Production Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

Tämän opintojakson osalta lähitunneiila tapahtuvaa opetusta on tarjolla rajallinen määrä. Lähitynneilla keskitytään opintojakson sisällön kannalta tärkeimpien asiakokonaisuuksien läpikäyntiin, jolloin opiskelijoille muodostuu riittävät valmiudet harjoitustöiden tekoon.

Objective

The importance of services is remarkable in post-industrial societies. However, manufacturing companies are the pillars of national economies. In a global world, management and understanding of production and supply chains are at the heart of the expertise of a logistics engineer. In whichever position you are working in a production and supply chain, you must have a solid understanding of the fundamentals and requirements of production.

In this course you will learn
- to know the impact of production planning and control on production management
- understand the entities and correlations of your decisions
- understand the potential of modern management methods as factor of a productivity
- apply the relationship between product structures, item control analysis and production planning for sales, production control, and inventory management
- look for possible suppliers and partnerships
- manage risks, make decisions and work in a group

After completing the course, you will have wide understanding of the terminology of the topics covered by the course and the links between them. You will get a wide perspective into the design requirements and implementation of production, and the impact of different production strategies on customer relationship management. You will gain understanding about financial management and learn to manage production from that perspective as well.

Competences: business knowledge, engineering practice, communication and team-working.

Learning outcome:
You understand the terminology of technical production and production economics and the capabilities of different production systems. You will know the key concepts and theories related to production management.

Content

The course covers the following main themes:
- Production control and timing
- Item control and apply
- Material management in production network
- Productivity thinking and modern management methods
- Cost calculation of production and financial management of production company

Materials

Chapman S. The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control, Uusi-Rauva ym. Teollisuustalous, Case material, Excel-data and T-forms + lecture material.

Teaching methods

The implementation of the course is divided into two parts: to support the competence, key concepts and phenomena related to production management are reviewed. The central entity is an extensive exercise related to the course, in which the key functions of a production company are planned in accordance with a separate assignment, including economic management related to its launch and production management, in addition to technical choices and decisions.

The course does not have a separate traditional exam. The actual evaluation is based on the project report and the workload evaluation form returned by the students at the end of the study period, which has both a self-evaluation field and general evaluation criteria listed to support the evaluation.

Exam schedules

Erillistä yksilötenttiä ei tässä opintojaksossa ole. Oppiminen ja osaaminen arvioidaan harjoitustöiden avulla.

International connections

The study case aims for the international market.

Completion alternatives

Opintojakson toteutus perustuu työryhmämuotoisesti tehtäviin harjoitustöihin. Muulla tavoin toteutettuna opintojakson tuottama osaaminen todennäköisesti jäisi vaillinaiseksi.

Student workload

Opintojakson laskennallinen kuormitus on 135h. Kirjallisuus ja luentomateriaali on tarkoitettu sekä uuden oppimiseen että sen soveltamiseen harjoitustyön tukena. Harjoitustöiden teko tapahtuu ryhmien toimesta itsenäisesti. Opiskelijat vastaavat toiminnastaan projektiryhmälleen, mikä edistää tiimityöskentelyn osaamisvalmiuksia.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: Student has gained knowledge at all the subjects described in the learning outcomes.

2: Student has gained knowledge at all the subjects described in the learning outcomes and is able to utilize this knowledge.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: Student understands all the subjects described in the learning outcomes and is able to apply the skills he or she has learned.

4: Student has attained an excellent level in almost all the subjects described in the learning outcomes and is able to apply the skills he or she has learned.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student has attained an excellent level in all subjects described in the learning outcomes and is able to apply the skills he or she has learned.

Qualifications

Materials management. Production- and materials technology. Financial studies. Other engineering studies.

Further information

Oppimisen arviointi on osaamistavoitteisiin pohjautuvaa, laadullista, kriteeriperusteista ja siinä opiskelijan itsearvioinnilla ryhmän arvion ohella on tärkeä rooli.