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.
Aim
The overall purpose of this course is to give a basic understanding about design, development, management, and improvement of industrial production systems with applications in manufacturing industry, as well as in service and public sector.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
The students should after the course have a deeper understanding of how the interaction between technical, organizational and interpersonal variables interact to provide high efficiency. This means that students will:
- Have a system approach with a critical approach by analyzing and designing production systems for goods and services from a socio-technical perspective which includes efficiency, group-based organizations, internal work motivation and social sustainable development
- have a basic understanding of different strategic options concerning process and layout design as well as effects of capacity decisions
- Be able to discuss lean production and explain how companies and the public sector can use its principles for greater competitiveness and higher efficiency
- describe how the view concerning organization of industrial activities has developed from the beginning of the 20th century until present day.Understand
and be able to describe the importance of leadership
Content
The aim of the course is to give a basic understanding of the strategic effects of designing, managing and improving products and productions systems producing goods and services. Within the course aim, central aspects are dealt with concerning daily operations, development, and management of the production function and its interface with the surrounding functions. The course provides basic theory about the individual and his/her relationship to the working task, including the social environment.
The course also deals with organization of production systems including group dynamics as well as various aspects of the interplay between social and technical factors. The course also aims to give the students training in analyzing operations and apply models and frameworks to practical problems that encounter both businesses firms and the public sector.
Organisation
The course comprises a series of lectures and exercises
Literature
The literature will be announced at the course webpage no later than two weeks before the start of the course
Examination including compulsory elements
A written exam. Examination could also include written and oral presentation of case exercises/hand-ins/projects.
Overview
Swedish nameOperations management
CodeTEK545
Credits7.5 Credits
OwnerTKIEK
Education cycleFirst-cycle
Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management
ThemeEnvironment 1.5 c
DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail