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Valid for year : 2004
 
TPPE40 Production Logistics, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Produktionslogistik/

For:   I   Ii   M   Mat  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 46
Rec. self-study hours: 74

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Production Economics

  Advancement level (A-D): D

Aim:
The objective of the course is to provide deeper knowledge in manufacturing management. Special attention is paid to the holistic view of manufacturing, the understanding of different planning systems and their applications and the use of quantitative techniques. After taking this course, the students should be able to formulate, analyse and solve manufacturing planning and control problems. Both theoretical and practical aspects are treated.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
TPPE07 Production and Operations Management.

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:
TPPE47 Integrated Manufacturing Management. TPPE50 Manufacturing Strategies. TETS11 Integrerated Logistics.

Organisation:
Lectures and problem seminaries are mainly focused on the application of quantitative methods whereas the laboratory sessions highlight dynamic aspects using computer applications.

Course contents:
Manufacturing Environment, Production Planning, Hierarchical Production Planning, Master Production Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Material Planning & Material Requirements Planning (MRP), MRP Lot Sizing, Rotation Cycle Policy, Just-in-time & Kanban, Optimized Production Technology (OPT), Scheduling & Sequencing, Computer-Based MRC Systems, Comparison of MRP, Kanban, OPT, ROP and Rotation Cycle Policy.

Course literature:
To be announced. Cf the course webpage.

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
3 p
0 p
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IPE.
Director of Studies: Janerik Lundquist
Examiner: Joakim Wikner
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/20/2003