fördjupning: A1N
Huvudområde: Produktionssystem

Lärandemål

After a successful course, the student shall

Kunskap och förståelse

- display knowledge of content in operations strategies
- display knowledge of how operations strategies are linked to different abilities and to overall business goals
- demonstrate comprehension of content of a production system
- demonstrate comprehension of the production system development process
- demonstrate comprehension of how production systems are realized and deployed

Färdighet och förmåga

- demonstrate skills of describing, defining and comparing production processes and flows
- demonstrate an ability to explain and evaluate various technological choices’ impact on the production system

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

- demonstrate the ability to explain and determine which layout that is suitable for what production situation

Innehåll

The course covers what operations strategies are, how they are formulated, used and affect the business in manufacturing companies. The course further addresses and deals with the design of production systems and efficient production flows taking into account people, technology and organization. System view and different perspectives are essential starting points.
The course includes the following elements:
- Introduction to operations strategy
- Operations strategies and the need for and relevance of different production solutions
- Formation of operations strategies
- Design of production systems including systems and process perspective, sustainability, production philosophies, layout, workplace design and organizational solutions
- Various technological choices’ impact on the production system
- Realization of production systems including organizing, procurement, industrialization and delivering the production system to the operating organization
- Evaluation of production systems

Undervisningsformer

Lectures, seminars, exercises and project work.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Förkunskapskrav

The applicant must hold the minimun of a bachelor´s degree (ie. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits within the major subject in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management or Civil Engineering, and 15 credits Mathematics. Proof of English proficiency is required (eller motsvarande kunskaper).

Examination och betyg

Kursen bedöms med betygen 5, 4, 3 eller Underkänd.

The grade is weighted from the results of the written exammination and the project. The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Poängregistrering av examinationen för kursen sker enligt följande system:
ExaminationsmomentOmfattningBetyg
Examination3 hp5/4/3/U
Övningar1,5 hpU/G
Seminarie2 hpU/G
Projekt1 hp5/4/3/U

Kurslitteratur

The literature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.

Title: Production Development - design and operation of production systems
Author: Bellgran, M., Säfsten, K.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag, London.
ISBN: 978-1-84882-494-2