Course: Labour Organization and Management

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Course title Labour Organization and Management
Course code KPV/ŘOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Vyšohlíd Marián, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Janoch Vladimír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Raban M., Ing.
Course content
This course aims to point out the importance of optimizing work with regard to productivity of the production system. The attention is paid to various areas of work rationalization, work standardization and ergonomics. In the area of work rationalization, students will be introduced to concepts such as productivity, added value or losses in the production system. In the field of labor standardization, students will learn to use methods to determine time consumption either by measurement or by calculation according to normative (MTM). The last area, ergonomics, is given the greatest attention. Students will get acquainted with the systemic view of ergonomics and links to other scientific disciplines. The attention is paid in detail to the three main components of production systems, which are human - standing - environment. Finally, modern software tools supporting the aforementioned fields of science are introduced in this course. 1. Introduction, schedule of lectures, exam conditions, Rationalization of work 2. Ergonomics - introduction, history, system man-machine-environment, contemporary conception, Ergonomics - man (anthropometry) 3. Ergonomics - human (physiology, occupational diseases) 4. Ergonomic methods 5. Ergonomic methods 6. Ergonomics - workplace (basic parameters and arrangement, types of spaces) 7. Ergonomics - workplace (workplace equipment, load handling) 8. Standardization of work and methodology of REFA 9. Moment study, alternative ways of determining time consumption 10. Determination of time consumption according to MTM-1 method 11. Determination of time consumption according to MTM-1 method 12. Determination of time demands according to the MOST method 13. Determination of time demands according to the MOST method

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 12 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 32 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 42 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
be able to optimize production system using industrial engineering methods
have a basic overview of Czech legislation
be able to independently use theoretical knowledge of industrial engineering
to acquire further professional knowledge by self-study
Skills
acquire additional professional skills on the basis of practical experience and their evaluation
be able to optimize elements of the production system based on the acquired knowledge
be able to elaborate an independent work on the basis of a framework assignment
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the concepts of ergonomics and rationalization of work
to define ergonomic parameters of the working place
describe the basics of selected ergonomic analyzes
list possible approaches to work standardization
explain principles of predetermined times
Skills
use human anthropometric parameters in workplace optimization
to carry out ergonomic analyzes
perform a time analysis of the operation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Task-based study method
Lecture with a video analysis
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Task-based study method
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Project
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Project
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • ČSN normy třídy 8335.
  • Bureš, Marek; Sekulová, Kateřina; Přibáňová, Vendulka. Tvorba a optimalizace pracoviště - cvičení. [Plzeň] : SmartMotion, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87539-33-0.
  • Bureš, Marek. Tvorba a optimalizace pracoviště. [Plzeň] : SmartMotion, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87539-32-3.
  • Gilbertová, Sylva; Matoušek, Oldřich. Ergonomie : optimalizace lidské činnosti. Praha : Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0226-6.
  • Chundela, Lubor. Ergonomie. Vyd. 2. Praha : Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007. ISBN 978-80-01-03802-4.
  • Chundela, Lubor. Strojírenská ergonomie : příklady. Vyd. 2. V Praze : Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007. ISBN 978-80-01-03801-7.
  • Král, Miroslav. Metody a techniky užité v ergonomii. 1. vyd. Praha : Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, 2002.
  • Lhotský, Oldřich. Organizace a normování práce v podniku. Vyd. 1. Praha : ASPI, 2005. ISBN 80-7357-095-5.
  • Musilová, Iva. Bezpečná kancelář. Vyd. 1. Praha : Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, 2005. ISBN 80-903604-3-2.
  • Slamková, Eva; Dulina, Ľuboslav; Tabaková, Michaela. Ergonómia v priemysle. 1. vyd. Žilina : GEORG, 2010. ISBN 978-80-89401-09-3.


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