Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the students knows the basics of production planning and is aware of the different strategies and models for production planning used in the international industry.

In addition, the student should be able to:
-Evaluate their own work and that of others
-Critically study and give feedback to report works
-Crictically evaluate different technical methods
-Account for and discuss opinions
-Argument and reason around technical questions

Content

The Basics of Lean Production and its Tools.
Methods for Planning and Scheduling Manufacturing and Assembly.
Master Production Sceduling and Material Resource Planning (MPS, MPR).
Production Quality
Flowcharts and Value Stream Mapping
The Future of Production

Materials

See Moodle

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Knows the importance of production planning in the manufacturing process.
On request, can analyze a production plan
Knows the connection between work-in-progress, tied capital and profitability
Knows some of the area's central concepts in a foreign language
Can participate in a discussion about production planning

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Can make a plan for how the production is to be carried out
Can independently analyze and improve a premade plan
Understands how the manufacturing process affects profitability, financing and cash flow
Can understand texts in a foreign language that deal with the current theme
Can hold a presentation about production planning

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can argue for and against different strategies and models for production planning
Can evaluate and propose improvements to a production plan
Can suggest solutions in production that can improve the company's profitability, financing and cash flow
Can take part in literature in a foreign language about production planning
Can describe and explain the role and influence of production to third parties

Qualifications

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Further information

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