Production Management

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

The aim of the course is to provide students with the basics of the theory and practice of production management, to acquaint them with the key issues of production strategy of the company, preparation of new production, management of main production, as well as management of service and post-production activities. Students will gain knowledge on a theoretical level about production in the company and its various stages.
Knowledge:
on the preparation of production in the company, spatial and temporal arrangement of production
about the stages of the production process, production service systems
on material management, product labeling
on the management of production activities and their optimization
on progressive production management systems, Industry 4.0 application
Competence:
perform an analysis of production in the company
identify evaluate deficiencies in the production process
create and implement a new production process in the company, develop a production plan
optimize the production program for different types of production
apply the acquired knowledge in the field of production management with regard to increasing the competitiveness of the company
Skill:
optimize the company's production program
prepare a proposal for a production layout solution
develop a production plan for a specific type of production
apply progressive methods of production management
ability to make basic decisions in solving production problems
apply the acquired knowledge in the implementation of procedures supporting increasing productivity

Indicative content

Consultation:
Basics of production management. Production design. Preparation of new production. Pre-production stage of production. Organizing the production process. Layout solution of production.
Material management. Production service systems. Product labeling. Production strategies. Methods of production management. Development trends in production management. New directions of production development.
Self-study:
Introduction, analysis of construction technology. Technological preparation of production. Design preparation of production. Network analysis - CPM method. Network analysis - incidence matrix.
Calculation of the length of the production cycle. Graphic solution of the production cycle. Preparation of written examination of the material taken over. Basic parameters and calculation of the current line. Conversion of assembly line parameters. Optimization of the production program.
Preparation of presentation and evaluation of assignments.

Support literature

Elementary literature:  
1. BOSÁK, M. a kol. Manažérstvo výroby - teória a prax, Košice, 2019. ISBN: 9788022543699.
2. DUPAĽ, A. a kol.: Manažment výroby. Bratislava: Sprint 2019.  ISBN: 9788089710508.
3. 3.DUPAĽ, A.: Manažment výroby – zbierka príkladov. Bratislava: Ekonóm 2009. ISBN: 978-80-225-2832-0.
4. CHAPMAN, S., ARNOLD, T., GATEWOOD, A., CLIVE L.: Introduction to Materials Management, Pearson Publisher, 2016. ISBN: 978-0134156323
5. KUMAR S.: Production Management, Satya Prakashan, 2016. ISBN 978036773762
Supplementary literature:  
1. BOSÁK, M. - RUDY, V.: Manažérstvo výroby, PHF EU Bratislava, 2016. ISBN 978-80-225-4369-9..
2. TOMEK, G. - VÁVROVÁ, V.: Řízení výroby. Praha: Grada Publishing 2001. ISBN: 8071699551.

Syllabus

Consultation: Basics of production management. Production design. Preparation of new production. Pre-production stage of production. Organizing the production process. Layout solution of production. Material management. Production service systems. Product labeling. Production strategies. Methods of production management. Development trends in production management. New directions of production development. Self-study: Introduction, analysis of construction technology. Technological preparation of production. Design preparation of production. Network analysis - CPM method. Network analysis - incidence matrix. Calculation of the length of the production cycle. Graphic solution of the production cycle. Preparation of written examination of the material taken over. Basic parameters and calculation of the current line. Conversion of assembly line parameters. Optimization of the production program. Preparation of presentation and evaluation of assignments.

Requirements to complete the course

project, continuous test
combined test
elaboration and presentation of semester work - 15%
written examination – 25%
final written and oral exam - 60%

Student workload

participation in consultation - 20 hours
self-study - 32 hours,
processing of the semester assignment - 13 hours
preparation for the semester paper - 13 hours
preparation for the final test - 26 hours
preparation for the exam - 26 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 02.03.2023

Date of the latest change: 15.05.2023