PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
cod. 18152

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Impianti industriali meccanici (ING-IND/17)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
81 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

<br /><br />State-of-the art concepts and techniques are combined to offer a practical solution to enhancing the manufacturing planning and the control systems.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<p><strong>I – TRADITIONAL TECNIQUE FOR MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL<br />
</strong>Demand Management - Inventory Control - Flow production planning  - Lot production planning - Project Management Techniques - Stopwatch time - Work Sampling - Predetermined Time Study<br />
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<strong>II_MRP II<br />
</strong>Manufacturing Planning and Control - Production Plan - Master Production Planning - Material Requirements Planning (MRP) - Bill of Material - Scheduling</p>
<p><strong>III – ADVANCED CONCEPS IN PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS<br />
</strong>Just In Time (JIT) and kanban scheduling - Just in Time and MRP integration: Synchro-MRP - Workload control - CONWIP system - Optimise Production Technology (OPT) </p>

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br /><br />A. Brandolese, A. Pozzetti, A. Sianesi, “Gestione della produzione industriale”, Ed. Hoepli, Milano, 1991<br /><br />T. E. Vollmann, W. L. Berry, D. C. Whybark, “Manufacturing planning and control systems”, Irwin Mc Graw Hill, New York, 1997.<br /><br />J. S. Martinich, “Production and operations management”, John Wiley, New York, 1997

Teaching methods

Most of the basic principles and technique have been supporting by examples during the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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