The purpose of the course is to provide the knowledge that business students need about recent technological developments in the field of production/manufacturing. New modes of production emerged as the production technologies and knowledge systems develop. The students will theoreticaly and conceptually be given instruction in modern manufacturing systems, automated transportation systems, computer-integrated production modes.

Production concepts, classification of production systems, an overview of recent developments in production technology, the design of modern manufacturing systems, cellular manufacturing systems, flexible manufacturing systems, concurrent engineering practices, automated material handling and storage systems, robotic systems and fully automated, production just in time (JIT)…