Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameIndustriell ekonomi, produktion och organisation
- CodeTEK441
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTKMAS
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management
- ThemeMTS 2.5 c
- DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 55116
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0119 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c |
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| 0219 Written and oral assignments 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c |
In programmes
- TKDES - INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING, Year 3 (compulsory elective)
- TKMAS - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Year 2 (compulsory)
Examiner
Susanne Kullberg- Lecturer, Supply and Operations Management, Technology Management and Economics
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first 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
The same as for the programme that owns the course.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
Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.Aim
The overall purpose of this course is to give a basic understanding of design, development and management of production systems and concurrently facing requirements from technical, financial and social challenges.
The course aims at providing students with concepts and models in industrial management, which are useful and necessary tools for an industry-leading technician. These make it possible to understand, analyze, control, make decisions and optimize industrial activities to make business successful in terms of efficiency, productivity, profitability and survival.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
The students should after the course have deeper understanding of how the interaction between technical, managerial, organizational and interpersonal variables interact to provide high efficiency. This means that students will:
- Describe the basic concepts of engineering management and economics
- Understand and analyze economic performance on different levels within a firm
- Be able to apply different types of costing methods
- Explain when different types of costing methods are suitable
- Describe and analyze the contents of the company's annual report
- Perform financial analysis and describe a companies' profitability
- Have a basic understanding of different strategic options concerning process and layout design as well as effects of capacity decisions
- Be able to discuss different production concepts and explain how companies and the public sector can use its principles for greater competitiveness and higher efficiency
- Describe how the view concerning organisation of industrial activities has developed from the beginning of the 20th century until present.
- Identify and explain basic concepts and model of different organisations
- Have a system approach where the above knowledge can be used to analyse, evaluate and improve the activities of organisations.
Content
The course deals with various aspects of the interaction between social, technical and financial factors in a production system. The course provides basic theory about the individual and his/her relationship to the working task, including the social environment, as well as knowledge of how to analyse and design systems for goods and services and how this affects the organisation's financial conditions.Organisation
The course consists of lectures, consultation sessions, exercises / seminars and a group assignment.Literature
The literature for the course will be announced at the course homepage no later than two weeks before the beginning of the course.Examination including compulsory elements
All teaching, including lecture material, distributed material as well as literature, form the basis of examination. Examination takes place through written exams and an assignment. For the final grade, all parts of examinations must be approved.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.