Sustainable Systems for Operations and Production

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You can also participate in this course without taking the exam, you then leave with a course certificate. Requirement for being a sit-in is: 

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience  

The course is taught in English, it is expected that the candidate shall have sufficient English proficiency. 
 

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Why study Sustainable Systems for Operations and Production?

You should study this course to develop a core, systems-level understanding of manufacturing and operations, enabling you to work effectively in industrial engineering and production environments.

The course will help you:

• Build a strong foundation in manufacturing systems, including architectures, processes, and procedures.
• Understand how decisions in design, planning, and operations affect system behaviour and performance.
• Apply lean thinking and continuous improvement methods to eliminate waste, stabilise processes, and improve flow.
• Develop the ability to diagnose operational problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement data-driven improvements.
• Prepare for roles in operations improvement, production engineering, system optimisation, or manufacturing system design.

Why should I take this course?

This course is ideal for anyone involved in, or planning to work within, manufacturing, production, or operations-focused environments, including:

• Manufacturing, production, and industrial engineers
• Process engineers and operations managers
• Professionals moving into lean improvement or operational excellence roles
• Systems engineers needing foundational manufacturing knowledge
• Planners, supervisors, and technicians seeking a deeper understanding of system behaviour
• Stakeholders connected with manufacturing systems across supply, production, support, and service operations

Both technical and non-technical professionals benefit from its clear introduction to how modern production systems operate and how they can be improved.

What you will learn

Knowledge

After completing the course, the student will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the design and management of a sustainable industrial manufacturing system

Skills

After completing the course, the student:

• Is able to critically examine current manufacturing systems.
• Is able to improve production and operations activities in contemporary industrial manufacturing systems

Competency

After completing the course, the student will be prepared:

• To be a contributing team member to manufacturing engineering activities

Instruction

The course is organized into 5 intensive days of lectures. During these days, the lectures last from 08.45 to 16.30 each day. The course is a mixture of lectures and work in groups. Masterstudents and others taking courses for credit will work on a written assignment which is due 10 weeks after the end of the course.  A completed course with approved written assignment will give 7.5 studypoints. Full attendance during the intensive course week is obligatory. The maximum amount of hours that can be missed is 4, duly justified.