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.

International connections

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.

Further information

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