Gestão da Produção

Objectives

To present an overview of the production/operations function, that will allow students to acquire knowledge associated to the management of current manufacturing systems. Particularly: - To understand the competitive dynamics associated to current and future manufacturing. - To be able to design, model and analyse production systems, and assess its performance, based on Link Thinking and Continuous Improvement philosophy. - To be able to define operational procedure fostering high efficiency and effectiveness standards, promoting zero defects and the continuous elimination of defects. - To manage and solve planning, production scheduling and control problems, including resources efficiency, delivery time and lead time, and also assertive leadership practices.)

Syllabus

1. Production Systems evolution (from the 1st to the 4th Industrial revolutions). 2. Competitiveness factors: Cost, Time, Quality, Innovation, Flexibility and Environment. 3. Lean Thiniking and Manufacturing: Principles and Pilars, 3Ms, Value Stream, Continuous Improvement (PDCA), Lean Tools (SMED, Kanban, etc.), A3 Problem-Solving and 6 Sigma. 4. Methods Engineering: methods×, Key Process Indicators, Visual Management. 5. Production systems design: Types of production planning and control (pull and push systems), scheduling, just-in-time, synchronized production, line and cell production, production levelling (Heidjunka), machine-operator models and learning curves.

Cross Competence Component

The topics of this course are centered in resources management and leadership in companies, so the soft skills are an important component of the assessment (20% to 30%), mainly the ones related with the group work development (in an industrial company) and presentation (in the company and in lectures): e.g. critical and innovative thinking, decision making, teamwork, leadership, written communication and oral communication, use of computer and multimedia tools, report structuring and presentation.

Programming And Computing Component

In the group work is usually necessary the use of discrete events simulation, production planning or even data-anaytics based softwares. These softwares usually need simple programming or parameters settings actions, but no specific skills. In some particular cases, the students need to build-up heuristics or monte-carlo simulation, where programming skills are usually necessary.

Ethical Principles

All members of a group are responsible for the group’s work In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.