Subject element Production Engineering deals with preparation, planning and use of a company’s production assets.

The student will gain knowledge about:
 the practice of the profession and the subject area as well as key applied theory and methods in:
o (1) manufacturing and production processes
o (1,2) principles in production engineering, including:
• production layout
• process and product flows
o (1) basis of production, including data processing
o (1) stock building and management
o (1) lead-time in production engineering
o (2) control measurement methods
o (1) allocation of resources
o (1) cost prices
o (1) physical work environment in production.

The student will get the skills to:
 apply the key methodologies and tools of the subject area as well as the skills associated with employment in the industry, including:
o (1) preparation of the manufacture of a product taking into account the company's other systems, cost price and a given production layout.
 assess practice-orientated issues and suggest and select possible solutions, including:
o (2) comparison with alternative solutions in terms of costs and resource consumption
o (1) translating the basis of construction into basis of production
o (1) preparation of production plans on the basis of production and use of methodical planning tools.
 communicate practice-orientated issues and solutions to partners and users, including:
o (2) presentation of their solutions and results in a practice-orientated context.

The student will learn to:
 manage development-orientated situations, including:
o (2) preparation of the manufacture of a given product
o (2) application of commonly used IT tools for the acquisition of knowledge, data processing and documentation.
 participate in academic and interdisciplinary cooperation based on a professional approach, including:
o (2) actively incorporating elements from the other subject elements, in particular business technology, in the preparation of production
o (2) contributing to the planning of the manufacture of a given product
o (2) taking part in interdisciplinary dialogue with the other subject elements on product and production optimisation.
 acquire new knowledge, skills and competencies in relation to production technical work in a structured context.