Course: Introduction to Industrial Engineering

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Course title Introduction to Industrial Engineering
Course code MUPI/2UPI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrbáčková Lucie, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The essence of industrial engineering, key concepts and current trends in industrial engineering Globalization and digitization in industrial engineering Integrated and dynamic systems in industrial engineering The nature of an industrial company, the organization and management of processes in an industrial company Process structures, organizational structures, manufacturing and supporting processes in an industrial company Workplace and staff organization in manufacturing processes, quality and maintenance in manufacturing processes Information systems, forecasting, production planning and management Supply chain management in industrial engineering Shop-floor management in industrial engineering Designing and scheduling of production processes Man's position in industrial engineering, work organization, work standardisation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Teamwork, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Home preparation for classes - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic orientation in terms of industrial company, production company, processes in the company.
Basic orientation in terms of industrial company, production company, processes in the company.
learning outcomes
Define the essence of industrial engineering and current trends in process improvement Define and explain process improvement methods and approaches and the process approach Describe process improvement methods and tools Describe the role of human resources in the production process Describe process structures, production and support processes, quality and maintenance in production processes Describe globalization and digitization in the field of industrial engineering
Define the essence of industrial engineering and current trends in process improvement Define and explain process improvement methods and approaches and the process approach Describe process improvement methods and tools Describe the role of human resources in the production process Describe process structures, production and support processes, quality and maintenance in production processes Describe globalization and digitization in the field of industrial engineering
Skills
Use work measurement in practice - pictures of the operation and workers, chronometry Use and create motion studies - spaghetti diagram and process analysis Analyze the production workplace - worker, machine, elements of visualization, standardization and audits of the workplace Create workplace standards, visual elements, logical framework for the project Engage in process improvement in a company in practice
Use work measurement in practice - pictures of the operation and workers, chronometry Use and create motion studies - spaghetti diagram and process analysis Analyze the production workplace - worker, machine, elements of visualization, standardization and audits of the workplace Create workplace standards, visual elements, logical framework for the project Engage in process improvement in a company in practice
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Teamwork
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Analysis of seminar paper
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • Chromjaková, Felicita. Průmyslové inženýrství ? Trendy zvyšování výkonnosti štíhlým řízením procesů. Georg Žilina, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8154-058-5.
  • Maynard, Henry. Maynard's industrial engineering handbook. McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN 0-07-041102-6.
  • Salvendy, Gavriel. Handbook of industrial engineering: technology and operations management. Willey&Sons, 2001. ISBN 0-471-33057-4.
  • Schlick, Christian. Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics : Visions, Concepts, Methods and Tools. Springer Verlag, 2009. ISBN 9783642425530.


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