Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2023

After a successful course, the student shall

- demonstrate knowledge of how sustainability aspects can be considered during product realisation
- demonstrate knowledge of methods and tools used to consider sustainability aspects during production activities
- demonstrate knowledge of strategies for sustainable manufacturing
- demonstrate knowledge of sustainable manufacturing system and circularity for sustainable manufacturing

- demonstrate the ability to describe sustainability and life cycle concepts
- demonstrate the ability to describe different environmental strategies and business models, and how these relate to a company's operations
- demonstrate the ability to describe drivers and barriers for sustainable manufacturing

- demonstrate the ability to understand and analyze empirical and theoretical material relating to sustainability in production activities
- demonstrate the ability individually or in groups to execute and present projects and/or seminar assignments, both orally and in writing and to provide feedback critically and constructively on such reports.

The course covers how sustainability issues affect and can be managed during product development and production activities.

The course includes the following elements:
- Introduction of sustainable development aspects (environment, economy, and society)
- Sustainability in product development and production
- Life cycle concepts
- Drivers, barriers, and strategies for sustainable manufacturing
- Sustainable manufacturing system
- Circularity for sustainable manufacturing
- Measuring sustainable manufacturing
- Return logistics and remanufacturing
- Resilience

Lectures and seminars.

The teaching is conducted in English.

Completed courses of 180 credits in first cycle, at least 90 credits within the major subject Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management or Civil Engineering, and 15 credits in Mathematics. Proof of English proficiency is required.

The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Examination1	4 credits	5/4/3/U
Seminars	3.5 credits	U/G

¹ Determines the final grade of the course, which is issued only when all course units have been passed.

The literature list for the course will be provided 8 weeks before the course starts.

Title: Sustainable Manufacturing
Authors: Glenn Johansson, Erik Sundin, Magnus Wiktorsson (2019)
Publisher: Studentlitteratur AB
ISBN: 9789144120546

Seminar literature will be available before the course starts.