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Production Development, 6 ECTS credits.
/Produktionsutveckling/
For:
MI
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 124
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course in production development will provide knowledge about the production process in respect of qualified development, planning and coordination of production.
The students should after the course be able to analyze, evaluate and modify a production process with respect to economic, technological, ergonomic and organizational factors. After completing the course, students will be able to:
- Prepare and plan the production of a product
- Mapping process flows and perform value stream mapping
- Improve value streams in order to provide added value and eliminate wastage, ie, promote economic growth and secure employment
- Describe production layout impact on workplace design
- Describe methods of statistical quality control
- Describe the concept of lean production and relevant tools
After the course the student can:
- Develop production variant for manufacturing and assembly to final product
- Conduct a study and provide suggestions for streamlining the production process with respect to ergonomic, economic, quality of technical aspects.
- Prepare and present proposals on how changes can best be used for the development of a production section
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
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:
Industrial Automation. Industrial Automation - Project
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, case studies and laboratorywork
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Course contents:
From strategy to production,
Development of production systems in practice and theory
Lean Production in theory and practice, and Value Stream Mapping
Selection of production process and layout
Line balancing
Design of process layout
Start up
Evaluation
Physical, psychosocial and organizational aspects of workplace design
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Course literature:
Bellgran, M:, Säfsten, K., Produktionsutveckling �?" Utveckling och drift av produktionssystem, , ISBN 91-44-0336-5, Studentlitteratur, 2005
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Examination: |
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A written examination
A mandatory Laboratorycourse
Required case exercises
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4 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Mats Björkman
Examiner: Mats Björkman
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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