Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Physics level 2, Chemistry level 1, Mathematics Further level 2, or Physics 2, Chemistry 1, Mathematics 4/Mathematics E

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to:

• summarise important milestones in the development of industrial production systems,
• describe the production philosophies prominent today and describe the differences and similarities between them,
• describe how Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 is influencing the development of industrial production systems, with focus on digitalisation, automation, sustainability and human-centered perspectives.

Content

Developments from the first industrial revolution to today's Industry 4.0 and service production. Historical background to modern production and how Scientific Management (Taylorism) came to create the basis of today's prominent production philosophies Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints. Mechanisms used by the different production philosophies to support operational strategic improvement processes and how Industry 4.0 and servitisation and, Industry 5.0 with a focus on sustainability are taking over in this endeavour to develop the production systems of the future.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars and supervision of group assignment.

Assessment

Oral and written presentation of assignments (2 credits) and active participation in seminars (3 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the university's disability coordinator.