ORG948 Operations- and Inventory Management

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Executive Master of Business Administration

Teaching language

Teaching language: Norwegian Literature: Norwegian and English

Prerequisites

The admission requirements for the Executive MBA is a completed bachelor¿s degree or equivalent education consisting of at least 180 ECTS and a minimum of two years relevant work experience after the completion of the education.

Relevant work experience is herein work experience within management or work experience from other positions with independent responsibilities.

Recommended prerequisites

Good knowledge of the English language is recommended.

Course contents

• Production management using JIT, lean (value chains for functional products), agile production (value chain for innovative products); net demand assessments (MRPI, MRPII)

• Warehouse management models

• Distribution

• Practical management exercises

Learning outcomes

The student is to:

• be able to identify scope for improvement in production and projects

• acquire basic principles and methods from production planning

• be able to apply methods related to Just In Time (JIT), lean and agile production management

• identify and analyse bottlenecks in the production

• have insights on and develop demand assessments based on different forecasting methods

• apply basic principles for warehouse management; have insights on different models for distribution and transport

Examination requirements

Approved assignments

Teaching methods

Lectures and group work at three sessions within the semester, each of them consisting of two- three days sessions. Net based teaching through Canvas. Submission of two compulsory assignments between the sessions.

Teaching language: Norwegian
Literature: Norwegian and English

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual five- day exam at home. The grades A-F are used (ECTS grading scale).

Other information

Tuition fee.

Contact:
Camilla Hannaas, e-mail: camilla.hannaas@uia.no tlf. 38 14 12 67
Linda Hye, e-mail: linda.hye@uia.no, tlf. 38 14 11 61
Hilde Vik, e-mail: hilde.vik@uia.no, tlf. 38 14 22 23

Responsible Faculty: School of Business and Law