Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of this module, students have an understanding of sustainable production and operations management in industry. They are able to model process chains in the light of potentially conflicting objectives and can apply methods from multi-criteria decision-making to tackle problems related to the management of such chains on different scale. They are familiar with the concept of product-service-systems and are qualified to solve design and management issues drawing on state-of-the-art research.
Content
The module gives an overview of the most important tasks related to sustainable production and operations management in different industry environments. The first part of the module discusses state-of-the-art methods for modelling and decision making in the context of sustainable operations. Drawing on these methods we discuss planning approaches for the resource and energy aware design and operation of production systems. In the second part, we discuss the concept of product-service-systems and its contribution to sustainable operations. We consider issues related to the design and planning of such systems and present several techniques to resolve these issues. Case studies and various practical examples from different industries are used for illustration and exercise reasons.
Description of Teaching and Learning Methods
The given module is an integrated course consisting of teaching, exercise and discussion elements.
In the lecture sessions the covered topics will be motivated using applications from industry. Basic solution concepts and methods will be covered in theory and will be discussed with the students.
In the practice sessions the content of the lectures will be revisited. Students will deepen their knowledge through case studies and hands-on calculation exercises.
