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TPK4430

Production Management and Logistics

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course offers a specialisation in selected advanced topics within Production Management and Logistics Engineering, including smart, sustainable and digital production management and logistics engineering, and application of Industry 4.0 in production management and logistics engineering.

In addition, the course contains an introduction to relevant research methodologies and scientific writing.

Learning outcome

Knowledge;

After completion of the course, the student will have deep theoretical knowledge within production management and logistics. The course is a basis for TPK4530 Production Management, Specialization Project.

Skills;

After completion of the course, the student will have skills related to:

  • Finding and applying new knowledge from literature and other reliable sources
  • Evaluating scientific publications and using these in their own work
  • Designing a research project, including formulating problems and research questions, and planning appropriate activities and tasks
  • Giving a structured presentation of their own work

General competence;

After completion of the course, the student will have general competence required to design, carry out, and report a research project within production management and logistics.

Learning methods and activities

  • Lectures
  • Exercises
  • Team-working and active learning-by-doing activities
  • Seminars
  • Guest lectures from experts

Compulsory assignments

  • Work

Further on evaluation

For admission to the exam a set of assignments defined at the beginning of the course needs to be completed.

In case of re-take of an examination, mandatory work from a previous semester can be accepted by the Department if there have not been any significant changes.

At postponed exam (re-sit examination), a written exam may be changed to an oral exam.

Course materials

Course material consists of selected academic publications. These will be made available on Blackboard.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TPK4515 7.5 sp Autumn 2014
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Production and Quality Engineering - Production Management
  • Operations Management and Industrial Safety
  • Production Management
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering