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Production & Inventory Management (Fall 2003)

Course code : PIPROD-U1
ECTS Credits : 5 Status : Optional
Revised : 04/11 2003 Written : 29/04 2002
Placement : 5-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Objective : To give the students an integrated understanding of the importance of Production & Material Management in a situation of global competition.
To give the students an integrated understanding of methods used in description, analysis and development of Production & Material Control Systems.
To give a basic knowledge of some useful methods / models in Production & Material Management with emphasis on newer integrating concepts.
Principal Content : The development stages in Production & Material Management until the resent Supply Chain Management (SCM) view focussing on the end user.
Description, analysis and development of Production & Material Management Control systems.
Performance measures and measurements within the area of logistics (SCM) and Operations Management.
Specific methods /models within selected central areas:
- forecast applications and forecast models
- Operations, Purchase and Inventory Control models and methods.
- Operations & Material Management philosophies and concepts (MRP, MRPII, ERP, TOC, Lean & Agile
Manufacturing, SCM and other concepts)
- Models for location and distribution
Teaching method : Lectures, dialog and oral presentations.
Required prequisites : -
Recommended prerequisites : Basic knowledge of Organizations and Production and Material Control Systems
Relations : -
Type of examination : Oral examination
External examiner : External
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : This course is not open for students who have passed PMAN2: Production and Inventory Management.

This course is part of the International Business Semester (IBS).
Teaching material : Fogarty, Blackstone & Hoffmann: Production and Inventory Management, 2nd ed, 1991. Or similar newer book
Responsible teacher : Erik Lyngsie , erly@dtu.dk