| TIMM01 | The Industrial Firm, ECTS-points // Advancement level: D | |
| Aim: The aim of the course is to present an overview of the industrial enterprise as an introduction to the Master´s programme in Manufacturing Management. Prerequisites: None.Course organization: No credits Lectures: 6 hrs. Course content: INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT: The role of the industrial firm in society. MICROECONOMICS: Basic relationships among producers, consumers and goods. Basic production theory. PROCESSES IN INDUSTRIAL FIRMS: Product development process. Goods manufacturing process. Customer order process. MANUFACTURING RE-ENGINEERING STRATEGIES: Lean manufacturing, total quality management, just-in-time, time-based management and other approaches. Course literature: Olhager: The industrial firm and manufacturing management, handout, Linköping, 1996. | ||
| UPG1 | , 0 p. | |
| Participation at lectures (minimum 75%). | ||