Warsaw University of Technology
Faculty of Production Engineering
Institute for Organization for Production Systems
Information on Global Production Engineering and
Management (GPEM) Program
Document Author(s): Aldona Kluczek
Warszawa, August 2015
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“Global Production Engineering and Management” (GPEM)
The GPEM aims at educating students for work in an environment of globally diversified production
activities. Courses are delivered in English, provide growth opportunities for Polish students and are
designed to benefit the development of foreign students.
The idea of the program was developed after a wide research among top management of industrial
multinational enterprises and internationally operating SMEs. The results of research indicated a
growing demand for graduates with integrated competence of production engineering and
production management, supported by ability to operate within multinational teams and within the
global business environment.
The GPEM program is conducted jointly with Technical University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano),
and Department of Production Engineering & Management (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale)
and intended to provide an integrated composition of advanced knowledge and skills for candidates
planning their professional carriers in industrial companies exposed to the global business
environment. Two particular groups of future professionals are targeted:
· Specialists for internationally operating industrial corporations working as production and
logistics managers, in engineering departments (as process engineers) or in maintenance
departments.
· Top level staff (including owners) of globally operating industrial small and medium.
The academic faculty of the Institute are specialists in most of the activities carried out in the
program. The program is taught by experienced people who well understand the problems of putting
theory into practice. Education in GPEM specialization is based on practical experience in global
enterprises, a strength reinforced by close links with industries through consultancy . Master
thesis may be geared at solving industrial challenges within areas such as Production Strategy,
Technology and ICT Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or Project
Management.
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The structure of GPEM in detail
The program is based on a modular architecture. This gives a lot of flexibility in shaping of individual
curricula. The order in which the modules are taken is not prescribed. However, it is limited by
prerequisites.
Global Production Engineering and Management" (GPEM) PROGRAM is divided into following
modules within 2-year full-time (4 semester) Master Program taught in English, leading to the award
of MSc in Global Production Engineering and Management (GPEM):
Global Production Engineering and Management Schedule (with ECTS)
Module Group
International
Production
Engineering
Semester 1
Semester 2
Industrial technologies (10)
Quality Engineering &
Management (5)
Innovation, Technology &
Product Life-Cycle
Management
Design and analyis of
manufacturing systems (10)
Semester 3
Semester 4
Techniques of Industrial
Engineering (5)
Operations and Production
Management (5)
Economics &
Finance
Business
Management
& Economics
Specializing
modules
International Accounting &
Finance for Production
Engineers (5)
International business and
trade, economics (5)
International Business and
Trade, Economics (5)
International Industrial
Marketing (5)
Innovation, Technology &
Product Life-Cycle
Management
International industrial
marketing (5)
Global Operations Strategy
and Logistics & SCM
ICT and CAx
Intermediate integrating
project
Master
thesis
Global Operations Strategy
and Logistics
Maintenance Management
Electives
Modeling of Materials
Processing
Modeling of Production
Systems and Supply Chains
Different specializations may be easily developed by selection of electives.
The GPEM Program is structured in five module groups: Production Engineering, Business
Management, Economics & Finance, Specializing Modules and Electives. In order to
complete the program a student has to reach 120 credit points according to the European
Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Students can select these modules according to their
qualification goals. Towards the end of the program a Master thesis has to be written (20
credit points).
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The two core components of the curricula present 80 ECTS, including 50% of the modules
centered on production engineering, and 50% of the modules centered on industrial
management. Specializing courses, i.e. those related to a chosen field of specialization,
provide the remaining 40 ECTS (including MSc thesis). Assigning time to complete
appropriate courses is presented below.
Only those students who have completed the studies in the study program in full are
allowed to take the Master`s examination and defend the Master`s thesis.
No
Code
Description of the course/ Learning objectives
1
INDTE
Industrial Technologies
2
QUMAN
Quality Engineering & Management
3
MANSY
Design & Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
4
OPMAN
Operations & Production Management
5
INDEN
Techniques of Industrial Engineering
6
PRITE (*) Project, Innovation, Technology, Engineering & PLC Management
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INBUS(*) International Trade, Business and Economics
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INACF
International Accounting and Finance for Production Engineers
9
INBUS(*) International Trade, Business and Economics
10 PRITE (*) Project, Innovation, Technology, Engineering & PLC Management
11 INMAR
International Industrial Marketing
12 GLSCM (*) Global Operations Strategy, Logistics & SCM
GPEM
Global Production Engineering and Managem ent
13 ITCAX
ICT and CAx in Production
14 INTPR
Intermediate Integrating Project
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Master Thesis
16 GLSCM (*) Global Operations Strategy, Logistics & SCM
17 MAINT
Maintenance Management
18 MOMAP
Modeling of Materials Processing
Modeling of Production Systems and Supply Chains
19 MOSCM
Sum m ary num ber of didactic hours
(*)
Schedule
W
C
60 12
30 12
60 12
30
6
30
8
48 12
12
30 10
48 12
12
30 10
8
(hours)
L
P
20 28
18
24 24
12 12
22
36
30
12
6
30
6
30
6
30
6
30
6
398 94
20
48
12
20
4
12
120
240
20
24
12 12
12 12
56 232
Modules include more than one teaching course
W-Lecture; C-Exercises, L-Laboratory; P-Project
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Candidate profiles
With a Master's degree in GPEM, you will will gain the knowledge needed for business and
economics, supply chain management, resource and capacity planning, quality management,
and general business and management principles and practices. With a Master's degree in
GPEM, you will have the skills to take part in developing the future (industry based) projects
or technology solutions related to real-life industrial challenges in global enterprises.
As a student on the GPEM programme, you will be master the ability to:
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understand, assess, and successfully handle the different dimensions of
organizational processes (developing, maintaining, and improving manufacturing
products and processes).
recognize and assess interrelationships between the economy, technology, the
environment, and society. The ability to work independently and responsibly in
intercultural projects.
Students will acquire:
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Technological and economic system competence
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Problem solving skills in engineering and management
Social competence in communication and cooperation
Competence in the transdisciplinary production technology with selected exemplary
specializations
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Career Prospects
The program is intended to provide advanced knowledge and skills to candidates planning to start
their professional carriers in global industrial companies. Possible career positions divided into three
groups of future professionals could be:
 Specialists for international industrial corporations working:
 as production and logistics managers. For production manager typical tasks may be
to ensure a suitable organization, investment in automation machinery, continuous
improvement and efficiency work, planning of available production capacity. For
logistics manager typical tasks may to organize the distribution and monitoring the
flow of goods as well as selection and implementation of IT support systems.
 as process engineers in engineering departments, who are responsible for
evaluating existing processes and improving as well as maintaining reliable and safe
manufacturing systems.
 in maintenance departments
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Top level staff - in areas such as technical, operational, supply chain, procurement
etc.: A director has overall responsibility for the organization and execution of
various tasks and makes the most important overriding decisions in this area..
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Owners/ entrepreneurs of small and medium industrial enterprises. Some students want to
start up their own business. Knowledge of finance, logistics and production are important
preconditions to ensure that they are able to realize a business idea and put this into
production.
Consultant: As a consultant you can work in a consulting company and go into
businesses that need assistance in the development or analysis and helps them
ensuring success. A position you rarely get as a graduate, but rather after some years
of experience in the industry.
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Course Management
Description of selected courses (according to course code) assigned to
Lecturers responsible for an appropriate course
Course Code
Name of Lecturerresponsible for the
course
INTBE
GLSCM
Stanisław
PhD. Eng.
Strzelczak,
IT CAX
Robert
Eng.
TECIE
Jolanta Kubicka, PhD.
MANSY
Stanisław
PhD. Eng.
Strzelczak,
QUMAN
Krzysztof
Professor
Santarek,
Cacko,
Phd.
Description of the course/ Learning objectives
The module aims to provide advances knowledge and
skills on international trade and business, supported by
the fundamental knowledge on international knowledge.
After completion of the module students should be
capable to design and implement strategies,
organizational structures of the process globally
distributed production as well as to operate and
collaborative in the international environment as
industrial managers and designers.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on up
to date topics of industrial logistics and supply chain
management. After completion of the module students
should be capable to design, analyze and move up interorganizational logistical process and systems, taking the
perspective of value stream and demand flow.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
possible support from ICT and computer-aided design
systems in the area of industrial corporate information
systems and manufacturing process planning.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
selected production engineering tools and techniques.
After completion of the module students should be
capable to implement a wide range of productivity
improvement techniques related to technological
processes.
The module aims to provide advanced knowledge on
modelling of production systems form the system design
point of view. Moreover design methods will be
considered bot for fabrication (job shops, manufacturing
cells, flow lines) and for assembly (single point assembly,
assembly cells, lines). After completion of the module
students should be capable to analyze, assess
performance of
the production systems, select
appropriate configurations, dimensions and balance
capacity, optimize material flows throughout the factory.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
quality engineering and management in industrial
organizations. After completion of the module students
should be capable to implement organizational systems
applying the Total Quality Management concept, to
assess and select relevant technical solutions for the
production processes, as well as to transform
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PRITE
Aleksander
PhD. Eng.
Buczacki,
INMAR
Wojciech Wiszniewski,
Professor
MOSCM
Krzysztof
Professor
MOMAP
Marcin Perzyk,
Profesor
MAINT
Stanisław
PhD. Eng.
Strzelczak,
OPMAN
Mariusz
Professor
Bednarek,
INTPR
Grzegorz Wróblewski,
PhD. Eng.
Santarek,
Full
organizational culture. After completion of the module
students should be capable to analyze and organize
innovation and development process, in different
industries exposed to the global business environment.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
innovation and development processes within globally
operating or distributed industries and supply chain.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
marketing of industrial products and services within the
global business environment. After completion of the
module students should be capable to apply market
research
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
possible support from simulations systems and software
for supply chains modelling.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
possible support from computer-aided design systems in
the area of material processing.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
maintenance management of manufacturing facilities in
industrial organizations. After completion of the module
students should be capable to implement organizational
systems applying the Total Productivity Management and
taking the holistic perspective of the Total Cost of
Ownership, to asses and select relevant organizational
solutions for the maintenance process, as well as to
transform organizational culture.
The module aims to provide advances knowledge on
operations
and production management. After
completion of the module students should be capable to
design, analyze, assess production planning and control
systems, including those operating within distributed
manufacturing environment.
The purpose of the module is to integrate the knowledge
and competence gathered by the students during the
preceding studies through a project that aims at planning
of development of the business or redesign/improvement
of an existing one. Market, technical, organizational,
economic considerations are taken all together, applying
the global perspective on the business. This way students
will be prepared to a wide range of industrial
developments project, including starting own venture.
Find contact information and research interests for faculty and staff who work at the Faculty of
Production Engineering and manage classes
http://www.iosp.wip.pw.edu.pl/Employees.html
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Example of Thesis Topics
There is an exemplary list of Master`s thesis topics assigned to Lecturers/Course Instructors
according their research interest/specialty.
1. Project of TPM implementation based on chosen company
1. Organizational improvement in the warehouse of KOSMEPOL Sp. z
o.
2. Applications of frugal engineering as a basis of competitive
business models and innovations
1. Analysis of technology transfer processes from the perspective of
a technical university
2. Implementation of a new hair-care product on new market from
perspective of the international company
1. Assessment of system for global pallets circulation - case of
company X
2. A Project on production process of a new product in CHR
Company
3. The challenge of effective stage-gate project execution in crosscultural project teams
4. The Project of Motivation System in Toyota Motor Corporation
3. The project of functional analysis of ERP system based on the
Oracle E-Business Suite prepared for a pharmaceutical company.
4. Project of implementation ERP software in manufacturing
company
1. The project of internal audits' support system for Faurecia R&D
Center
2. The project of improving the functioning of the Anti-corrosion
Protection Department in the Polimex-Mostostal Inc.
3. Implementation of a new packaging in chemical industry company
4. The concept of integrated Quality, Environment, Health & Safety
management system in ASPO Textile Industries
1. Project of the reloading railway point with the simulation of the
costs related with its operations
1. Application of the project-based management concept in
operation of media agency - analysis and recommendations
2. Methodology of Business Analysis supporting implementation of
IT projects
3. Design of purchasing system for R&D department in Danone
company
4. Improvement of selected aspects of multi-project portfolio
management in the solar energy company
1. The concept of integrated quality management system for a
company from boiler sector with process approach and
sustainable development.
2. Quality improvement on production process in selected industrial
plant/manufacturing systems.
Mariusz Bednarek,
Professor
Krzysztof Santarek,
Professor
Aleksander Buczacki,
PhD. Eng.
Stanisław Strzelczak,
PhD. Eng.
Wojciech Wiszniewski,
Professor
Bartosz Wachnik, PhD.
Eng.
Jan Bagiński, Professor
Maria Kukurba, PhD.
Eryk Głodziński, PhD.
Eng.
Aldona Kluczek, PhD.
Eng.
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List of supervisors and course instructors for the Institute of
Organization of Production Systems
Name and surname of Supervisor/Instructor
course
Intermediate
project*
Master thesis**
English
Jan Bagiński, Professor
dr hab. Tomasz Bartoszewicz, Associate
Professor
Mariusz Bednarek, Professor
Aleksander Buczacki, PhD. Eng.
Bartłomiej Gładysz, PhD. Eng.
Krzysztof Ejsmont, Msc. Eng.
Eryk Głodziński, PhD. Eng.
Ilona Jacyna-Gołda, PhD. Eng.
Aldona Kluczek, PhD. Eng.
Jolanta Korkosz-Gębska, PhD. Eng.
Jolanta Kubicka, PhD.
Maria Kukurba, PhD.
Krzysztof Santarek, Full Professor
Stanisław Strzelczak, PhD. Eng.
Bartosz Wachnik, PhD. Eng.
Wojciech Wiszniewski, Professor
Małgorzata Zalewska-Traczyk, Msc.
*Projects can be written under supervision of Course Instructors and Supervisors
** Master thesis can be written under supervision of Supervisors only
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Study at WUT- first relations experience
Please read the experience of the first Indian student at WUT recruited by the International Students
Office (Centre for International Cooperation) in 2007, Pankaj Chauhan.
The article was published 17/07/2015 at https://www.pw.edu.pl/engpw/News/The-first-Indianstudent-at-WUT
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Student Guidance
If you have any questions regarding the GPEM program, please feel free to contact:
Faculty International Office
Kludia Jabłońska
Room 125 NT (New Building), Faculty of Production Engineering
Narbutta Street 85, 02-524 Warsaw
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Telephone: (+48) 22 234 8677
International Students Office
room 233, Main Building of WUT
E-mail: [email protected]
Webpage: www.cwm.pw.edu.pl/students
Phone: +48 22 234 50 91,
Fax: +48 22 234 57 77
The office is open every day from 10.00 to 15.00 (GMT+1)
For further information on how to apply for graduate level please visit the WUT International
Students Office webpage: http://www.students.pw.edu.pl/
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