Market-driven Systems
FRTN20, Marknadsstyrda system
The course Market-driven Systems will present the role and value of control in modern production companies. Modern production companies interact with the market in many ways, some examples are international standards, industrial trends, fluctuations in demands, and variations in raw-material prices.
Course material
The course material consists of reading material for each lecture, exercises and solutions, laboratory manuals and project information. The reading material is a set of articles and chapters from various books. The course material is collected in a binder which can be bought at the Department. The binder will also be sold at the lectures and exercise sessions during the first week of the course. The price of the binder is 100 SEK.
Laboratory sessions
The two laboratory sessions are mandatory. Booking lists are posted on this webpage approximately 10 days prior to the start of the laboratory session. The laboratory manuals contain home assignments that should be completed before the start of the laboratory session.
- Laboration 1 - Implementation of a Batch Process Control System
- Laboration 2 - Linear programming and MPC
Projects
As part of the course, the students should perform a project. The project will be done in groups of 3-5 students. Each group will work on a different project, each one having an industrial relevance. The project task is formulated together with industries in the region. At the end of the course the groups will present their work for each other.
The project tasks an the companies are:
- ABB - Controller installation
- Rockwell - laboratory startup
- TetraPak CartonBottle - State machines for a machine controller
- TetraPak Processing - KPIs for production
- AlfaLaval - How to use Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- ICA - RFID tags for traceability
- ICA - Whom to use Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- Gambro - KPIs for maintenance
An introduction to the projects will be given Friday March 25/3 at 8:15-9:00.
Examination
The exam is given Friday 2012-05-25 at 08:00-12:00 in Sparta:A. A second occation is given on Monday 2012-08-27 at 14:00-19:00. No course material is allowed during the examination.