Material and Production Management

Operation and control models for production and logistics. Control principles. MRP/MRP II/ERP: Material Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning. Cyclic planning and Optimized Production Technology. Japanese Production philosophy, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System. Kanban, Heijunka, Polca og Quick Response Manufacturing. Value Stream Mapping. Scheduling and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Group technology, layout and material flow analysis.

Knowledge: the students should have basic understanding and knowledge of the logistical processes and control processes in a manufacturing company, together with knowledge about principles, tools and systems to analyze, develop and perform these processes.

Skills: The students should be able to analyze a manufacturing system, propose improvement schemes and manage and implement improvement projects. The students should be able to manage the operation of a manufacturing company.

General competence: After completion of this course, the student will have understanding of the significance of efficient manufacturing and material flow on the competitiveness of companies, and how this creates increased customer value.

Lectures and exercises.