Introduction
Industrial Engineering
Centrale Nantes offers 2 specialisms within the Industrial Engineering stream: Agile Factory Management and Smart and Connected Enterprise. They both last two academic years - denoted by M1 and M2. These two specialisms share common courses in M1 to strengthen the overall knowledge and expertise of the students in the field of Industrial Engineering. In M2 occurs the specialization with specific courses.
M1 (1st year) - Industrial Engineering
The language of instruction is English across the two years.
M1 Course Content - Autumn Semester (30 ECTS)
Modeling of complex systems
Enterprise modeling
Introduction to Optimization Methods
Production management
Discrete-event Simulation
Financial and Economic aspects for IndustrialEngineering
Conferences/Initiation to research
Modern Languages
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes.
M1 Course Content - Spring Semester (30 ECTS)
Systems engineering
Statistics and data analytics
Management Systems and Socio-Organizational Aspects for Industrial Engineering
Stochastic and Multi-Agent Simulation
Modeling of complex systems
Innovation Engineering
Conferences and Initiation to Research
Modern Languages
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes.
General skills developed
Identify models, perform simulation and analyze results.
Communicate comprehensive results in a meaningful way.
Undertake bibliographic surveys of international research and professional literature.
Manage or be part of a project.
Faculty and Research Facilities
This Master relies on the Centrale Nantes’ faculty, staff and research facilities of the LS2N Research Institute and other faculty members from the University of Nantes, as well as modules, delivered experts from companies. Centrale Nantes has several industrial partnerships (Airbus, DCNS, Michelin, Alstom, Dassault Systems, Renault, Faurecia, etc.), service bureaux and start-up companies.
M2 (2nd year) - Agile Factory Management
This Master develops skills for agile manufacturing management based on operational research methods and production management approaches, such as lean, adaptive and reactive management.
The courses rely on both theoretical and practical aspects and cover the following areas: enterprise and complex system design, modelling and engineering; production management; simulation and multi-criteria optimization of industrial processes; economy and social aspects for industrial engineering; logistics; operational research; shop floor scheduling; design and control of production cyber-physical systems.
Language of instruction: English.
M2 Course Content - Autumn Semester (30 ECTS)
Production management
Logistics
Operations research
Shop floor scheduling
Multi-criteria decision making and decision support
Integrated design and implementation of cyber-physical production systems (CPPS)
Conferences
Modern languages
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes.
M2 Course Content - Spring Semester (30 ECTS)
Master Thesis or Industrial Internship
Specific Skills Developed
Master modeling and simulation of production systems.
Master optimization methods for production systems control.
Master the new concepts and performance indicators of the smart and agile factory.
Job Prospects for employment or further study
Sectors: Aeronautics, Automotive, Transports, Naval, Energy, Mechanics, Services, Consulting.
Fields: Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering, Production management, Research and Innovation, Information systems design and management.
Positions: Industrial manager, Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Manager, Design Engineer, Research and Innovation Engineer (post Ph.D.)
M2 (2nd year) - Smart and Connected Enterprise
This Master develops skills for enterprise management based on process performance assessment and information systems design and management for smart and connected enterprises.
The courses rely on both theoretical and practical aspects and cover the following areas: enterprise and complex system design, modeling and engineering; production management; information system design, development and management; interoperability of information systems; simulation and multi-criteria optimization of industrial processes; economic and social aspects for industrial engineering.
Language of instruction: English.
M2 Course Content - Autumn Semester (30 ECTS)
Enterprise modeling
Design of enterprise information systems
Collaborative information systems in the enterprise
Integrated design engineering of product-service systems
Multi-criteria decision making and decision support
Information systems inter-operability
Conferences
Modern languages
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes.
M2 Course Content - Spring Semester (30 ECTS)
Master Thesis or Industrial Internship
Skills Developed
Master enterprise modeling methods.
Master simulation and optimization methods for enterprise performance assessment.
Master interoperability of information systems of smart and connected enterprises.
Job Prospects for employment or further study
Sectors: Aeronautics, Automotive, Transports, Naval, Energy, Mechanics, Services, Consulting.
Fields: Industrial engineering, Design engineering, Mechanical engineering, Production management, Information systems design and management, Research and Innovation.
Job positions: Industrial manager, Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Manager, Design Engineer, Research and Innovation Engineer (post Ph.D.)
