Programme Outlines and Overviews

Circular Production Systems 7.5 credits

Course content

The course provides in-depth insights and a comprehensive understanding of circular production systems. It covers key concepts, aspects, and principles related to prolonging the lifetime of products and production systems. Participants will learn how to develop and assess production systems to minimize environmental impact, optimize resource efficiency, and contribute to long-term sustainability goals. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze, evaluate, and improve production systems using circularity principles. Additionally, it provides students with the tools and methods necessary to assess, measure, and implement sustainability and circularity practices in industrial production. The course also emphasizes the importance of technology and strategic decision-making in driving the transition toward achieving circular production systems. The course includes the following elements: - Fundamentals of sustainable and circular production - Models, methods, and tools for measuring, analyzing and improving circular production systems - Evaluation of circularity in production system development - Strategies for achieving circular production systems and its realization - Technologies supporting sustainable and circular production

Entry requirements

Passed courses of at least 150 credits in the program Industrial Product Realisation, or a bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil or Construction Engineering, Industrial Organization and Economics or equivalent. The bachelor’s degree should comprise a minimum of 15 credits in Mathematics. Proof of English proficiency is required.

Level: Second cycle

Course/Ladok-code: T2CPPZ

School: School of Engineering