Course: Industrial Engineering

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Course title Industrial Engineering
Course code KPV/PI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolaříková Nella, Bc.
  • Lovasová Eva, Ing.
  • Lachman Petr, Ing.
  • Janoch Vladimír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Already in the last century, the industrial engineering has become an important management tool accepted by all developed industrial countries. The course will try to show you the ways this knowledge has taken with related tools and, above all, what are the current methods and tools of industrial engineering. 1. Industrial engineering 2. Lean production 3. Waste 4. Business environment and human performance 5. Layout of the company 6. Company logistics 7. Methods and tools of industrial engineering I. (Methods for logistics management) 8. Methods and tools of industrial engineering II. (Methods for improving production and standardization) 9. Methods and tools of industrial engineering III. (Methods for managing maintenance and reducing adjusting times) 10. Methods and tools of industrial engineering IV. (Quality methods and other methods) 11. Project management and planning in the company 12. Economic aspects of production 13. Information systems and information technology in industrial company

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, E-learning, Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 12 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
interest in getting to know new things and want to understand how production of final and semi-finished products work
describe and explain basic production technologies
describe business processes and characterize whether or not they add value
independent use of theoretical knowledge
Skills
design a production process for a specific product
use own knowledge of industrial engineering independently, be able to combine different theoretical areas and find relations
be able to work in a team and depending on your position in the team, work effectively as team member or manage the team
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain what rationalization is and what innovations are
characterize criteria for process evaluation
communicate clearly what industrial engineering is
to know the basic methods and tools of industrial engineering
Skills
calculate the necessary capacity for the production process
to propose variants of layout solutions on the basis of theoretical and practical knowledge
analyze material flows among workplaces including their evaluation
recommend a suitable industrial engineering method for a particular problem solution in the production process
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Project-based instruction
Skills
Students' portfolio
Project-based instruction
Lecture with visual aids
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Combined exam
Project
Skills
Seminar work
Project
Continuous assessment
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bidanda, Bopaya. Maynard's Industrial and Systems Engineering Handbook. McGraw-Hill Education. 2022.
  • Chromjaková, Felicita. Průmyslové inženýrství. GEORG, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8154-058-5.
  • Jeffrey K. Liker. Tak to dělá Toyota. Management Press, s.r.o. 2007.
  • Michelle Vine. Handbook of Industrial Engineering. CLANRYE INTERNATIONAL. 2015.
  • Patermann Jiří. Lean dílenské řízení. Grada. 2022.
  • Sarah Harvey. Kaizen - Japonská metoda postupné změny návyků. Anag. 2020.
  • Tomek Gustav, Vávrová Věra. Průmysl 4.0. Professional Publishing. 2017.


Study plans that include the course
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