Smart Operations and Maintenance (IAM510)
In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, where technology and innovation are reshaping the way we manage and maintain industrial assets, our Smart Operations and Maintenance course stands at the forefront of transformative education. This course is designed to equip individuals with the cutting-edge knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the Industry 4.0 era. It offers a comprehensive understanding of how to engineer and manage assets in a smart and efficient manner, emphasizing safety, performance optimization, cost savings, and sustainability. This course is not only prepares professionals to meet the present challenges but also positions them as forward-thinking leaders, capable of maximizing asset performance and ensuring the reliability of critical industrial infrastructure. Join us on a journey towards a smarter, more efficient future in operations and maintenance
Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
IAM510
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
10
Semester tution start
Spring
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Spring
Language of instruction
English
Content
This course covers operations and maintenance management in the Industry 4.0 era where a new set of principles and technologies have enabled and revolutionized the classical operations and maintenance field. Throughout the course, we will explore various facets, including:
- Operations & Maintenance Management Fundamentals
- Operations strategy capacity planning, and manning philosophies
- Operations & Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
- Spare Parts and Inventory Management
- Operations and Maintenance Logistics Management
- Industry 4.0 Technologies and Smart Operations & maintenance Management
- Maintenance Strategies, Philosophies and Techniques
- Reliability-Availability-Maintainability (RAM) Analysis.
- Managing Risk-based Maintenance Program, strategies, plans and procedures
- Life Cycle Costing and Lifetime Benefit Analysis.
- Maintenance management systems as a tool for smart operations
- Engineering for Risk-based Maintenance Program: Technical hierarchy, Consequence classification, Maintenance and test concept selection, Failure mode and effect analysis, Manning study, Spare parts evaluation, and Safety integrity studies.
- Continuous improvement & optimization of maintenance performance
- Sustainability in Operations and Maintenance management, trends, and future directions
Learning outcome
By completing this course, the students shall gain the following knowledge, skills and competencies:
Knowledge
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of risk-based maintenance and model-based maintenance engineering, and its four elements: requirements, functional, physical, and parametric elements.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the well-known project execution model used in the industry, and its project stages and decision gates.
- Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of Maintenance Engineering methods: technical hierarchy, functional hierarchy, consequence classification, failure mode analysis, system reliability, availability and maintainability evaluation, maintenance task selection, manning study, and spare parts evaluation.
- Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of capital expenditures (CAPEX), operating expenditures (OPEX), Lifecycle costing (LCC), and potential lifetime benefits (LTB).
- Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of Strategic Maintenance Planning and Digital\Cloud maintenance management systems
Skills
- Be able to build a model-based maintenance and test concept, covering its four elements: requirements, functional, physical, and parametric elements.
- Be able to apply the project execution model considering the project stages and decision gates.
- Be able to perform the Maintenance Engineering methods: technical hierarchy, functional hierarchy, consequence classification, failure mode analysis, system reliability, availability and maintainability evaluation, maintenance task selection, manning study, and spare parts evaluation.
- Be able to model and estimate capital expenditures (CAPEX), operating expenditures (OPEX), Lifecycle costing (LCC), and potential lifetime benefits (LTB).
- Be able to set up Strategic Maintenance Plan and handle Digital\Cloud maintenance management systems
General competence
- Can analyze relevant academic, professional, and research ethical problems.
- Can work in teams and plan and manage projects.
- Can apply his/her knowledge and skills in new areas in order to carry out assignments and projects.
- Can communicate about academic issues, analyses and conclusions in the field, both with specialists and the general public
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
---|---|---|---|---|
Project assignment and oral presentation | 1/1 | 1 Semesters | Letter grades | All |
The learning is assessed through four assignments: Concept assignment 20%, Lab assignment 20%, Course project assignment 30% and Reflection assignment 30%. All assignments are individualContinuation options are not offered. Students who do not pass can carry out a new assessment the next time the subject is taught.
Coursework requirements
Course teacher(s)
Course teacher:
Jawad RazaCourse coordinator:
Idriss El-ThaljiHead of Department:
Mona Wetrhus MindeMethod of work
Overlapping courses
Course | Reduction (SP) |
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Operations and Maintenance Management (OFF510_1) | 5 |