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Business Adm and Social Science

IEF312 Production Management 7.5 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Gunnar Bröms Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
Basic course in Business Administration 5p (part of IEO315) or corresponding knowledge.

COURSE AIM
The object of the course is to: - provide knowledge about production systems and explain the relationship between technical and financial/managerial aspects within a manufacturing department - provide knowledge about economic/financial measurements for both the manufacturing department as well as for the whole company - provide skills in estimating the profitability of different articles full use of resources by means of a flow approach - provide skills to analyze problems that are associated with the planning of an efficient manufacturing process

CONTENTS
In the course we will study some issues related to production management in companies, all of which are related to how a company works in order to keep the production competitive. The course provides an in-depth knowledge about how activities and resources, both inside and outside the production, affect the costs of the company. The students will also aquire skills about how to analyze and approach problems that have to be overcome in order to make the company efficient in relation to its competitors. In the course several practical models and methods will be discussed, e.g. inventory models, linear-programming, simulation and planning & cost controls (ABC). We will critically analyze these models and methods, especially in relation to overall firm profitability. We will discuss production in a systemic perspective. The problem of conflicting goals within the production department and between the production department and other areas (e.g. sales, engineering, construction) is of special interest.

TEACHING
The course consists of classes where the theoretical content is discussed and illustrated with exercises. Based on these, the students will work on several compulsory cases, where modern computer-tools will come to use.

EXAMINATION
All cases are marked. Written examination.
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS


Production Management, required assignments                 	2.2ECTS
Production Management, written exam                         	5.2ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Sveriges rationaliseringsförbund (1988): Kapitalrationalisering, Liber 1988 Giertz/Andersson/Audell/Reitberger (1992): Produktion "Strategier och metoder för effektivare tillverkning", Norstedts Some supplementary literature may apply. Please contact examiner for details.

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