12907 (v.3) Design For Manufacturing 431
Area: |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** | |
Lecture: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
12921 (v.2) Industrial Technology 332 or any previous version |
Syllabus: |
Manufacturing matters; Introduction of classifications of manufacturing systems; The product life cycle; Flexible manufacturing and its impact on competitive strategy; Simulation and modelling software; Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and Just in Time (JIT); Outsourcing; Lean manufacturing; Concurrent Engineering (CE); Product design for assisting manufacturing; Product assembly; The strategic importance of innovation; Product design for manufacturing; Value analysis of a products; Product economical design; Types and characteristics of assembly methods; Product Design for Assembly (DFA); Methods for evaluating and improving product DFA; Environmental conscious manufacturing; Waste management; Design for disposal; Pollution control legislation; Computer Integrated Manufacture (CIM); Group Technology (GT); Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP); Product labour cost analysis; Equipment and material cost analysis; Design and Engineering cost; Overhead cost; Quality in manufacturing; Control of design quality; Quality control techniques; Variable control charts; Six sigma concept; What are the quality costs; The future of manufacturing; Intelligent machines; Security in e-manufacturing. |
| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** | |
Field of Education: | 030703 Industrial Engineering |
Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Essential *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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