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Course syllabus - Industrialization of New Products and Production Technologies

Scope

2.5 credits

Course code

PPU480

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

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

Organisation

Department of Engineering Sciences

Ratified

2023-01-19

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2024-01-27
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Articles

    Vetenskapliga artiklar som distribueras under kursen

    Scientific articles distributed during the course

Objectives

The main goal of the course is to provide knowledge about the planning and implementation of industrialization activities and processes for new products and production technologies including Industry 4.0 in manufacturing industry.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course the student should be able to:

  1. Describe the industrialization process and various activities, methods and tools used to reduce disturbances, time-to-market, and time-to-volume.
  2. Demonstrate skills in describing various factors that affect industrialization of new products and production technologies including advance digital or Industry 4.0 technologies.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to analyse the opportunities for improvement of current industrialization process as well as to perform a practical work related to the industrialization of a new product or a production technology.

Course content

  • Industrialization and different perspectives
  • Management of novelty in products and production systems
  • Developing and implementing new production technologies and processes
  • Manufacturing readiness level (MRL)
  • Industrialization and Industry 4.0
  • Digital production- or process innovation and capabilities

Specific requirements

75 credits in mechanical engineering, production engineering, product and process development, industrial engineering and management or equivalent or 40 credits in engineering/technology and at least 2 years of work experience in full-time from a relevant area within industry. In addition, Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3 and English course 6 or English level 2 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3.

Examination

Seminar (SEM1), 0,5 credit, examines the learning outcomes 1 and 2, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Project (PRO1), 2 credits, examines the learning outcomes 2 and 3, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Two-grade scale

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps 2.5 credits with PPU451 Industrialization and Time-to-volume, 2.5 credits with PPU461 Industrialization and Ramp-up in Industry 4.0, 2.5 credits with PPU321 Integrated Product and Production Development and 2.5 credits with PPU319 Integrated Product and Production Development.