Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems
2018/2019
Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
1st semester of the MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management programme.Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have gained knowledge of the structure and functionality of manufacturing and supply chain systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Vendor Managed Inventory, Optimisation Suites and Shop Floor Planning & Control
- Have gained knowledge of planning technologies and configuration of manufacturing and supply chain systems
- Have gained knowledge of how to share information and coordinate decisions in a supply chain
Skills
- Be able to work with differentiated manufacturing and supply chain control
- Be able to work with manufacturing and supply chain control principles
- Be able to work with information sharing levels
Competences
- Be able to select and design differentiated manufacturing and supply chain control principles
- Be able to develop planning and control solutions
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 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Fremstillings- og forsyningskædesystemer |
| Module code | M-OSM-K2-2 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Industry and Global Business Development |
| Department | Department of Materials and Production |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and Science |
