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ME2013 Operations Management: Organization and Control 6.0 credits

Produktion: Organisation och styrning

Operations management is a central task of engineers in all industries and sectors of society. It is especially central in organizations where the operations system is seen as a source of competitive advantage. Operations management is often viewed from a technical perspective, where machinery, systems layout etc is analysed, but in this course we also depart from a value creation perspective – implying that the operations system shall be designed in order to create as much customer value as possible. A third perspective in the course is change and development, where the mission of the operations manager is seen as driving continuous improvement and work organization development.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    C

  • Subject area

    Industrial Management

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 for programme students

Spring 14 for programme students

Learning outcomes

The overall aim of the course is to give participants comprehensive knowledge on operations management in different types of industrial operations. After passing the course successfully, the student shall be able to participate in industrial operations management in their respective technological areas.

After passing the course, the participant should be able to:

  • Describe why and how Operations Management can be used to enhance the competitiveness of modern industrial organizations
  • Describe the structure of Operations management as a field of knowledge and explain basic concepts of the field
  • Describe what main work responsibilities inherent in practical operations management
  • Describe what economic trade-offs and compromises required in an operations system, and what tools and models that can be used for such analyses
  • Describe the Toyota system and other modern manufacturing philosophies, and explain how these are used in practice
  • Describe what possibilities and barriers that may appear in industrial improvement work, and state advantages and drawbacks of different change strategies
  • Perform a general analysis of a simple manufacturing system, aiming at identifying improvement areas from technical, economical and organizational perspectives

Course main content

The importance of operations for a market. The role of operations and its relations to other activities in a company and between companies. The historical development of operations management, and its different technical and organizational functions. The meaning of productivity and effectiveness. Capital use in manufacturing. Automatisation of manufacturing. Manufacturing functions, work organization and motivation. Enterprise resource planning. Improvement work in contemporary operations and product development work. Service management and operations.

Eligibility

6 hp in Industrial Management or similar.

Exemption for those students in program CMATD, who have read the course MH1021 in autumn 2009 or 2010.

Documented proficiency in Swedish B and English B or equivalent.

Prerequisites

Due to content overlap you should choose only one of these courses. ME2065 or ME2013.

Literature

Operations Management, 5th Edition by Slack, Chambers & Johnston. ISBN 140584700X, Pearson Education.

Examination

  • SEM1 - Seminar, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Written exam, participation in seminars, Group project report.

Offered by

ITM/Industrial Economics and Management

Contact

Jannis.Angelis@indek.kth.se

Examiner

Jannis Angelis <jannis.angelis@indek.kth.se>

Supplementary information

Established Autumn 06

Replaces 4D1032 and 4D1038

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.