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Logistics and Quality Development, 6 ECTS credits.
/Logistik och kvalitetsutveckling/
For:
EM
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
After having completed the course the student should
- be acquainted with basic principles, tools and methods for logistics and quality development
- understand how logistics and quality development can contribute to more efficient and effective flows and processes, as well as increased competitiveness
- have knowledge about important material and information flows and business processes, internally (within an organization) as well as externally (in cooperation with other parties).
- understand how flows and processes can be designed to meet different stakeholders�?T needs within and outside the organization
- understand what constitute efficient and effective flows and processes
- be able to perform basic mapping and analysis of flows and processes from a logistics and quality development perspective
- be acquainted with methods for process development and structured improvement
- understand how logistics and quality development affects and contributes to sustainability efforts
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic knowledge within industrial engineering and 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:
Courses within Logistics (e.g. Sustainable Logistics Systems) and Quality Development (e.g. Lean Production)
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Organisation:
Lectures presenting important knowledge areas. Assignments and exercises focusing on selected areas, where the students deepen their knowledge and practice different methods. The selected areas are connected with the group assignments in order for the students to expand their learning and reflect over the course content.
The course runs during the entire autumn semester.
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Course contents:
Business processes, material- and information flows
Logistics activities
Principles and methods for quality development
Effectivity measurement and key performance indicators
Policies, strategy and goals for the operations
Quality management systems
Process management
Methods for mapping and analyzing flows and processes
Methods and tools for structured improvement work
Sustainability aspects on logistics and quality development
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Course literature:
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Examination: |
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Computer examination
Assignments
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2 ECTS
4 ECTS
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The examination is partly individual, partly in groups. The course grade is based upon the results from the different parts of the examination. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Björn Oskarsson
Examiner: Bonnie Poksinska
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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