Course syllabus for Industrial management, production and organization

Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-19 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameIndustriell ekonomi, produktion och organisation
  • CodeTEK441
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMSK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management
  • ThemeMTS 2.5 c
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language

    Swedish

  • Application code

    44113

  • Open for exchange students

    No

  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

Module
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Summer
Not Sp
Examination dates
0119 Examination 6 c
Grading: TH		 6 c
0219 Written and oral assignments 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements

Course specific prerequisites

Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.

Aim

The overall purpose of this course is to give a basic understanding of design, development and management of production systems and concurrently facing requirements from technical, financial and social challenges.
The course aims at providing students with concepts and models in industrial management, which are useful and necessary tools for an industry-leading technician. These make it possible to understand, analyze, control, make decisions and optimize industrial activities to make business’ successful in terms of efficiency, productivity, profitability and survival.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

On completion of the course, the student should have an in-depth understanding of how technical, economic, organisational and interpersonal factors interact to create higher efficiency in industrial operations. This implies that the student should be able to:

  • Use and explain fundamental concepts and terminology in management accounting and financial analysis.
  • Perform cost calculations for products and services and carry out profit planning.
  • Conduct investment appraisals based on given assumptions and analyse the results.
  • Explain when different costing and appraisal models are appropriate in different types of situations.
  • Describe and analyse the contents of a company’s annual report, including the income statement and balance sheet.
  • Carry out financial analyses and account for a company’s profitability.
  • Explain the strategic implications of different choices of production processes, layout and capacity.
  • Discuss and compare different production concepts and explain how these can be applied by companies and public organisations to enhance competitiveness and efficiency.
  • Describe key development trends within industrial organisations, both historically and in the present day.
  • Identify and explain fundamental concepts and models in organisation theory.
  • Apply a systems perspective to analyse, assess and develop operations within industrial organisations.

Content

The course deals with various aspects of the interaction between social, technical and financial factors in a production system. The course provides basic theory about the individual and his/her relationship to the working task, including the social environment, as well as knowledge of how to analyse and design systems for goods and services and how this affects the organisation's financial conditions.

Organisation

The course consists of lectures, consultation sessions, exercises / seminars and a group assignment.

Literature

Swedish literature: "Industriell ekonomi - grundläggande ekonomisk analys" (latest edition). Lantz, Isaksson and Löfsten. Studentlitteratur.

Supplementary literature and articles will be distributed via Canvas.

Examination including compulsory elements

All teaching, including lecture material, distributed material as well as literature, form the basis of examination. 
Examination takes place through written exams and an assignment. For the final grade, all parts of examinations must be approved.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.