Production and Project Management

Source: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/industrial-engineering-and-management/specialization/production-and-project-management Parent: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/industrial-engineering-and-management

Specialization: Production and Project Management

Production and project management are critical fields essential for the success of any organization. Production management involves the planning, scheduling, and controlling of manufacturing processes, while project management involves the planning, execution, and control of specific projects to achieve specific goals.

It is a multi-disciplinary field that draws upon engineering, business, and management knowledge. The focus of this specialization is to help organizations improve their production processes, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and achieve their strategic goals.

The specialization covers various topics, including project, program, and portfolio management, risk management, complexity management, mass customization, and development of product/service systems. By studying these topics, you can gain insights into how to optimize production processes and manage projects effectively.

Mandatory course

All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:

Programme specific courses, mandatory for this study line:

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Choose the remaining 15 ECTS in Programme specific courses from the following list:

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Suggested study plan (start September 2025)

You can only register 50 ECTS in the Programme specific catagory. If you take more courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives.

Polytechnical foundation

Programme specific courses

Thesis

Electives

1.Semester

42402\ Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain... Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM)

5 point

41637\ Mass Customization - application of product configuration

10 point

Elective \ Elective

Shared

42112\ Mathematical Programming Modelling

5 point

2.Semester

42543\ Management of organizational change

5 point

42016\ Business Economics and Finance

5 point

Elective \ Elective

Shared

42417\ Simulation in Operations Management

5 point

42505\ Facilitating Innovation in... Facilitating Innovation in Multidisciplinary Teams

5 point

3.Semester

41073\ Development and operation of product/service-systems

10 point

Elective \ Elective

10 point

42403\ Advanced Operations Management for... Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems

5 point

41638\ Complexity Management

5 point

4.Semester

Master thesis \ Master's thesis

30 point

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If doing a thesis on 32.5 or 35 ECTS, the ECTS exceeding 30 will be taken from the elective category. E.g., if writing a 35 ECTS thesis, you will only have 25 ECTS electives available.

Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.