Module Description

Production Management

Short Code:
M_PRODM
Language of Instruction:
English
ECTS-Credits:
4
Workload (h):
120
Central Idea:
  1. What is Production Management? Classification, KPIs & the Strategic Role of Production
  2. Classical Production Management & MRP
  3. Lean Production & Kanban
  4. Production Strategy & Global Production Network
Module Coordinator:
Dr. Ekanayake Sarah (EKSA)
Location (Offered):
Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen (Standard)
Module Type:
Compulsory Attendance Module for Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen STD_26(Recommended Semester: 2)Category:Grundlagenmodule 1 (WING_GLM1)
Semester Recommendation:
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen_STD_26
  • Musterstudienplan Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen TZ – Semester 2
  • Musterstudienplan Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen VZ – Semester 2
Comments:

Workload [h]

Vorlesung: 28

Übungen: 28

Selbststudium: 64

Total: 120

Module Evaluation:
grade from 1 to 6

Performance Evaluation

During the Exam Session:
Written Exam, 120 minutes

Contents

Intended Learning Outcomes (Final Competences):

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
Module and Learning Content:

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

Bibliography:

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.