Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-12 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameService och underhåll för produktionssystem och produkter
- CodePPU231
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerMPPEN
- Education cycleSecond-cycle
- Main field of studyAutomation and Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Mechanical Engineering
- DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language English
- Application code 34120
- Maximum participants60 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsYes
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0117 Project 4.5 c Grading: TH | 4.5 c | ||||||
| 0217 Intermediate test 3 c Grading: UG | 3 c |
In programmes
- MPDES - INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPISC - INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPMOB - MOBILITY ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPPDE - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
- MPPEN - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
Examiner
Torbjörn Ylipää- Lecturer, Production Systems, Industrial and Materials Science
Eligibility
General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Same as for the Production engineering programme, MPPEN, or Product development programme, MPPDE.
Aim
The course aims at providing an in-depth understanding of Production and Product Service Systems. In particular, it focusses on designing, developing and evaluating production systems or products from a servitization perspective, and understanding its implications on the manufacturing industry. Further, the course aims to provide an understanding of how Production and Product Service Systems can add value to production systems or products throughout the whole life-cycle.
Maintenance is a central part of Production and Product Service systems, and this course therefore aims at providing theoretical and practical knowledge about both prevailing and future maintenance concepts. Further, a prerequisite for realizing Production and Product Service Systems is a thorough understanding of risk and safety. This course aims to provide such an understanding from a life-cycle perspective, which includes risk and safety concepts and practical use of engineering tools to achieve economical, ecological, and social sustainability.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- LO1: Describe and apply risk management concepts and use engineering tools to analyze, evaluate, and reduce risks
- LO2: Explain, implement and distinguish various prevailing maintenance concepts
- LO3: Recognize and evaluate future maintenance concepts
- LO4: Interpret, describe and evaluate Production and Product Service Systems
- LO5: Demonstrate how existing production systems or products can be designed, developed and provided as Production or Product Service Systems
- LO6: Differentiate, select and develop actions to improve production systems or products during the whole life-cycle
Content
The course covers the following topics:
- Theoretical basics of risk and safety
- Engineering tools for analyzing, evaluating, and reducing risks
- Prevailing and future maintenance concepts
- Theory and practice of Production and Product Service Systems
- Systematic approach for improving production systems or products during the whole life-cycle
Organisation
The course follows a problem-oriented pedagogy, and consists of lectures, workshops, and a project within the students programme area. The learning activities are:
- Lectures: Provides theoretical foundation and support for project work
- Workshops: Practical training in engineering tools
- Project: Applying skills learned throughout the course to improve productions systems or products during the whole life-cycle
- Presentation: Be able to present and defend project results to industrial stakeholders
Literature
The literature consists of a number of e-book chapters and articles, as well as power-point lecture presentations and workshop descriptions.
Examination including compulsory elements
A mandatory individual written knowledge test and a project-based examination cover all areas in the course. The project includes workshops as well as a written project report and presentation. The grading scale is based on TH: 5, 4, 3 and failed. The students must be approved on all individual examination forms to pass the course.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.