Product and Production Platforms 7.5 credits
Course Contents
The course applies both theoretical and practical perspectives. This includes fundamental concepts together with current research and industrial practise in the area. Different means for planning, developing and analysing product and production platform design are introduced and practised. The impact on business processes of different platform strategies are discussed as well as their use in different sectors and applications.
The course includes the following elements:
- Fundaments of product and production platforms theory
- Product platforms and related platforms in industrial practice
- Business opportunities and challenges associated with implementing and managing
platform strategies - platform lifecycle information management
- Means to plan, design and analyse product and production platforms
- Models, methods, and tools used in product and production platform architecting and
development - State of the art and the current industrial practise in general
- The use of product platform strategies in different sectors and applications
Prerequisites
Passed courses 180 credits in first cycle, at least 90 credits within the major subject Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architecture Engineering, Built Environment, Product Development (with relevant courses in Lighting Design) or equivalent, and 15 credits in Mathematics or passed courses at least 150 credits from the programme Industrial Product Realisation. Completed course Integrated Product Realization 7,5 credits, or BIM – Requirements and Specifications 7,5 credits or equivalent. Proof of English proficiency is required.
Level of Education: Second cycle
Coursecode/Ladok code: TPDS22
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of course | Programme instance course |
| Study type | Normal teaching |
| Semester | Spring 2026: week 13 – week 23 |
| Rate of study | 100% |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Time | Day-time |
| Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students | 21375 SEK |
| Syllabus (PDF) | |
| Application code | HJ-T5079 |