Organisation and Operation of Production Systems
Code: 106063 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2500897 Chemical Engineering | OT | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- Gloria González Anadón
- Email:
- gloria.gonzalez@uab.cat
Teachers
- (External) JORDI MALLA NUALART
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
No requirements are needed.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The overall objective of the course is to familiarize students with the day-to-day running of an operations department.
Production systems from different sectors of the chemical industry will be analysed to study short- and long-term strategies, providing a global view of the organisation and production stages.
The Supply Chain will be worked on in a practical way, analyzing a real production process and providing a long-term strategic vision.
Competences
- Apply quality principles and methods.
- Apply the techniques for analysing and synthesising systems to process and product the engineering.
- Develop personal work habits.
- Objectively compare and select different technical options for chemical processes.
- Work in a team.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge to the preparation of related documentation, organised by work processes and procedures.
- Create models of the dynamic behaviour of compound systems for a variety of operations.
- Describe the different work methodologies in relation to quality management systems.
- Display a clear vision of engineering as a profession, encompassing both the tasks intrinsic to it and its responsibility to society.
- Show understanding of the integration of quality management in improved production.
- Show understanding of the structure of a quality management system and its implantation in process engineering.
- Specify the different technical options in production processes for the main inorganic and organic products, in the different sectors of industrial chemistry.
- Work autonomously.
- Work cooperatively.
Content
- Introduction to operations management
- Productive systems and quality management
- Data management
- Stock management
- Operations planning
- Needs planning
- Operations scheduling
- Industry 5.0
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Problems solving | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Seminars | 5 | 0.2 | 7, 8, 9 |
| Theorical | 35 | 1.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Autňnomes | 90 | 3.6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Directed activities:
Theoretical classes: Magistral lectures to introduce the concepts
Problem classes: Resolution of cases corresponding to the subject. Discussion with students about solution strategies and their execution.
Seminars on the use of simulators: Seminars on the use of process simulators.
Autonomous activities:
Individual study. Preparation of outlines and summaries.
Autonomous problem-solving work.
Using the process simulator software
Research for documentation and bibliography: Consultation of the bibliographical and documentary sources essential for the course.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retaken exam | 85% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Simulation work | 15% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Test 1 | 40% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Test 2 | 45% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Continuous assessment:
1st partial test (PP1): 40% grade.
2nd partial test (PP2): 45% grade.
Practical work with software (TR): 15% grade
Final recovery test:
There will be a final recovery test (PF) for those students who have not passed the continuous assessment (grade < 5).
The final test will include an evaluation of the entire subject, and it will be avoided to recovery only the failed partial tests. The final grade will be obtained from 85% of the recovery test and 15% of the work (TR)
General aspects:
Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that are deemed appropriate, irregularities such as the student who may lead to a change in the qualification of an assessment act.
Therefore, copying, plagiarism, telling lays, allowing to copy, etc. any of the assessment activities will involve failing it with a zero.
The exam review schedule will be made public at the time of publishing the qualifications through the virtual teaching platform. In this context, complaints may be made about the grade for the activity, which will be evaluated by the teacher responsible for the subject. If the student does not attend this review, he/she will not
subsequently review this activity.
Honors. Awarding an honours degree is the decision of the professor responsible for the subject. UAB regulations indicate that MH may only be awarded to students who have obtained a final grade equal to or greater than 9.00. It is possible to grant funds to 5% of MH of the total number of enrolled students.
A student will be considered non-evaluable (NA) if he or she has not taken the midterm tests or the final exam.
Bibliography
“Manual de dirección de operaciones” F.J. Miranda et al. Thomson-Paraninfo. Madrid (2005) (84-9732-258-4)
“Dirección de la Producción. Decisiones Tàcticas” Heizer J. Render B.. 6ª ed. Prentice Hall, Madrid (2001). (84-205-3036-0)
Software
HYSYS
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |