INE-3608 Manufacturing Logistics - 5 stp

A relevant undergraduate Bachelor Engineering program with minimum 25 credits mathematics, 5 credits statistics, 7,5 credits physics

Application code: 9371

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.