Course - Manufacturing Strategy - PK8208
Manufacturing Strategy
New from the academic year 2010/2011
About
About the course
Course content
The course provides specialization within key perspectives on manufacturing strategy; choice of manufacturing technology, value chain structure, localization, control model, and manufacturing strategy. For each of the perspectives, detailed and advanced problems will be discussed, but the course will also focus on how these areas are integrated and should be developed in a coherent fashion.
The NORMAN PhD School gives a total of 15 SPs, of which the remaining 7,5 SPs come from choosing one of the participating department's (IPK, IPM, IØT) relevant regular PhD courses.
Learning outcome
The course will provide a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by companies when choosing/developing their manufacturing strategy, and how a number of dimensions depend on each other and must be consideres in a holistic manner.
Learning methods and activities
A combination of lectures, self study, and writing of a scientific paper. The candidates must write a paper that combines the syllabus of the course with their dissertation topic, and the paper will be discussed during the oral exam.
The course will be given in English if there are participants that do not master Norwegian.
Recommended previous knowledge
This course is part of the NORMAN PhD School as a mandatory course. To follow the course, it is required to have master-level knowledge of at least one of the following areas; production management, manufacturing systems, product development, industrial economis, and technology management.
Course materials
A selection of papers chosen to match the dissertation focus of the participants.
Subject areas
- Industrial Economics
- Production and Quality Engineering - Production Management
- Production Management and Control
- Manufacturing Systems
- Product Development and Engineering Design
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Erlend Alfnes
- Heidi Carin Dreyer
- Jan Ola Strandhagen
- Knut Einar Aasland
- Terje Kristoffer Lien