Factories and production network (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

he impact of the company's strategy on the factory's production strategy, weeks 2 and 3
Different factory shapes and production environments, weeks 4 to 6
Smart factory, sustainable development and recycling week 7 and 9
Calculation of production costs taking into account the challenges of the order-delivery process and cost efficiency week 10 and week 11
Manufacturing costs and their allocation to cost centers and/or products week 12-13
Budgeting in factories week 14
In small groups, the Business Simulation game is played, Here we focus on learning the order-delivery process through games, week 15-17
Exam week 18

In addition to this, the student makes a report by familiarizing himself with the literature in the field in order to be able to solve the personal exercise given in Itslearning
In small groups,

Objective

After completing the course, the student:
-knows basics of different factories at machinery and shipbuilding
-knows and understand company strategies, especially production strategy
-can count production costs for pricing products
-understands how to optimize production and logistic costs
-knows budgeting process in a company
- can manage and lead production resources in systematic way

Content

- company strategies and especially production strategy
- factories and production network, production layouts
- labour, material and capital costs in production
- allocation of costs to different cost centres
- allocation of costs to products
- budgeting process
- Business Simulation game

Materials

The lecture material is in Itslearning and the literature used in the course will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, group work, learning by doing

Exam schedules

First written exam of the course on April 29, 2025

You can retake the exam 2 times in a separately agreed date 2025

International connections

Learning by doing

Completion alternatives

Optional performance methods To be agreed separately with the responsible teacher in writing

Student workload

Face-to-face teaching 30 hours (10x3h)
Group work and preparation of presentations and reporting 56 hours
Personal work 47 hours
A total of 133 hours

Further information

Proximity to working life is guaranteed with company visits and expert lectures on industry
Sustainable development is taken into account in the factory infrastructure and the effects of certificates such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001