Program Overview

CM2030 Health Systems: Production and Logistics

The course CM2030 Health Systems: Production and Logistics is a 7.5-credit course offered by the Royal Institute of Technology.

Information per Course Offering

The course is offered in the autumn semester, with the following details:

• Course location: KTH Flemingsberg
• Duration: 26 October 2026 - 11 January 2027
• Periods: Autumn 2026: P2 (7.5 hp)
• Pace of study: 50%
• Application code: 10274
• Form of study: Normal Daytime
• Language of instruction: English

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus is available in an accessible format on the course page.

Content and Learning Outcomes

The course deals with the structure and challenges of care and health systems from a production and logistical perspective. The student will learn about:

• Global challenges for sustainable health systems
• Systems science methods for analyzing healthcare systems
• Logistical concepts and methods for describing and analyzing the production of care
• The role of health data in systems analysis

After passing the course, the student must be able to:

• Describe and analyze a patient journey through the care system
• Discuss a healthcare system with concepts from systems analysis and logistics
• Propose improvement measures for a health system using analytical methods, including simple simulations

Literature and Preparations

The specific prerequisites for the course are:

• English 6
• Knowledge of programming, 6 hp

The course literature can be found in the course memo or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and Completion

The grading scale for the course is A, B, C, D, E, FX, F. The examination consists of:

• INL1 - Project report, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• INL2 - Take-home examination, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Ethical Approach

All members of a group are responsible for the group's work. In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further Information

The course is offered by CBH/Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, and the main field of study is Technology and Health. The education cycle is the second cycle. Registered students can find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas.