Entry requirements

120 credits including 90 credits in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, automation engineering and/or computer science/information technology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to

• summarize important milestones in the development of industrial production systems,
• describe today's prominent production philosophies, and distinguish and contrast similarities and differences between these,
• explain how the Industry 4.0 paradigm influence the development of industrial production systems,
• identify and develop how production philosophies can contribute to more efficient use of advanced data analysis, simulation and optimization tools,
• identify and develop how advanced data analysis, simulation and optimization tools can contribute to successful implementation of production philosophies in a business.

Content

The historical background and progress from the first to the fourth industrial revolution. How Scientific Management (Taylorism) created the basis for the leading production philosophies of today, Lean, SixSigma and Theory of Constraints. The mechanism that these different production philosophies uses to support an operation strategy of continuous improvement and how industry 4.0 take off in this endeavour to develop the production system of the future.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars and supervision of group work.

Assessment

Written presentation of assignments (2 credits) and active participation in seminars (3 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.