Course syllabus - Maintenance and Dependability

Objectives

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge in how to create dependable production systems through engineering methods within maintenance and production engineering.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student shall be able to:
1. compile a technical specification for dependable production equipment with respect to the expected life cycle cost
2. compiling and planning of preventive maintenance of production equipment
3. analyze and evaluate the maintenance and reliability data from equipment and draw conclusions from the analysis
4. apply basic principles for spare parts management
5. explain the differences, advantages and disadvantages of common maintenance concepts
6. relate the maintenance activities to the various costs they may be associated with
7. categorize maintenance-related wastes
8. describe the current trends, challenges and opportunities for the maintenance of dependable production systems

Course content

- Technical specification of equipment
- Life Cycle Cost
- CMMS
- Preparation and planning of maintenance
- Data analysis of the reliability-related equipment data
- Concepts for management of maintenance and reliability
- Maintenance Economy
- Value adding maintenance activities
- Trends, challenges and opportunities in the field

Tuition

Specific requirements

30 credits completed courses within production and process development, including knowledge in maintenance and dependability. This can be fulfilled e.g. through the courses, Industrial Production and Logistics and Lean Production. Further requirements is a completed course of 3.5 credits in Probability. In addition, Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.

Examination

Assignment (INL1) LCC-analysis, 1,5 credits, (examines learning outcome 1), marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Assignment (INL2), Data analysis, 1,5 credits, (examines learning outcomes 3 and 4), marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Assignment (INL3), Reflection on lessons, 1,5 credits, (examines learning outcomes 2, and 5 - 7), marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Home examination (HEM2), 3 credits, (examines learning outcome 8), marks Fail (U), 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 overlaps 7.5 credits with PPU420 Maintenance and Dependability, 2.5 credits with PPU471 Industrial Maintenance Development and 4 credits with PPU429 Industrial Maintenance Development.