Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

Introduction to Operations management, Scheduling, capacity planning and production planning

Total Productive Maintenance, Maintenance for Sustainable Manufacturing

Plant Layout and material flow design and Discrete Event Simulations

Supply chain design and management

Sustainable Manufacturing Processes

Recylability, reverse logistics

Dissasembly and remanufacturing

Cleaning technology

Design for sustainable manufacturing

After completing the course, the student is supposed to have

Knowledge:

- knowledge about fundamental concept, strategies, principles and philosophy for sustainable processes and management

- knowledge about the importance of Total Productive Maintenance

- knowledge about Reverese logistics

- knowledge about Disassembly and remanufactuirng

- knowledge about Cleaner production

Skills:

- understanding of the impact of value chain for sustainable manufacturing

- understanding of the principles for Maintenance for Sustainable Manufacturing

- understanding of the needs for disassembly and remanufacturing

General kompetence:

- ability to use IT-tools for simulation of production, Discrete Event Simulation, with focus on calculations for sustainability

- ability to develop sustainable production processes

- ability to develop disassembly, remaufacturing and cleaning processes

The course will be made accessible for both campus-  and remote students. Every student is free to choose the pedagogic arrangement form that is best fitted for her/his own requirement.The lectures in the course will be given on campus and are open for both categories of students. Lectures that sum up the main issues in the lecture will also be available on internet through the learning management system.Tutoring is given at campus in accordance to announced times. In addition there will be at least one gathering at campus for remote students with mandatory laboratory exercises.Tutoring is also available through internet.All learning materials, lectures and tutoring will be in English. All hand-ins and exams must be in English.

Mandatory coursework requirements:
- 6 individual assignment works - 4 must be approved
- Mandatory presence in seminars and exercises