Description

Theory
1

Theory/Practice
2

Instructors

António Manuel Pires

Contents

1 - Typology of Production Systems (20%)
1.1- Typology Interest
1.2- Classification and characterization of processes in production systems
1.3 -Implications of the main types of processes in the management of organizations

2 - Planning, Programming and Production Control (PPCP) (with MRP) (50%)
2.1- The function of programming planning and control of production
2.2- Strategic planning
2.3- Aggregate planning
2.4- Master Production Planning
2.5- Materials requirements planning (MRP) and capacity (CRP)
2.6- Release of manufacturing orders
2.7- Detailed Production Scheduling
2.8- Control of production
2.9- Case Studies

3 - Just in time (JIT) in Production Planning and Control (30%)
3.1- Essential elements of JIT
3.2- Implications of JIT in the various phases of PPCP
3.3- Group Technology
3.4- The production control with the Kanban
3.5- Comparison of JIT and MRP and its suitability for types of production systems
3.6- Case Studies

Learning Outcomes

Enable students to use techniques and methodologies for planning and controlling production in an industrial environment including the identification and analysis of alternatives in decision making.
The student after attending this course will be able to:
- Understand and characterize the production systems, their information needs and criteria for management support;
- Understand the different stages of planning, scheduling and control of production and its associated functions;
- Analyze, understand and be able to use the various models and techniques for solving the key problems of production management and operations;
- Differentiate the MRP model of JIT in production management and recognize forms of integration;
- Interpret the new challenges of managing production in networked enterprises and their planning.