Course syllabus - Production and Logistics Planning

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give insight, provide knowledge and skills about methods and techniques for analyzing, planning and managing industrial production and logistics systems

Learning outcomes

Student shall show ability to:

1. Describe production and logistics systems through a broad range of examples.
2. Utilize production and logistics planning techniques to solve production and logistics problems.
3. Prepare a production plan through the use of aggregate planning.
4. Analyze and evaluate the solutions from production and logistics problems.
5. Optimize inventory and production sequencing.
6. Optimize inbound and outbound (distribution) costs through the use of transportation techniques.

Course content

Production planning. Logistics planning. Methods for aggregate planning. Material requirement planning and master production scheduling. Inventory management and inventory control models. Forecasting techniques. Capacity planning. Facility Location. Facilities layout. Line balancing. Scheduling and sequencing. Project management.
An introduction to some quantitative techniques such as linear programming, transportation techniques, waiting line models, and simulation.
An independent literature study relating to different production philosophies and/or logistics planning should be done in the form of a written project work.

Tuition

The teaching will essentially include classroom lectures, exercises, and homework.

Specific requirements

Innovative production and logistics 7,5 ECTS credits or Business Administration 7,5 ECTS credits and a Bachelor's degree in the fields of technology from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to at least 180 credits with at least 22,5 credits in mathematics/applied mathematics or a Bachelor's degree in the fields of economics, business or science from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to at least 180 credits with at least 22,5 credits in mathematics/applied mathematics with one year of working experience in the industry. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

Examination

Project (PRO1), 1.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
Examination (TEN1), 6 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

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Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail