Curriculum subject

Basics of Production Management

Subject
Subject code	MTM237
Subject name	Basics of Production Management
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim
Subject program

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2017 FOR
Study year	1
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Optional

Subject loads
Lecture	24
Practice	16

General description
Development of production. Production quality, production systems, standardization, human resources. Different production types: massproduction, single production. Critical chain from order to shipment. Management, leadership, team, motivation, company structure. MRP, ERP, production planning, key variables in production, production schedule, production order, PDCA, efficiency, cost, cost efficiency, logistics. Order quantity and freaquency. Warehousing. TPS, TOC.

General aim
To give overview of production development, methods, problems and value added processes. Also to give overview of production role in economy and to give basic knowledge about management

Aim
Student can understand the processes in production and has a basic knowledge of the management and leadership. Can use planning techniques and is able to analyze and lead a production unit.

Form description
Lectures, seminars, case studies, group tasks and individual tasks.

Literature
Lecture conspects; “Goal” Gower Publishing 1992 (E.M Goldratt); “Toyota Production System” Diamond Inc 1978 (Taiichi Ohno);

Evaluation methods
Written grade prelim. Handing in and presenting hometasks is prerequisite for prelim. With hometasks students have to show the capabilities to find and solve the problems by applying new knowledge. The final grade is sum of hometasks and prelim. „5“ – „Excellent“. Hometasks are handed in on time and solved correctly. Student knows how to implement studied material both at work and in private life (91-100% acquired). „4“– „Very good“. Hometasks are handed in on time and solved correctly. Student will be able to carry-over studied material from curriculum by using analogy. (81-90% acquired). „3“ – „Good“. There are minor mistakes and imprecisions in hometask solutions. Knows how to use acquired material, but has deficiencies in analysis or applications (71-80% acquired). „2“ – „Satisfactory“. Hometasks are handed in, but there are mistakes and miscalculations. Knows theory but has difficulties with applications (61-70% acquired). „1“ – „Week“. Many mistakes and miscalculations with some fundamental errors in hometasks. Major deficiencis both in analysis and applications (51-60% acquired). „0“ (F) – „Fail“. Hometasks not handed in or solved incorrectly. Inadequate theoretical knowledge and poor skill of application (0-50% acquired).

Current rounds
None