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Course syllabus - Production-, Maintenance- and Quality Management
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
PPU404
Valid from
Spring semester 2014
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Product and Process Development
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-15
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Articles
Lean and performance measurement
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 19, No 5, 2008
Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail
Harvard Business Review, March-April, 1995
Changeover time reduction using SMED technique of Lean manufacturing
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012
Performance measurement using overall equipment effectiveness (OEE): literature review and practical application discussion
International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 46, No. 13, 2008
Cost of Poor Maintenance - A Concept for maintenance improvement
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2011
The myths and realities - Implementing an Overall Equipment Effectiveness Measure
Maintworld, No. 4, 2011
Fundamental mindset that drives improvements towards lean production
Assembly Automation, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2010
Manufacturing cost deployment
International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 40, No. 16, 2002
Objectives
The objective of the course is to provide the students with a general understanding of production- maintenance and quality development within industrial environments.
Learning outcomes
Student shall show ability to:
- apply modern tools and methods for rationalizing the production process
- manage a change project
- analyze and evaluate problems within the production process and based on the analysis, develop improvement plans
- assess machine- and process capability
- perform Root Cause Analysis, RCA
Course content
Process development
- Layout and development
Change management
- Methodology
- Tools
- Methods
- Organization
Quality development
- Process- and equipment capability
Maintenance development
- Root Cause Analysis
- KPIs/audits
Tuition
The course will contain lectures and project work. The projects will be presented both in a written report and presented at a seminar. The focus of the course will be on transforming and performing methods and tools for product and process development
Specific requirements
Innovative Production and logistics 7,5 credits and Process Quality 7,5 credits or equivalent 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 (PRO2), project work, 4.5 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
Examination (TEN1), 3 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.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with KPP206 Production-, Maintenance- and Quality Management.