Module Description

Professional Competencies

Participants will be able to:

• understand the tasks involved in work planning and their impact on production planning, productivity, and manufacturing costs
• develop sub-concepts for Production Planning and Control (PPC)
• effectively apply the principles of Lean Production
• identify the key cost drivers and risks in production and apply appropriate management tools and approaches to control them

Methodological Competencies

Participants will be able to:

• apply production planning and control methods appropriately according to the specific situation
• analyze, evaluate, and improve production processes using selected methods from the Lean toolbox

Self-Management Competencies

Participants will be able to:

• realistically plan their individual workload and time requirements when working on complex case studies and practical examples, and adhere to the resulting schedule

Social Competencies

Participants will be able to:

• realistically plan and coordinate the division of tasks within a team when working on complex case studies
  collaboratively resolve conflicts arising from individual deviations from agreed plans

1.Introduction: Evolution of Production Management
2. Traditional Production Management
a. Work Planning
b. Production Planning
    i. Production Program Planning
    ii. Materials Management
    iii. Scheduling and Capacity Planning
c. Production Control
d. Management Tools and Systems, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
3. Lean Production
a. Lean Mindset, Seven Types of Waste, and Lean Principles (including Just-in-Time, Production Leveling, Zero Defects, etc.)
b. Lean Toolset (including Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Improvement/Kaizen, 5S, and Poka-Yoke)
4. Synthesis: Combining Traditional and Lean Production Management for competitive Manufacturing in Switzerland

Required Literature and Course Materials

• Course script
• Exercise materials

Further Reading (Recommended for Students)

• Schönsleben, Paul: Integrales Logistikmanagement: Operations und Supply Chain Management innerhalb des Unternehmens und unternehmensübergreifend. ISBN 978-3-662-48334-3.
• Hänggi, Roman; Fimpel, André; Siegenthaler, Roland: LEAN Production – einfach und umfassend: Ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden zu schlanken Prozessen mit Bildern erklärt. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-662-62701-3.