Tuotantotalous - Industrial Engineering and Management

Erilaisten suorituskyvyn analysointijärjestelmien rakenne ja toiminta. Suorituskyvyn mittarit ja niiden rakentaminen sekä analysoinnin perusteet. Yksittäisten järjestelmien toteuttaminen yrityksissä ja julkisen sektorin organisaatioissa.

Tavoitteena on syventää osallistujien tietoja kustannusjohtamisen, analytiikan ja digitaalisten palvelujen eri osa-alueilta. Kurssilla käsiteltävät asiakokonaisuudet ovat kustannusjohtamisen, analytiikan ja digitaalisten palvelujen tutkimusalue, diplomityön vaatimukset täyttävän seminaarityön tekeminen, työn suunnittelu, työssä käytettävät tutkimusmenetelmät, aineisto ja työn sisältö sekä muotoseikat. Seminaaritöiden aiheet valitaan ajankohtaisten teemojen joukosta. Työ voi liittyä yrityksessä tapahtuvaan kehitystoimintaan. Lisäksi käydään läpi kirjoittamisen ongelmia ja hyvän työn kriteereitä sekä tutustutaan ajankohtaisiin tutkimusaiheisiin.

Objective of the course is to give students modern insight to working capital management of value chains. Practical examples of three different industries are used. The course contents basics and role of working capital management (WCM) as a part of supply chain finance. Working capital components, financial value chain analysis method, flexible asset management, WCM connection to profitability and WCM models/strategies are presented. Figures of automotive value chain is compared to other industries and data of individual companies are used for demonstrations of the models. Future of collaborative WCM and effect of digitalization are outlined.

Johdon laskentatoimen käsitteet, kehitys ja laskennan trendit. Strategisen kustannusjohtamisen haasteet, arvoketjuajattelu ja verkostot. Strateginen ohjaus sekä suorituskyvyn mittauksen perusteet. Toimintolaskenta ja sen soveltaminen tuotepäätöksiin ja asiakaskannattavuuksiin liittyvissä laskelmissa. Kilpailija-analyysit. Controllerin työnkuva ja osaamishaasteet.

Yleiset kustannuskäsitteet, poistomenetelmät, ainekustannusten arvostusmenetelmät, suoritekohtainen laskenta, investointilaskentamenetelmät, budjetointi, katetuottolaskenta ja tunnusluvut, kustannusperusteinen hinnoittelu ja standardikustannuslaskenta.

Yrityspelin toimintaperiaatteet, ryhmän päätöksenteko, tuotteiden hinnoittelu, markkinointipanostus, raaka-aineostot, tuotteiden valmistusmäärän suunnittelu, tuotantolaitteistojen kunnossapito, tuotantomenetelmien kehittäminen, investoinnit ja niiden rahoitus, käyttöpääomarahoitus, tuloslaskelma, tase ja rahoituslaskelma sekä niihin liittyvät keskeiset tunnusluvut. Liiketoimintastrategia, toimialavertailu ja kilpailija-analyysi.

This course gives holistic picture about LUT´s innovation policy, and practical information how to join and be part of our strong innovation and entrepreneurial field of operations. Course is led and strongly recommended by our vice rector for research and innovation Jari Hämäläinen who will also start the lecture session with his keynote speech. Other lecturers come from LUT Green Campus Open which is the commercialization unit of LUT. The course will handle the LUT innovation process from idea to research project or business establishment. Questions like how to disclose the invention, what are the basics of the law of inventions in Finnish universities, what is LUT´s IPR policy and what kind of funding there is for developing the research idea further are discussed during the course. Also, the principals how to present your idea to different audiences (e.g., for Business Finland R2B funding) will be handled during the course. Course contents: Innovation strategy and process of LUT University, invention disclosure system in LUT, patent search and Freedom to Operate -analyses, principals of patenting in LUT, different project and innovation funding instruments (Business Finland, ELY, EU, Academy of Finland), Research to Business (R2B) funding, requirements and internal application process for R2B, basics of pitching your innovation idea.

Theme of the course changes on a yearly basis. This course combines technology and technology management perspectives for cross-scientific approach in software and application innovation process. Course consists of Basics and use cases of the selected theme and related technologies User-centric needs based design in software and application development Innovation management, idea generation and opportunity identification process (Open) business models and technology commercialization in global markets Product and service development

Theme of the course changes on a yearly basis. This course combines technology and technology management perspectives for cross-scientific approach in software and application innovation process. Course consists of Basics and use cases of the selected theme and related technologies User-centric needs based design in software and application development Innovation management, idea generation and opportunity identification process (Open) business models and technology commercialization in global markets Product and service development

Typologies of service firms. Characteristics of services. Product-service systems in manufacturing industry. Servitization. Knowledge-intensive business services. New service development process. Dimensions of service innovations. Productization of services. Supporting methods for service innovation management. Managerial challenges in service innovation management. Utilization of frameworks, methods and tools in service innovation management. Roles of different types of firms in service systems and networks. Value creation through services. Customer-centric service development. Service business innovation global megatrends.

It is a course for all interested in creativity, in systematic tools of ideation. The modules contain basic and modern TRIZ (Theory for Inventive Problem Solving) tools for idea generation and other analytical tools that have proven their efficiency in the industry. Have you ever thought why it is hard to find an idea that can save a product, project or business? How to analyze the situation where you need an out of box solution? How to deliver systematically the list of patentable concepts to improve a product or a service? How to circumvent patents of competitors and develop IP strategy? The course includes the following modules: Introduction Basics of patenting Function definition Ideal final result Function-oriented search and biomimetics Contradictions Function modelling and trimming Cause-effect chain analysis Trends of engineering system evolution Axiomatic design Design for manufacturing and assembly Conclusion There are about 20 case studies and 100+ examples of smart new product design, technology troubleshooting and inventive solutions, many of which are coming from success and failure stories of technological giants. Most cases originate from engineering domain, although basic knowledge like how car brakes work and what is inside a refrigerator...except food plus curiosity are enough to follow most.

It is an online course for all interested in creativity, in systematic tools of ideation. The modules contain basic TRIZ (Theory for Inventive Problem Solving) tools for idea generation. Have you ever thought why it is hard to find a new idea sometimes? How to analyze the situation where you need an out of box solution? How to deliver systematically the list of concepts to improve a product or a service? This self-paced course includes the following modules: Introduction Function Definition Ideal Final Result Function-oriented Search Contradictions This course is a brief introduction to creativity and idea generation with elements of theory, everyday life examples and tests for self-check. If you want to dive deeper into TRIZ and tools for idea generation, we would be happy to invite you to instructor-paced Inventive Product Design and Advanced TRIZ course.

Ydinaines: Johdatus strategiaan, yrityksen toimintaympäristö, strateginen kyvykkyys, strategia-analyysin menetelmät, yritys- ja liiketoimintatason strategiat, strategian toteuttaminen ja seuranta, muutoksen johtaminen, strateginen yhteistyö, talouden suunnittelu strategian osana, strategiset valinnat.

Riskienhallinnan perusteet, riskienhallinnan prosessi ja standardit, riskienhallinnan keinot ja strategiat, riskien arviointimenetelmät, riskienhallinta pk-yrityksessä, riskilajit kuten kuljetusriskit ja projektiriskit.

The major subjects of the course are: Critical Reasoning: - Socratic Questions, - Dunker Diagram, - Kepner-Tregore Method; Major Steps in Problem Solving; Types of Problems; Survey of Intuitive and Structured Methods of Creativity Enhancement: - Brainstorming, - Checklists, - Biomimetics, - Fishbone Diagram, - Sequence Attribute Modification, - Morphological Analysis, - Case-based Reasoning, - TRIZ; Selection of Ideas

The idea of the course is to learn and understand the links between innovation management and sustainability and familiarize students with the emerging concepts of sustainability-oriented innovation. The course aims to enhance the development of students' sustainability competences (e.g. critical and anticipatory thinking, collaboration, communication, strategic action and systems thinking) to be used in future decision-making.

Processes, methods and tools of innovation and technology management: Strategic analysis methods, future studies, idea generation, concept development, decision-making support for innovation process, Quality Function Deployment, design for business model innovations. Varying contemporary themes, e.g. circularity, twin transformation, ethics in technology management.

Students will study key knowledge areas related to: - Responsible/sustainable innovation, design and assessment - Ascription of responsibility, normativity and ethics  - Sustainable system change and transitions - Future studies  Key theoretical knowledge is transferred through pre-recorded lectures and recommended readings for each week. Learning is facilitated through weekly collaborative exercises, course main project and a self-reflection essay. Assessment is based on team work (report and presentation), and individual activity. The course is suitable for Master level students from a business, management and engineering background who have an interest in examining innovation and technology for sustainability in a future-oriented context. In the introductory session, on-site presense at Kouvola campus is highly recommended. Otherwise the course is organized as an asynchronous online course. 

Perehdyttää yritysten ja organisaatioiden rationaaliseen päätöksentekoon ja sen tukemiseen tuotantotalouden kentässä.Sisältö: Päätöksenteko prosessina, päätösanalyysi, monikriteeriset päätöksentekotekniikat, analyyttinen hierarkiaprosessi, ryhmäpäätöksenteontukijärjestelmät, ryhmätyön tukemisen tekniikat sekä datan analysointi ja visualisointi.

Tuotekehitysprojektien johtaminen. Tuotteiden ja palveluiden kehitystoiminnan vertailu. Markkinoinnin näkökulmat innovaatiotoiminnassa. Tuotteen elinkaaren hallinta ja innovaation diffuusio. Innovaatiotoiminnan strategia. Kehitystoiminta verkostossa. Teollisoikeuksien perusteet. Täydentävä tieto: Tuotealustat, työsuhdekeksinnöt, uuden liiketoiminnan kehittäminen, avoimen innovaation periaate, kestävä kehitys innovaatiotoiminnassa. Opintojakso liittyy kestävään kehitykseen.