ME1308 Operations Strategy for I 6.0 credits

The aim is, that the course participants on completion of the course understand how different types of industrial activities are designed and are led and how they should be prepared to participate in analysis and implementation of industrial business strategies. The course gives an introduction to key concepts and models in the area of operations management. Different ways to design the activities are highlighted by bottlenecks and limitations in resources and processes are analysed and connected to costs for resource consumption and performance. Different types of analysis models are presented, and choice of strategy for business development is discussed. Specific perspectives such as responsibility and sustainability are emphasised. The course consists of thematic modules that contain lectures on basic concepts and models and numerical exercises, seminars and business simulations that deepen and concretises the learning.

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

1. Explain how industrial and other activities can be designed and how new technical solutions influence process choices and process design,

2. Explain how value adding processes can be planned and controlled and how external uncertainties and disturbances influence decisions about capacity dimensioning, both in production and in service activities,

3. Explain how business processes can be designed and organised based on human preconditions and needs,

4. Explain how companies can design, plan and control their supply chains in an optimal way,

5. Explain how companies can organise and lead development of new value offerings, regarding both product and service innovations,

6. Describe different business strategies and explain how these can be used to implement a general company strategy and identify which possibilities and obstacles that can exist in industrial strategy work,

7. Describe how responsibility and sustainability can be incorporated in the strategy work.

ME1314 Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Management completed

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• SEM3 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TENA - Examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Luca Urciuoli

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Open only for CINEK.

Not for exchange students.