Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
None.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have gained knowledge about mass customization systems in an
operations management context
- Have gained knowledge about assessment of mass customization
performance
- Have gained knowledge about product architecture, manufacturing
architecture and their relations to mass customization
- Have gained knowledge about flexible manufacturing systems,
reconfigurable manufacturing systems, changeable manufacturing
systems, automated manufacturing systems and the differences
between these.
- Have gained knowledge of planning methods designed specifically
for flexible manufacturing systems.
Skills
- Be able to analyze a product family in terms of variety and
product architecture
- Be able to evaluate different IT solutions supporting mass
customization, including product configurators and perform basic
modelling
- Be able to analyze a range of manufacturing tasks and evaluate
different types of manufacturing systems to determine the
appropriate level of flexibility vs. automation
- Be able to model flexible manufacturing
problems
Competences
- Have the competence to evaluate a company’s product portfolio
in terms of volume, variety and manufacturing tasks and identify
solutions for IT system support and manufacturing system
design.
Type of instruction
The course consists of a number of lectures as well as the
student’s independent learning effort. The form and extent of the
course is determined and described in connection with planning the
semester. The lesson plans, literature etc. are created in
connection with this. The course is conducted as a combination of
single-disciplinary, problem-oriented and cross-disciplinary fields
of study, and it is structured from a work and evaluation form
which combines skills and reflection:
- Lectures
- Class work
- Project work
- Workshops
- Exercises (alone and in groups)
- Teacher feedback
- Reflection on content
- Portfolio work.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 5 ECTS course module the expected workload is 150
hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Flexible Manufacturing |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |