Production and Work Design

The course includes learning methods for planning, designing and evaluating industrial production and work systems. The subject of the course is the application-oriented and methodical design of manual assembly, whereby facets of production-oriented and work-specific design are addressed. The content includes the areas of humane work design, equipment design, assembly and personnel planning and labour management.

The content is structured as follows:

• M01 - Introduction to production and work design
• M02 - Assembly planning
• M03 - Ergonomic work organisation
• M04 - Methods of time management
• M05 - Personnel planning
• M06 - Groups & work organisation
• M07 - Information-based work design
• M08 - Internal materials provision
• M09 - Occupational safety & risk assessment
• M10 - Equipment design & planning
• M11 - Key Performance Indicators
• M12 - Labour management
• M13 - Human Management

    Guest lectures with practical relevance

Lectures

The current lecture dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Exercises

The current exercise dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Lecture notes

Lecture notes and exercise scripts are available in digital form on Stud.IP.

Examination

The written exam in WiSe 25/26 will take place on Do., 19.02.2026 from 13.00 to 15.00 as a presence exam.

Here you can find the current examination schedule of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

The exam consultation session to clarify any open questions will be held on Friday, January 31, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:00, right after the lecture.

Further information will be announced in the corresponding Stud.IP course.

In the event of contradictory statements, the dates of the examination schedule published by the Faculty apply.

Exam results

The examination results will be made available in Stud.IP.