Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes of UE

Gain a thorough understanding of manufacturing systems design and operation. 
Know key drivers of manufacturing system performance. Establish the causes of dysfunction, to seek solutions and to verify their effectiveness. 
Design the layout of an existing or planned production unit. 
Use discrete event simulation to study and analyse physical flows and availability of resources. 
Understand current trends in Lean Management and apply Lean Production techniques.
The course gives a thorough understanding of manufacturing systems design and operation by discovering all the traditional and modern approaches (Lean Management) of production management to maximize productivity, product quality and cost reduction, and more generally the performance of a company. The course is based on targeted industrial visits and practice in a learning factory and with serious games.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Production systems : production by project, job shop production, mass production and process production. 
Traditional production management: production data management, production planning and control, push strategy, facility design and layout, production costs, key performance indicators. 
Lean Management: logic, approaches and tools; the Lean foundations (visual management, standardized work and stable material flow s), just-in-time production (takt time, pull strategy, ...), Jidoka (quality at every work station, autonomation, ...), continuous improvement (staff involvement, Kaizen, elimination of waste, ...), Lean tools: 5S, Genchi Genbutsu, VSM (Value Stream Mapping), SMED, A3 report, SMED, Kanban and so on. 
Discrete event modelling and simulation of production systems.

Prior Experience

Not applicable