Production ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students know the strategic aspects of production. In the area of goods production, they know the results of an individual enterprise and of network-based production, different production systems and their suitability for different situations, and the strategic development process. In the area of services production, they know the characteristics of the services, service strategies and their development process, and the basics of service production management. They also familiarise themselves with quality, economic bases of production, ERP and maintenance.

Content

Production strategies. Production targets, production methods and models for developing production in individual enterprises or networks. Services, service strategies, development of services, management of capacity and demand, management of waiting time, queuing models and capacity planning. Other themes include Lean and JIT, economic bases of production, ERP and maintenance.

Qualifications

The students know the basics of production activities.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5) Expert in developing a special field of expertise.
Mastery of multidisciplinary knowledge base and ability to assess the expertise knowledge of the field critically.
Ability to combine the knowledge of different fields in an innovative manner to develop new knowledge and new operating methods.
Ability to manage and reform the operating methods of an organisation and to take responsibility for developing one’s field of work, and for the strategic evaluation of the operations.

Good (3-4): Expert in developing an organisation
Advanced knowledge of one’s field of expertise and its connections with the knowledge of other fields.
Specialized problem solving skills in developing new knowledge and operating methods.
Ability to manage and reform the operating methods of a work community and to take responsibility for developing its working methods.

Satisfactory (1-2): Developing expert.
Partly specialized knowledge of the field of expertise.
Specialized problem solving skills in developing new operating methods.
Ability to manage and reform the operating methods of a team and to take responsibility for developing its working methods.