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TPK4135

Logistics and Production Management

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Operation and control models for production and logistics. Control principles. MRP/MRP II/ERP: Material Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning. Japanese Production philosophy, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System, Kanban, Optimized Production Technology. Inventory control. Operational planning and control. Group technology, layout and material flow analysis. ICT-systems in Operations Management.

Learning outcome

The subject is to give the students basic understanding for the logistics- and control processes in a manufacturing company, together with knowledge about principles, tools and systems to analyse, develop and perform these processes.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and team based exercises concerning a real case. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. At postponed exam (re-sit examination), a written exam may be changed to an oral exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises
  • Short article

Course materials

Will be given at the beginning of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIO3047 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Industrial Economics
  • Production Management and Control
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Production and Quality Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-05-23 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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