A production manager's typical tasks may be to ensure a suitable organization, investment in automation machinery, continuous improvement and efficiency work, planning of available production capacity in the short, medium and long term, selection as well as implementation of IT support systems.

Some students want to start up their own business. Knowledge of finance, procurement, logistics and production are important preconditions to ensure that they are able to realize a business idea and put this into production.

In areas such as technical, operational, supply chain, procurement etc.: A director has overall responsibility for the organization and execution of various tasks and makes the most important overriding decisions in this area.

This is a position you rarely get as a graduate, but rather after some years of experience in the industry. 

As a purchasing manager you typically organize the procurement activities, look into strategies for how close and how many suppliers to involve and evaluate IT solutions to ensure good and effective communication.

Those who work in research & development are responsible for identifying a specific need, and then develop a finished product or service to fulfil it. There are also good opportunities to start an academic career at NTNU or as a researcher at SINTEF after graduation, since several highly recognized research groups are closely related to this master's degree programme.

Supply chain management is about goods and information flow between all companies in a value chain. A supply chain manager will be responsible for ensuring that the goods and information flow runs smoothly and that all participating companies are working towards a common goal.

As a consultant you can work in a consulting company. For example, a consultant can assist businesses that need development through analyses that helps the businesses to ensure success.

The project managers responsibilities is to plan and execute projects in a good way to ensure that the project, with its limited resources, deliver the desired results within the apportioned time limits.