Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Component code / course code: UF-19.1
Semester: winter / summer
ECTS credits: 5
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Hebeler
Language: German / English
Prerequisites:
Prior knowledge from module 06 "General Business Administration" as well as a basic understanding of commercial and technical processes in a company.
Qualification objectives:
The students know the contents of the basic main processes of producing companies and different approaches to procurement. They learn about alternatives to warehousing and master the basic decision-making tools for solving logistical issues economically. They also learn about technical and administrative order processing. All this additionally under the aspect of Industry 4.0 and the networking of the different company levels (ERP, MES, shop
floor).
Course contents:
- Overview of industrial service production
- Typical processes in materials and production management
- Important procedures and methods of demand planning and management
- Overview of typical principles of production planning and control
- Basics and tasks of logistics
- Methods for the efficient design of production processes
- Fundamentals of Industrie 4.0 and networking levels within the company and with external partners
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Course, exercises, case studies
Examination type: written exam
