The objective of the course is to enable students to master the basic knowledge of different production strategies that enable them to acquire the competencies needed to identify, formulate and apply different production strategies both in the production and in the social context, and applying the basic principles, methods, tools and techniques of the chosen strategies.

Upon completion of the course, students will be competent to apply their knowledge of: understand the different concepts and the importance of different production strategies for the competitiveness of the production system; identify, formulate and implement various strategies and thus contribute to increasing the competitiveness of enterprises, to apply different principles, methods and techniques of engineering analysis and evaluate opportunities to increase the competitiveness of the production system at the local, regional and in the global context.

Introductory considerations. Basic approaches in the development of production systems - CIM, Lean and Effective Systems. Tendencies in the development of production systems. Tendencies of changes in the company's environment. Spatial structures. Flexibility of the system. Management convenience. Effectiveness of the system. Effective production systems. General model of material flows. Approaches to the design of spatial structures of the system (process and subject). Lean. JIT. MRP. Hoshin Kanri - a strategic approach to continual improvements. Toyota kata. Approaches in the design of production systems (individual and group). Group technology. Cell production and group technologies. IIS approach in the development of effective production systems. Clsification method. Methods of flow analysis in the system. Produce for warehouse. Production according to order. Produce according to the order. Develop and produce the product according to the order. Mass customization.

In order to achieve the goals of learning outcomes in the teaching process there is a combination of lectures, exercises, and case studies to overcome the different chapters in a subject. In addition there is a regular term for consultation. Some of the material contains basic theoretical knowledge related to different production strategies. The second part of the material which expands the matter relating to the various production strategies, allowing students to transfer the knowledge that they can analyze the specific engineering problems related to the production systems and manufacturing in general, and then make the appropriate conclusions. Case studies are used to integrate these topics and shows students how the various techniques are interrelated and applied in real-life situations.