This course deals with the basis of Production management in various industries, with abundant examples. This course provides
opportunities to experience improvement, standardization, and collaboration that are important in Production management regardless
of the industry or the country. It is possible to specifically understand live Production management in business and research
through active learning.
At the end of this course, students are expected to deepen knowledge and understanding what kind of effects Production management
will bring to companies and society. We will focus on experience to become a manager who leads organizational reform and innovative
human resource development through implementation of Production management in companies and society. This course also enhances
knowledge based on global standardized certification of project management professional.
- Explain Production management based on examples of multiple industry.
- Obtain three or more methods related to Production management.
- Understand the features of Production management and practice them for organizational change and innovative human resource development.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1． | Introduction of keywords and references on Production management. | Note interests and questions of Production management. | 180minutes |
| 2． | Group practice on Production management. | Make notes of awareness in group practice and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 3． | Project management based on global standardized certification of project management professional. | Choose news and articles about Project management and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 4． | Review of Project management. Case study on Quality management. |
Choose news and articles about Quality management and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 5． | Review of Quality management. Case study on Lean production system. |
Choose news and articles about Lean production system and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 6． | Review of Lean production system. Case study on Standardization. |
Choose news and articles about Standardization and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 7． | Review of keywords of Production management. | Reflect on keywords of Production management. | 180minutes |
| 8． | Mid-term examination (Quiz on keywords of Production management). Planning of an implementation for field work in or near our campus. |
Make the plan of the fieldwork. | 180minutes |
| 9． | Company observation or guest lecture (Information sharing about living Production management in a company). | Make notes of questions in guest instructor and introduce them in the next lesson. | 180minutes |
| 10． | Case study on Business models and Innovation management processes. | Design Project-based learning to implement your own Production management. | 180minutes |
| 11． | Group discussion for sharing information based on homework Study the feasibility of the project to implement your own Production management. |
Note of feasibility study result of your Production management. | 180minutes |
| 12． | Group discussion for sharing information based on homework. Producing a poster presenting your own Production management of each group. |
Prepare your poster session. | 180minutes |
| 13． | Poster session. Voting and discussion on posters. |
Make a note of awareness obtained from the poster session. | 180minutes |
| 14． | Announcement on the voting results and comments on the last poster session. Overall reflection and question-answer session. |
Reflection of Production management. | 180minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 2520minutes |
| Mid-term Examination (quiz) | Contribution in class | Presentation and discussion in poster session | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20% | 40% | 40% | 100% |
| 2. | 0% | |||
| 3. | 0% | |||
| Total. | 20% | 40% | 40% | - |
Mid-term examination (quiz): 20%, Contribution in class: 30%, Presentation and discussion in poster session: 50%
Introduce appropriately during class based on the interests of the students.
- One hour after every class. Or, make an appointment at any time by email.
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
- Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
- Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
- Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
|---|---|
| Applicatable | In charge of production management, quality control, project management, etc. for 25 years. Experience in PMP (global qualification for project management), acquisition of ITIL (global qualification for information service management), execution of operations based on them, lecturer in a consortium etc., human resource development, etc.. |
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