Course syllabus for Operations Management

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Course syllabus adopted 2022-05-02 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

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

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 51116
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0116 Examination 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c
  • 16 Mar 2022 am J DIG
  • 08 Jun 2022 pm J DIG
  • 26 Aug 2022 pm J DIG

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Examiner

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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.

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.

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.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to module:
    • 2022-05-02: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Emilio
      [0116 Examination 7,5 credit] Changed to digital examination
    • 2022-03-03: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by vana
      [0116 Examination 7,5 credit] Changed to digital examination
  • Changes to examination:
    • 2022-05-02: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Emilio
      [0116 Exam 7,5 hp] Changed to digital examination
    • 2022-05-02: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Emilio
      [0116 Exam 7,5 hp] Changed to digital examination
    • 2022-03-03: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by vana
      [0116 Exam 7,5 hp] Changed to digital examination
    • 2022-03-03: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by vana
      [0116 Exam 7,5 hp] Changed to digital examination
    • 2022-03-02: Examination date Examination date changed from 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-08 by Torbjörn Jacobsson
      [2022-06-01 7,5 hec, 0116]