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Valid for year : 2006
 
TPPE08 Production and Operations Management, 6 ECTS credits.
/Produktionsekonomi/

For:   M   Mat  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Production Economics

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The course is an introduction to quantitative production and inventory management and economic analysis of production. After completing the course, the students should be able to use common methods in forecasting, design of production systems as well as material and production control systems. Interactions between manufacturing and various functions within the company are also covered.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic courses in Industrial Economics, Probability and Statistics, and Linear and Nonlinear Optimization.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TPPE50 Manufacturing Strategies. TPPE40 Production Logistics.

Organisation:
The lectures are mainly concerned with theoretical issues and concepts. The exercises are devoted to demonstrations of problem solveing. The laboratories give a hands-on experience with treated techniques.

Course contents:
Introduction to manufacturing strategy. Engineering design. Design of production systems. Facility layout planning. Line balancing. Forecasting. Aggregate planning. Material Requirements Planning. Inventory control. Scheduling and sequencing.

Course literature:
Produktionsekonomi (in Swedish) by Jan Olhager

Examination:
A written examination
Laboratory work
4 p
0 p
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IPE.
Director of Studies: Janerik Lundquist
Examiner: Fredrik Persson
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/09/2005