Application deadline

Type of course

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate bachelor Engineering program with minimum 30 credits Mathematics/statistics topics.

Application code 9371

Course content

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

After having finished the course and passed the exam the students will have a broad knowledge and understanding of the principles and concepts related to logistics, especially internal logistics and operations within a manufacturing company. The students will also be able to understand the relations between the different processes and their importance to the profitability of a company, and know about principles, tools and systems used to develop and improve these processes.

After passing the course, students will have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding:

• The students will have knowledge about the logistics- and control processes in a manufacturing company, together with knowledge about principles, tools and systems to analyse, develop and perform these processes

Skills:

• The students will have the skills to analyse a manufacturing system, propose improvement schemes and manage and implement improvement projects. 

Competence:

• The students will have general understanding of the significance of efficient manufacturing and rapid material flow has on the competitiveness of companies, and how this creates increased customer value.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

Coursework / Course requirements

It is prepared for a total of nine exercises, seven of these are mandatory. The mandatory exercises have to be answered in writing, handed in and approved by the teacher. Submission deadlines will be specified in the task text. 

Examination and assessment

3 hour written exam account for 100% of the grade in the course.

The grading will be done by using an A-F grading scale, where F is a fail.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course.