Inhalt

Abstract:

Participants of this course get an overview of the tasks of a production manager in an international company:

• Motivation, philosophy, and objectives
• Methods und tools
• Experiences from industrial practice
• Overview of the current situation of production systems of global acting companies

Gliederung:

1. Historical derivation, definition, and fundamental terms of traditional and integrated production systems (Taylorism and its realization by Henry Ford); critical analysis of the classical methods of division of responsibilities/work; Lean Production as a solution approach for the problems demonstrated
2. Description of basic pillars of integrated production systems (continuous process of improvement, Total Quality Management, value stream method, flow principle, the role of employees in the context of Lean Management)
3. Methods und tools of the continuous process of improvement: Ishikawa diagram, Pareto Analysis, A3 report, 5-W
4. Process-oriented production: differentiation to technology-orientated production, description of the key elements of flow-orientated production: Kanban, Just in Time, One Piece Flow, Heijunka
5. Global production networks in the context of Supply Chain Management: fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, supply chain structures, supply chain strategies
6. Fundamentals, elements, and tools of Total Quality Management (TQM): client orientation in the light of globalization, staff retention und assistance, risks associated with the implementation of TQM, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) as a measuring instrument
7. Jidoka and Low Cost Automation (LCA): explanation of the Jidoka principle and associated tools (Poka Yoke, Andon), description of the LCA philosophy (five-levels concept), guidelines and checklists for the introduction of LCA systems
8. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): description of seven steps for the realization of TPM, overview of TPM tools: Makigami, value stream method etc., transfer of the TPM concept into practice
9. Material and energy efficiency: measurement methods for the determination of consumptions, strategies for consumption reduction, methods for tapping the potentials of energy savings in practice, transfer of the Lean Concept to the energy value stream
10. Transfer of the Lean Concept to information provision and distribution, CAD/CAM methods, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
11. Lean Development: introduction to product development according to the Lean Concept, methods and tools supporting the product development process, outcome measurement instruments
12. Lean Administration: transfer of the Lean Methods to administrative and management processes, identification of administrative processes and corresponding wastage rates
13. Repetition of the contents and preparation of the written exam

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Course elements:

• Lectures for download (English) and additional videos
• Online forum for discussion (English and German)
• Contact with the course tutor via phone and/or email (English and German)
• Interactive online portal for exercise questions (English and German)
• List of downloadable additional literature for gaining deeper insights (English)

Examination requirements:

• Basic knowledge of production engineering and business economics is recommended.
• The written exam can be carried out simultaneously at all requesting universities. If there are students from member universities of the Bavarian Virtual University (vhb) enrolled at foreign partner universities (e.g., as part of a semester abroad), it is, by request, also possible to carry out the exam at these foreign universities.

Learning and qualification objectives:

After having completed the course “Integrated Production Systems” students …

• … understand the essential characteristics of the Lean Concept,
• … know and interiorized the meaning of the existing Lean Principles,
• … understand the principles and objectives of the continuous process of improvement and are able to apply the most important corresponding methods and technics,
• … understand the difference between technology- and process-orientated production,
• … know the reasons for as well as possible structures and main principles of global production and corresponding supply chains,
• … comprehend principles and goals of the TQM approach and are able to apply the most important corresponding methods and techniques,
• … understand the Jidoka principle and resulting potential benefits,
• … understand and are able to apply the TPM concept together with its eight pillars,
• … comprehend and are able to quantify the material and energy flows of manufacturing companies as well as influencing factors,
• … understand the meaning of information in production processes,
• … know the terminology and the essentials of Lean Development and Lean Administration.

Lern-/Qualifikationsziele:

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Lehrveranstaltungstyp:

Virtuelle Vorlesung

Interaktionsformen mit Betreuer/in:

E-Mail, Übungsaufgaben, Übungsaufgaben für Selbstlernbetrieb, Kooperation Lerner/Betreuer bei der Aufgabenbearbeitung

Interaktionsformen mit Mitlernenden:

E-Mail, Forum, Gemeinsame Aufgabenbearbeitung

Kursdemo:

zur Kursdemo

Nutzung

Kurs ist konzipiert für:

• Automobiltechnik und Management (M.Sc.)
• International Production Engineering and Management (M.Sc.)
• Maschinenbau (B.Eng., M.Sc.)
• Mechatronik (M.Sc.)
• Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (B. Eng., M.Sc.)

Formale Voraussetzungen:

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Erforderliche Vorkenntnisse:

none

Hinweise zur Nutzung:

none

Kursumsetzung (verwendete Medien):

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Erforderliche Technik:

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Nutzungsentgelte:

für andere Personen als (reguläre) Studenten der vhb Trägerhochschulen nach Maßgabe der Benutzungs- und Entgeltordnung der vhb

Rechte hinsichtlich des Kursmaterials:

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Verantwortlich

Anbieterhochschule:

Uni Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Anbieter:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Franke

Autoren:

Johannes von Lindenfels

Jörg Franke

Betreuer:

M.Sc. Bernd Hofmann

Prüfung

Course examination IPS

Art der Prüfung:

schriftlicher Leistungsnachweis (Klausur)

Bemerkung:

The date and Location for the written examination will be announced at the end of the semester

Prüfer:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Franke

Prüfungsanmeldung erforderlich:

ja

Anmeldeverfahren:

Die Anmeldung zur Prüfung erfolgt über das vhb-Portal.

Prüfungsanmeldefrist:

15.03.2025 00:01 Uhr bis 22.06.2025 23:59 Uhr

Prüfungsabmeldefrist:

15.03.2025 00:02 Uhr bis 20.07.2025 23:59 Uhr

Kapazität:

250

Prüfungsdatum:

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Prüfungszeitraum:

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Prüfungsdauer:

90 Minuten

Prüfungsort:

Erlangen or upon request

Zuständiges Prüfungsamt:

Examination office of the students' home university

Zugelassene Hilfsmittel:

Non-programmable calculator

Formale Voraussetzungen für die Prüfungsteilnahme:

To be able to register for the exam, students should have worked on and successfully passed three case studies during the semester; exam registration is carried out via the Bavarian Virtual University (vhb).

Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen für die Prüfungsteilnahme:

Course content

Zertifikat:

Ja (Certificate (graded))

Anerkennung:

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