Production ManagementGestão da Produção
2008/2009
Course included in
Master (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica
Production ManagementGestão da Produção
Faculty
� Prof. Paulo Peças ([email protected])
� Prof. Carlos Mata ([email protected])
� Profª Inês Ribeiro ([email protected])
� Web Page:– https://fenix.ist.utl.pt/disciplinas/gpro/2008-2009/1-semestre
Production ManagementGestão da Produção
Objectives
To present an overview of the production/operations function, that will allow students to acquire knowledge to understand the new competitive dynamicsassociated to the current manufacturing systems.
In particular a special emphasis is given to the identification, modelling and resolution of operational problems related to the design, analysis and improvement of manufacturing systems and to their planning and control.
Production ManagementGestão da Produção
Program Summary
� What was/is Production Management
� Process Design and Engineering Methods
� Production Engineering Methods
� Trends in the Production Management
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Detailed Program
1.Manufacturing systems and production function evolution: an historic perspective.
2.Competitiveness and competitive factors: - cost
- response time
- quality
- innovation
- flexibility
- environment.
(1 week)
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3. Methods engineering and process design
3.1. Typology of manufacturing systems.
3.2. Information and materials flow and shop-floor layouts: job-shops, flow-shops, manufacturing cells.
3.3. Methods and tools for methods engineering.
(2 weeks)
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3. Methods engineering and process design
3.4. Work measurement
3.5. Continuous improvement
3.6 Synchronised production
3.7. Capacity planning
(2 weeks)
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3. Methods engineering and process design
3.8.Discrete event simulation applied
to production management
(1 week)
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4. Production engineering
4.1. Aggregate planning
4.2. Production planning and control. 4.2.1.Materials management.
4.2.2.Manufacturing resources planning (MRP)
4.2.3.Scheduling(4 weeks)
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5. New approaches to production
5.1. Just-in-time supply chains and Kanbancontrol systems
5.2. Rapid exchange of tools
5.3. Lean production: value/waste, flow, stream, pull, perfection
(2 weeks)
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Detailed Program
Team Projects
� Mid-term presentation (0,5 week)
� Final presentation (1,5 week)
(2 weeks)
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Bibliography
� Lecture’ slides
� Gestão da Produção, Elsa Henriques, Paulo
Peças (2008-2009).
� Caderno de Problemas, Elsa Henriques,
Paulo Peças (2007-2008).
� Production and Operations Management,Chase, Aquilano, Jacobs, McGraw-Hill.
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Evaluation Methodology
� Final written exam (min 9.5)� (70 %)
� Team project � (30%)
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Team Project
� 4 to 5 students per group
� Written document (10 pages)
� Contents:– Application of a PM method/analysis to a real case –
industrial/service company
� Dates:– Project start: September 15th
– Projects aims and overview: October 27nd week
– Projects classroom presentation: December 8th to 15th
– Projects paper - MSWord file (email): January 5th
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Team Project
� Presentations– October 27th (week)
� Oral presentation (1 power point slide, by email)
� 3 min duration (maximum 5 min)
� Contents: Project Title, Aims, Company identification, Methodology and Expected results.
– December 8th to 15th
� Oral presentation (power point slides are mandatory)
� 10 min duration (maximum 15 min)
� Contents: Project overview, Methodology description and main results.
Production ManagementGestão da Produção
Team Project� Projects written paper for evaluation (January 5th)
– Languages: Portuguese or English
– 10 Pages max (see instructions in course page)
– Structure:
� Title and Abstract (English).
� Introduction – projects motivation, related scientific background and reasons for the selected methodology.
� Methodology – description of the manufacturing system, assumptions and summary of the work developed.
� Results analysis – diagnosis, main pitfalls and its causes
� Solutions purposed – solutions description and expected impacts
� Conclusions – Adequacy of the methodology used and overall benefits
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Team Project�Evaluation = (A + B + C).D
– Presentations: A and B (0 or +1); D (1 or 0)�Criterion (A and B):
– Time respect
– Design and structure balance
– Comprehensibility and objectivity
– Content:
� Reasons and motivation for the study
� Brief methodology description
� Main results and its discussion
� Main solutions
� Criterion (D): 1 if presented; 0 if not presented.
Production ManagementGestão da Produção
Team Project�Evaluation = (A + B + C).D
– Written paper: C (0 to 18)�Criterion:
– Format rules fulfilment
– Organisation/structure balance
– Comprehensibility and objectivity
– Content:
� Problem identification and definition (what)
� Analysis methodology (why to use it)
� Results analysis, discussion and output (how)
� Solutions description and expected impacts (when)
