Course Specifications

Valid in the academic year 2011-2012

Advanced Production Management (F000706)

Course size Credits 6.0 A (semester 2) (nominal values; actual values may depend on programme) Study time 180.0 h Contact hrs 45.0 h seminar: coached exercises seminar: practical PC room classes lecture group work EB08 7.5 h 2.5 h 25.0 h 10.0 h lecturer-in-charge offering A

Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2011-2012

Lecturers in academic year 2011-2012 Raa, Birger

Offered in the following programmes in 2011-2012 crdts Master of Science in Business Engineering (main subject Operations 6 Management) Teaching languages English Keywords Advanced Production Management, factory physics, manufacturing strategy, international management Level specialist

Position of the course After the base course Operations Management the students have already developed a knowledge of the main problems, concepts and techniques to interact with the world of operations in an appropriate and efficient way. This course teaches students to play an active role as a manager in adapting and running an operational system. After this course the students should be able to play an active and leading role in a managerial position in operational management or as a consultant in the development and improvement of the operational systems. The course aims at training experts on design, implementation and management of new technologies, both in existing and in emerging organisations. Students should be able to formulate innovative ideas in order to improve an organisations performance. Contents Factory Physics: the corrupting influence of variability push versus pull production systems Manufacturing strategy in a factory Manufacturing strategy in an international network of factories Programs used in manufacturing strategy: focused factories cellular manufacturing lean, agile, six sigma mass customization Initial competences Final competences of an introductory Operations Management course. Final competences Quantify and evaluate the impact of variability on the performance of a production (Approved)

system. Critically assess the role of operations management in the competitive strategy of a company within an international context. Formulate plans for improvement to expand the strategic role of a production system. Evaluate whether and how new technologies, techniques and concepts such as lean six sigma and mass customization are strategically relevant for and can be applied to a given production system. Professionally report on a critical audit of a company's manufacturing strategy.

Conditions for credit contract Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences assessment Conditions for exam contract This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract Teaching methods Group work, lecture, seminar: coached exercises, seminar: practical PC room classes Extra information on the teaching methods The pedagogic approach is a combination of: lectures exercises case studies guest speakers Learning materials and price Students will be provided with a collection of articles and cases focused on the various topics. Other teaching material will be made available through Minerva. Estimated cost 20.0 EUR References W. Hopp and M. Spearman (2008), Factory Physics (3/e), McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978 0-071-23246-3. J. Miltenburg (2005), Manufacturing Strategy (2/e), Productivity Press, ISBN 978-1 563-27317-9. N. Slack and M. Lewis (2011), Operations Strategy (3/e), Pearson Education, ISBN 978-0-273-74044-5. A. Hill and T. Hill (2009), Manufacturing Operations Strategy (3/e), Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-230-52091-2. S. Beckman and D. Rosenfield (2008), Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-071-27408-1. Course content-related study coaching Support by the teacher on appointment. Teaching material is available through Minerva. Evaluation methods periodic and permanent evaluation Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the first examination period Written examination, oral examination Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the second examination period Written examination, oral examination Examination methods in case of permanent evaluation Oral examination, participation, assignment, peer assessment Possibilities of retake in case of permanent evaluation examination during the second examination period is possible in modified form Extra information on the examination methods End-of-term: theory: written exam with possible oral discussion exercises: written exam (Approved) 2

 Permanent (group assignment): written and oral report of a company assessment Calculation of the examination mark Permanent (20%) and End-of-Term (80%) evaluation. Addendum

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