| TPMM23 | Operations Strategy, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Produktionsstrategier/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 32 |
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Area of Education: Technology Subject area: Industrial Economics |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): D
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| Aim: The aim of the course is to present the strategic perspective of the operations function in a manufacturing firm. Special attention is paid to the holistic view of manufacturing, the competitive priorities related to operations, and the interfaces with other business functions. After taking this course, the student should possess enhanced theoretical and practical knowledge in strategic management of manufacturing operations and should be able to analyze the role of operations in the corporate strategy and formulate a consistent operations strategy. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Basic knowledge in 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. |
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| Supplementary courses: TPMM20 Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems |
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| Organisation: Lectures: 14 hrs; Seminars: 18 hrs; Laboratories: 6 hrs The teaching is organized in lectures and seminars. The lectures cover theory, models and approaches. The seminars are used for case study analysis and discussions. Cases are treated in groups and written reports are handed in. Lab is used for data analysis. |
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| Course contents: OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION: Relationship to corporate strategy and functional strategies. Basic knowledge. OPERATIONS-BASED COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES: Quality, delivery speed and reliability, cost efficiency, flexibility. Order winners and order qualifiers. Special focus on different types of and means of providing flexibility. OPERATIONS STRATEGY PROCESS: Fit, sustainability and risk analysis. OPERATIONS STRATEGY CONTENT: Strategic issues and options regarding facilities capacity and location, supply network, process technology, organization and other infrastructural aspects, especially manufacturing planning and control systems. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: Productivity. Different types of measures for feedback to different planning and control levels. Accounting and financial perspectives. |
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| Course literature: Slack N. and Lewis M. â?oOperations Strategy", 1st ed., Prentice Hall, 2002. Compendium: Operations Strategy, IPE, LiTH, 2004. |
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| Examination: | |||
| One optional oral examination for higher grade One written test Case assignments |
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| Those who have not passed the test and/or the case assignment must do the oral examination as a re-take. Thus, the oral examination may have one or several parts and it is based on the course literature, and the analysis of a short case study. | |||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: IPE. Director of Studies: Janerik Lundquist Examiner: R. Aguilar-Sommar Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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