Production System Planning and Management, 6 credits
Produktionssystemets planering och ekonomi, 6 hp
TPPE91
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Mathias HenningssonDirector of studies or equivalent
Fredrik PerssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 hRecommended self-study hours: 112 h
Course offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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6CMMM | Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering | 6 (Spring 2017) | 1 | 2 | Swedish | Linköping, Valla | C |
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G2XCourse offered for
- Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
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
Basic knowledge in Industrial management, optimization, and statistics
Intended learning outcomes
After taking this course, the student should:
- have knowledge in the relation between a production system and a industry company other functions
- have knowledge about the most important business processes in a manufacturing company, and understand the internal and external supply chains
- have knowledge about the basics in production economics, economical issues for industrial production and the connection to business strategies
- be able to describe different production systems and their layout and be able to identify critical factors when designing a production system
- have knowledge about different ways of organising material handling and distribution
- be able to describe material- and production management, in both a long and a short horizion, and their methods, from sale and production planning, via main planning and material and resource planning down to detail planning
- have basic knowledge about lean production
- be able to describe and use the most common methods for inventory control
- be able do describe inportant factors regarding purchase/manufacturing decisions and decisions about outsourcing
- have knowledge about different way of measure flow- and resource efficiency and have understanding how they are related
- have a basic knowledge in the methology how to analyse and improve flows and processes
Course content
The basics in Production economics, important concepts and categorising of companies. Developing and construction of production systems for effective production based on essential business management. Different production systems, Sale- and production planning, main planning and resource material planning, detail planning, inventory control, business processes, economical key factors. Principles for distribution and lean production. Purchase and distribution in a manufacturing industry. Purchase/manaufacturing decisions and the basic knowledge about outsourcing.
Teaching and working methods
Lectures are mainly concerned with introduces theoretical issues and conscepts, but also ties together various parts of the course. The lessons are concentrating on exercises connected to the most important course sections. A practical case runs through the course, where different approaches are presented and discussed at the seminars. A number of assignments in various parts of the case study are the basis for examination projectassignment.
Examination
PRA2 | Project work | 2 credits | U, G |
TEN2 | Written examination | 4 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
Supplementary courses: Manufacturing Strategies. Production Logistics. Basics in Logistics Management, Quality Management and Engineering, which give the students possibility to follow master courses in manufacturing management, logistics management and quality management
Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Fredrik PerssonExaminer
Mathias HenningssonCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 hRecommended self-study hours: 112 h
Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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PRA2 | Project work | 2 credits | U, G |
TEN2 | Written examination | 4 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.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
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1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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TEN2
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1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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TEN2
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1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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PRA2
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2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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PRA2
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2.3 System thinking |
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2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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PRA2
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3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
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3.2 Communications |
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3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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PRA2
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4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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4.4 Designing |
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4.5 Implementing |
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4.6 Operating |
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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 |
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5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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