Course syllabus

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LMU305 Production logistics lp2 HT23 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Technology Management and Economics

 

EXAMINER / TEACHER: Patricia van Loon, Tel: 772 18 75, patricia.van.loon@chalmers.se

ADDITIONAL TEACHERS: Farook Abdullah Sultan (FAS), sultanab@chalmers.se  

 

Course purpose

The aim of the course is to give a fundamental understanding of manufacturing planning and control. The student shall become familiar with manufacturing planning and control terminology and concepts and be able to apply some basic models and methods for planning and controlling material flows. Further the course aims to introduce the fundamental principles for Lean production.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to):

• describe the production task and the task and goal for production logistics.
• describe the efficiency variables for production logistics.
• describe and analyze different types of production systems.
• apply simple methods for line balancing and ABC classification.
• describe and analyze the function of inventory and different ways to classify inventory.
• describe and apply calculation of safety stock and methods for lot sizing.
• describe sales and operation planning, master planning, materials planning, shop floor scheduling, and materials supply.
• describe and apply materials planning methods and forecast methods.

• describe important aspects of customer and supplier relationships.

• describe the principles of Lean production.
• describe the Lean tools: 5S, visual management, standardized work, value stream mapping, kanban, SMED, Kaizen and PDCA.
• Describe push and pull principles and systems and generation of push flows.
• Apply and analyze the value stream mapping method.
• Describe production logistics aspects of circularity and remanufacturing.

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen: Study plan

CONTENT

The teaching includes lectures, exercises, games, literature seminars, and a study visit.

The lectures address the basic concepts in production logistics. Concepts such as profitability, delivery service, etc. are discussed. Furthermore, planning in the company is treated at different levels and concepts such as master planning, materials planning, inventory management, and shop floor control are reviewed. Great emphasis is placed on the concepts that the company today focuses on, such as pull production, short lead times, low tied up capital, and resource efficiency.

The lectures deal with:

• the production task and the task and goal for production logistics
• efficiency variables
• production systems
• line balancing
• ABC-classification
• inventory management
• Sales and operation planning, master planning, materials planning and shop floor scheduling
• materials planning methods
• quantitative forecast methods
• customer and supplier relationships
• remanufacturing
• principles for Lean production and the Lean tools 5S, visual management, standardized work, value stream mapping, kanban, SMED, Kaizen and PDCA

The course includes a mandatory game (the beer game) to illustrate the effects that decisions in a supply chain have on inventory levels and costs. In another mandatory game (the lean game), students learn about the possibilities to improve a production system. Furthermore, the course includes mandatory project work for practicing Value Stream Mapping (including two mandatory game sessions). In addition, two games (the job shop game and the dice game) are used to illustrate two types of manufacturing processes (attendance is not mandatory). Two mandatory literature seminars are included in the course, one deals with issues in production logistics and one deals with issues in lean production. For these seminars, questions that have been distributed in advance must be answered. In addition, attendance at the seminar itself and active participation in the discussions is required. Finally, the course includes a mandatory factory visit to see Lean Production in practice. Two minor tests, one in production logistics and one in lean production, will be carried out in connection with each part of the course. Three short exercise lectures (not mandatory) are included for students to practice their knowledge before the tests/exam.

 

LITERATURE

• Jonsson, P. and Mattsson, S-A. (2020), Introduction to manufacturing planning and control, Course compendium LMU305, Chalmers University of Technology.

• Jeffrey Liker, 2004, The Toyota Way – 14 Management Principles, McGraw-Hill (available as e-book)
• Exercises published on the course website.
• Other material that is distributed during the course or published on the course's website
• A few scientific articles

 

EXAMINATION

To pass the course requires:

• Passed on both minor tests (for grade 3) or passed on the final exam (for grade 3,
  4 or 5)
• Approved literature seminar submissions and participation
• Approved assignment - Value Stream Mapping
• Attendance at all compulsory elements (games, assignment, visit, and literature seminars). Absence from one compulsory part results in an individual written submission of a supplementary assignment which is determined in consultation with the examiner. Absence from several compulsory parts is compensated by participating in the missed parts the next time the course takes place.

Aids for minor tests and exams are a type-approved calculator and formula-sheet.

 

COURSE EVALUATION

At the beginning of the course, in the middle and after the end of the course, a course evaluation meeting will take place. At these meetings, the examiner / teacher, course coordinator and student representatives meet. The purpose of the first meetings is to identify possible improvements during the course and the purpose of the last meeting is to evaluate the completion of the course and suggest improvement measures for the next time the course is completed.

Meeting 1: Tuesday 31/10 after the lecture L1 in Svea 226

Meeting 2: Friday 24/11 after the lecture L12 in Svea 239

Meeting 3: Invitation is sent by the program manager after the end of the course

 

Schedule

¹⁾ MPS = Jonsson, P. and Mattsson, S-A. (2020), Introduction to manufacturing planning and control, Course compendium LMU305, Chalmers University of Technology (Kokboken).

   TW= Jeffrey Liker, 2004, The Toyota Way, McGraw-Hill (e-book)

   CM = Material published in Canvas.

¹⁾ MPS = Jonsson, P. and Mattsson, S-A. (2020), Introduction to manufacturing planning and control, Course compendium LMU305, Chalmers University of Technology (Kokboken).

   TW= Jeffrey Liker, 2004, The Toyota Way, McGraw-Hill (e-book)

   CM = Material published in Canvas.