Manufacturing Planning and Control, 6 credits

Produktionsplanering- och styrning, 6 hp

TPPE82

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Veronica Lindström

Director of studies or equivalent

Fredrik Persson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 38 h
Recommended self-study hours: 122 h

Available for exchange students

Yes
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Period Timetable module Language Campus ECV
6MIND Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's Programme 1 (Autumn 2017) 2 3 English Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

  • Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's Programme

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Calculus, Mathematical statistics
 

Intended learning outcomes

After taking this course, the student should be able to:

  • understand implications on different kinds of resources regarding enterprise’s production planning systems
  • obtain an overview of the production planning systems regarding manufacturing companies
  • formulate, analyse and solve manufacturing planning and control problems using appropriate techniques
  • identify factors to design production planning systems in different manufacturing environments
  • form a planning system for material and production management at all decision levels, and
  • comprehend the links between production, planning and other enterprise’s functions 

Course content

Introduction, manufacturing planning and control system (MPC), Just-in-time/Lean production, Value Stream Mapping, reflection of economic, social, and environmental consequences of planning decisions (sustainability), demand management, forecasting, inventory control, master production scheduling, final assembly scheduling, capacity theory, rough-cut capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), capacity requirements planning (CRP), manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), production activity control, scheduling, bottleneck scheduling, theory of constraints (OPT), distribution planning.

Teaching and working methods

The lectures cover theory, models and approaches. The seminars are used for problem solving and case discussions. Laboratories incorporate value stream mapping and –analysing and computer applications.

Examination

UPG1Laboratory work1 creditsU, G
TEN1Written examination5 creditsU, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Fredrik Persson

Examiner

Veronica Lindström

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 38 h
Recommended self-study hours: 122 h

Course literature

Jacobs, F. R., Berry, W. L., Whybark, D. C., Vollman, T. E. (2011) Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, 6th ed., Mc Graw-Hill International Edition.
Code Name Scope Grading scale
UPG1 Laboratory work 1 credits U, G
TEN1 Written examination 5 credits U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva. 

Jacobs, F. R., Berry, W. L., Whybark, D. C., Vollman, T. E. (2011) Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, 6th ed., Mc Graw-Hill International Edition.

Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
I U A Modules Comment
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
X
TEN1

                            
1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)

                            
1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
X
X
TEN1

                            
1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)

                            
1.5 Insight into current research and development work

                            
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
X
X
TEN1

                            
2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery

                            
2.3 System thinking
X
TEN1

                            
2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
X
TEN1

                            
2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities

                            
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Teamwork
X
UPG1

                            
3.2 Communications

                            
3.3 Communication in foreign languages
X
UPG1

                            
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
X

                            
4.2 Enterprise and business context
X
X
TEN1

                            
4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
X
X
TEN1

                            
4.4 Designing
X
TEN1

                            
4.5 Implementing

                            
4.6 Operating

                            
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development

                            
5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development

                            
5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects

                            
5.4 Execution of research or development projects

                            
5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

                            

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