Factory planning and operation

Industrial value creation is the backbone of our prosperity. Factories play a central role in this as the places where this value creation takes place. Factories today are confronted with a variety of challenges, e.g. urbanization, cost pressure, sustainability, adaptability and have long since abandoned their image as monotonous, simple working environments. Instead, they represent high-tech and constantly changing places in globally networked supply chains in which a variety of digital technologies are used. The digital transformation and the design of competitive factories require highly trained specialists with an engineering background who think in an interdisciplinary and networked way.

The aim of this course is to create a fundamental understanding of established and innovative digital methods for the planning and operation of modern factory systems. In particular, the focus is on the mutual influences of factory planning and factory operation to achieve adaptability. Triggers of planning cases and the importance of permanent planning readiness are discussed in order to link these fields of activity.