Engineering and Production Management

• Introduction to technology, innovation and R & D management • Fundamentals of innovation management • Innovation process, phase models • Creativity techniques • Innovation Controlling • (External) factors influencing the innovation management process • CIP / change management from the point of view of innovation management • Innovation management in the context of scientific work • Implementation scenarios

• Definitions and contents of SCM • Tasks, goals and importance of SCM • Corporate strategy and SCM • PPS as a component of an SCM concept • Procurement Management • Inventory Management • Supply Chain Controlling - Key figures of logistics • Project "Case studies from the training companies"

• Communication and communication theory in an intercultural context • Preparation and execution of international meetings • Presentation preparation and presentation techniques • Web meetings • Effective communication with multicultural groups in different situations

• Data centered production and factory planning • Data mining and processing in production • Machine to Machine (M2M) and Machine to Human (M2H) communication in production • Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in production • Digital twin • Data Consolidation, Fog Computing and Data Streams • Augmented and virtual reality in production • Workshop: Future topics

• Sensitivity and risk analysis • Fundamentals of financial controlling • Basics of production controlling • Objects of production controlling • Objectives and tasks of production controlling • Basics of performance measurement systems (KPI) in production plants • Dependencies of production and business oriented KPI systems • Case Study

• Organizational principles and assembly functions • Handling technology • Handling equipment and manipulators • Joining techniques in assembly technology • Automation of joining processes • Manual assembly • Mechanized assembly and assembly facilities • Robot use in assembly technology • Human machine interaction in assembly technology

• Fundamentals on primary and secondary production of materials (iron and steel, nonferrous metals, plastics, natural materials) • Use and demand of raw materials and natural resources in the society • Quantification of resource potentials in life cycle considerations • Advanced sorting technologies • Recycling-oriented product characterization • Chemical analysis of critical materials in post-consumer products • Analytical tools in resource management (material flow analysis, recycling performance indicators and recycling assessment)

• Types of life cycle costs, taking into account product usage and product life • Factors influencing life-cycle costs depending on product type, product usage and product life • Methods for determining the life cycle costs of different products • Possibilities to influence individual cost elements in the context of product development • Methods for the transparent presentation of total product costs considering the product life cycle • Product life cycle costs, taking into account sustainability effects

• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical competences within the scope of the tasks in the training partner company • Concrete participation in value-adding processes and procedures in in-house project teams and independent handling of company tasks • Assumption of responsibility in the context of the handling of concrete operational tasks • Documentation and personal reflection of the work carried out • Definition and further development of personal fields of competence and interests on the basis of modular Competence Field Reports

• Supervision of the practical phases completed within the scope of the dual study program in the training partner companies • Reflection of the practice reports and the draft of the "Scientific Concept" • Presentation of individual experiences from the operational practice phases • Group work on tasks and areas of responsibility during completed practical phases • Deepen the communicative competence and the presentation techniques • Improve communication and interaction in everyday business and in conflict management situations

• Introduction, basic concepts and structure of modern industrial robot systems • Kinematic structure, design, drive and control systems of modern industrial robots • Properties of modern industrial robot systems, their possibilities and limitations • Comparison of conventional robot systems and collaborative robot systems for tasks in production and assembly • Application planning of modern industrial robot systems and necessary infrastructural framework conditions • Evaluation and selection of modern robot systems considering product quality, lot size and company structure • Process simulation tools for digital resource planning and off-line programming of industrial robots • Megatrends future development of robotics

• Types and applications of automatic storage systems • Categories and use of driverless transport systems • Low Cost Intelligent Automation for transportation • Fields of application and costs of automation in logistics • Warehouse Management Systems • Intralogistics and Industry 4.0 • Overview of extra-logistics (transport logistics) • Traffic carrier for goods • Incoterms

• Introduction, basic concepts and layouts of modern production facilities • Planning categories and principles, planning phases within factory planning projects • Evaluation and selection of production facilities considering product quality, batch size and company structure • Methods of optimizing layout, material and information flow of modern production plants • Concepts and systems for digital factory planning • Process simulation tools for digital factory planning • Development of an application scenario based on industrial requirements

• Fundamentals of the "Design for Manufacturing" DFM • Fundamentals of the "Design for Assembly" DFA • DFMA as a tool for risk identification, improvement of economic efficiency in production and to increase quality (strategy measure according to IATF 16949) • Methodical integration of DFMA concepts into the development process • Challenges for the use of DFMA methods in the technical development process • Design methods for error prevention in the assembly process (Poka-Yoke) • Methods for preventive optimization of product costs • Methods for integrated product development

• Knowledge about definitions and activities in requirements engineering and management • Methods for collecting, analyzing and specifying customer-specific requirements in the context of product development • Tools for linking the requirements/criteria of different development areas such as mechanical, electrical and/or electronic system components with software-specific elements • Methods of managing data and information about defined product requirements throughout the development cycle • Fundamentals of product-specific standards, regulations or legal requirements which have to be considered during product development processes • Methods for documentation and traceability of the requirements criteria defined in the product development process

• Methodical integration of simulation tools in the development process • Challenges for the use of simulation tools in the technical development process • Typical Methods and Systems for Dynamic Multibody Analysis (MDS), Structural Mechanics Analysis (FEA) and Fluid Mechanics Analysis (CFD) • Possibilities and limitations for the use of simulation tools in the product development process • Time based frame conditions and bottlenecks for the application of simulation projects in the development process • Interaction between simulation and experiment

• Properties of mechatronic system components, their analysis and technological linking • Operating principles, kinematic structure, engineering design, drive and control systems of mechatronic systems • Selected chapters of electronics for use in mechatronic systems • Hydraulics and pneumatics in mechatronic applications • Control engineering in mechatronic applications • User interfaces in mechatronic systems • Mechatronics systems related to AI and ML concepts • Mechatronic solutions in protected environments (clean room, explosion protection, ...) • Structure and application of mechatronic Nano-systems

• Chemical, electrochemical and physical fundamentals of corrosion • System of corrosion (forms of corrosion, influencing factors and effects) • Corrosion of metals and metal alloys, thermodynamic considerations and electrochemical principles of electrolytic corrosion • Types of corrosion and their appearances, such as surface corrosion or local corrosion • Influences and effects of corrosion phenomena on materials and their properties (e.g. grain disintegration or stress corrosion cracking) • Resistance of metallic materials in corrosive environment • Corrosion protection measures

The Legal System of Austria / Stufenbau / Public Law and Private Law, Austria and the EU Industrial Law • Structure of labor law, classification, relationship of sources of law • Individual employment law and basic concepts of social insurance • Employee protection - working time protection • Collective labor law - labor constitution and collective means of policy • Work Council Contract law • Legal capacity, legal studies • Selected contract types (purchase contract, work contract) • AGB, KSchG, ÖNORMEN, performance disruptions, damage and liability, warranty, product liability

• Role models of HR managers and executives at operational levels in industries • Personnel recruitment, personnel development and personnel controlling • Leadership theories, leadership tools, leadership and leadership styles • Methods of lean management in human resources • Framework conditions for successful personnel management • Motivation and performance of classic employee types • Job satisfaction, employee motivation and retention • Personnel cost reduction, crisis management in human resources

• Overview of the subareas of enterprise security • Organizational enterprise security and compliance with security policies • Methods and strategies for risk assessment of IT solutions and business processes • Solutions for the security of data, devices, networks and systems • Impact on the conception of business processes • Emergency situation and crisis management • Leadership responsibility for all enterprise security questions

• Types of international cooperation • Business environment analysis and search for commercial partnership • Country and site assessment for internationalization strategies • Intercultural understanding, conflict management and mediation • Strategic significance of the southeastern neighboring countries • Case studies and guest lecturers

• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical competences within the scope of the tasks in the training partner company • Concrete participation in value-adding processes and procedures in in-house project teams and independent handling of company tasks • Assumption of responsibility in the context of the handling of concrete operational tasks • Documentation and personal reflection of the work carried out • Definition and further development of personal fields of competence and interests on the basis of modular Competence Field Reports

• Supervision of the practical phases completed within the scope of the dual study program in the training partner companies • Reflection of the practice reports and the draft of the "Scientific Concept" • Presentation of individual experiences from the operational practice phases • Group work on tasks and areas of responsibility during completed practical phases • Deepen the communicative competence and the presentation techniques • Improve communication and interaction in everyday business and in conflict management situations

• Cost optimization methods in the design process • Recommendations for action and criteria in make or buy decision-making processes • Value management as a joint contribution of purchasing and technology for cost optimization • Cost influenceability methods in the product development process • Accompanying cost management in construction • Methods of function-oriented and cost-focused product development • Method presentation using an example from industrial practice

• Acquisition, analysis and specification of customer-specific requirements within a specific product development process • Application of tools to link the requirements / criteria of different development areas in the context of a concrete product development process • Use of DFMA tools for risk identification, cost evaluation and quality improvement in a specific product development process • Application of methods for the preventive optimization of product costs • Application of integrated product development methods

• Methodical integration of simulation tools in the production process • Challenges for the use of simulation tools in the production process • Typical methods and systems for the simulation of production processes and logistics processes • Possibilities and limitations of the use of simulation tools in the production process • Timing conditions and bottlenecks for the implementation of simulation projects in the production process • Interaction between simulation and shop floor activities

• Environmental protection • Environmental management and environmental management system • Standards and regulations • Goal setting process in EMS • Dealing with risks and opportunities • Environmental aspects • Eco-controlling and key figures • Environmental engineering • Environmental law and its components • Environmental liability

• Planning categories and principles, planning phases within factory planning projects • Evaluation and selection of production facilities taking into account product quality, batch size and company structure • Methods for optimizing layout, material and information flow of modern production plants • Use of tools for digital factory planning • Use of process simulation tools for digital factory planning • Development of a specific application scenario based on a specific task

• General environmental aspects in production • Analysis of resource efficiency of different production processes • Presentation of emissions and energy consumption of different production processes • Assessment of different production processes with regard to their CO2 emissions • Raw material sources and raw material reserves of important production materials • Approaches to the optimization of production processes towards an economically justifiable development (Zero Emission Approach) • Possibilities for the substitution of resource- and energy-intensive production processes by alternative processes

• System of change management projects • Identification of causes for the need of in-house change processes • Methods for raising awareness of necessary change processes • Concepts for focusing company-internal processes on defined goals • Methods for formulating quantifiable goals in change processes • Concepts for the identification of interest groups and their successful integration into the company processes • Practical case study of a change management process

• Ethics in a business context • CSR: term definition and history • CSR models such as, e.g., the four-step pyramid after Carroll • CSR responsibility domains (inner, middle and outer area of responsibility) • Legal aspects of CSR • In-house application of CSR approaches • CSR in dealing with customers and suppliers (supply chain)

Independent scientific work on a self-selected task from the training partner company

• Topic finding and formulation for the Master's Thesis • Project management and implementation planning • Scientific research and analysis of tasks • Written elaboration of a "scientific concept" considering scientific publication criteria as a preparation for the Master's Thesis

• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical competences within the scope of the tasks in the training partner company • Concrete participation in value-adding processes and procedures in in-house project teams and independent handling of company tasks • Assumption of responsibility in the context of the handling of concrete operational tasks • Documentation and personal reflection of the work carried out • Definition and further development of personal fields of competence and interests on the basis of modular Competence Field Reports

• Supervision of the practical phases completed within the scope of the dual study program in the training partner companies • Reflection of the practice reports and the draft of the "Scientific Concept" • Presentation of individual experiences from the operational practice phases • Group work on tasks and areas of responsibility during completed practical phases • Deepen the communicative competence and the presentation techniques • Improve communication and interaction in everyday business and in conflict management situations