Objectives and competences
The student will:
• understand the different types of production processes in material and immaterial production,
• gained in-depth knowledge of organizing and managing production processes,
• acquire a basic understanding of methods and techniques suitable for modeling, analyzing, redesigning, updating and optimizing production processes,
• get acquainted with basic software solutions and their use in supporting production processes,
• understand the basic production processes requirements for adequate information support,
• acquire a basic knowledge of data capture technologies in production processes.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• forms of organizing production systems
• elements of the production system and its structure
• processes related to the production process
• business (production) processes management
• redesign and adjustment of the business (production) processes execution
• methods and techniques of modeling (production) processes
• documentation and information support for production processes
• criteria for selecting information support for production processes
• technologies for capturing data in production processes
• digital support for production processes
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
• Distance learning
• Student’s self-dependent work
• Case studies
• Laboratory work
• Exercises supported by information and communication technology
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course students will be able to:
• identify and understand the systems of organization of production processes;
• identify and understand the requirements of processes related to the production process;
• understand and apply methods and techniques for the design and redesign of the production processes organization;
• use software tools to support the design and redesign of the production processes organization;
• distinguish and understand software tools to support the implementation of production processes.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course students will be able to:
• identify and understand the systems of organization of production processes;
• identify and understand the requirements of processes related to the production process;
• understand and apply methods and techniques for the design and redesign of the production processes organization;
• use software tools to support the design and redesign of the production processes organization;
• distinguish and understand software tools to support the implementation of production processes,
• understood the purpose of using different data capture technologies in production processes.
Readings
1. Schroeder, A.K., Nebl, T., & Mainzinger, C. (2014): Theoretical Foundations of Efficiently Organizing Production Processes: Using the Example of Combining Organizational Forms of Component Manufacture and Internal Transport, Journal of Industrial Engineering.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/513190
2. Wilkesmann, M., & Wilkesmann, U. (2018): Industry 4.0–organizing routines or innovations?. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-04-2017-0019
3. Dumas, M., La Rosa, M., Mendling, J., & Reijers, H. A. (2018). Fundamentals of business process management (2nd ed., str. XXXII, 527). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-56509-4
Prerequisits
Conditions for inclusion in work:
• No requirements for inclusion.
Conditions for performing study obligations (condition for taking the exam):
• 80% attendance at exercises,
• completed tasks in exercises.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Coursework (40%)
Written exam (60%)
