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Production Management (5 cr)

Code: YTTJ8201-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 04.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 21.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Master’s Degree Programme in High-Technology Business Management

Teachers

  • Matti Siistonen
  • Hannu Kivistö

Groups

  • YTO22S1
    Insinööri (ylempi AMK), teknologialiiketoiminnan johtaminen

Objectives

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 familiarize 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.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Excellent (5): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner when solving demanding production management problems e.g. in designing a factory.
Very good (4): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner when solving production management problems e.g. in designing a factory.
Good (3): The student is familiar with the essential knowledge and skills of the course:
- knows the concepts and basic methods of production management
- can present basic alternatives in production management.
Satisfactory (2): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology of production management but in the application of the essential concepts the skills are still inadequate.
Adequate (1): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology of production management.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): You are familiar with the essential knowledge and skills of the course:
- you know the concepts and basic methods of production management
- you can present basic alternatives in production management.

Very good (4): You master the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical manner when solving production management problems e.g. in designing a factory.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You master the essential knowledge and skills and you can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner when solving demanding production management problems e.g. in designing a factory.

Prerequisites

The students know the basics of production activities.