Production Management with ERP (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Spring 2025.
Timetable will be clarified in the beginning of the course.
Content:
ERP common things
Manufacturing Setup and capacities
Items and production Bill of Materials
Routings/ Capacity bills
Production Orders and Shop Loading
Production Order Processing, Finishing Orders and Reporting
Sales Order Planning, Forecasting and MPS
Planning and additional Planning Topics
Subcontracting

Objective

- ERP systems
- Production management theory bases
- ERP in production planning
- Practical exercises with ERP systems

Content

- ERP systems
- Production management theory bases
- ERP in production planning
- Practical exercises with ERP systems

Materials

Vollmann, Berry, Whybark and Jacobs: Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems for Supply Chain Management (5th edition).

Exercise instructions of this course:
Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 (ITs-learning).

Common ERP literature

Lectures in ITS-Learning

Teaching methods

Learning by doing, using MS-Nav ERP software to simulate real production.
Peer learning and problem solving.

Exam schedules

Exam is done when ERP modelling and simulation is ready.
Exam and re-exam is held during lectures as agreed with lecturer.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Lectures, discussions, learning by doing, PBL, Information searching, small group work.

Sustainable development goals:
4. Quality education
5. Gender equality
9. Sustainable industry and innovations
12. Responsible consumption and production
13. Climate action

Completion alternatives

Not available.

Student workload

5 cr = 133 hours of students work. 

56 hours; lectures, classroom training
70 hours; studying the topic and modelling the factory operations to Ms-NAV

8 hours; preparation for exam
Exam 1 h

During this course student will model factory operations which are used to run manufacturing operation using ERP.

Evaluation methods and criteria

After completing the course, student will be able to:
set up new capacity in ERP
set up new product information in ERP
set up new BOMs and routings in ERP
can monitor machine shop load in ERP
create production orders and schedule in ERP
Input sales orders in ERP
run basic planning operation in ERP.
terminology related to ERP.

Evaluation will be done during the demonstration by explaining the activities required to run ERP in production.
Questioner in ITS-learning is done after demonstration individually.

Failed (0)

Demonstration of ERP has not been done or questione is not answered.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Demonstration of simulation returned late. Shows poor knowledge and skills in mastering terminology, topics and use of software and there are major dysfunctions regarding solutions and functions of simulations. Questioner returned and approved.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Demonstration of simulation returned in time. Shows good knowledge and skills in mastering terminology, topics and use of software but there are minor dysfunctions regarding solution and functions of simulations. Questioner returned and approved.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Demonstration of simulation returned in time. Shows excellent knowledge and skills in mastering terminology, topics and use of software. Questioner returned and approved.

Further information

Discussion during lectures, ITS-learning and e-mail.