| CODE | MFE2003 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Manufacturing Systems | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Manufacturing Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives In this module various types of manufacturing systems and processes are introduced to the students. The importance of the manufacturing industry and the role of the manufacturing engineer, as well as related engineering activities, are explained. Syllabus - Manufacturing industry - the importance of the manufacturing industry in the economy. Main manufacturing activities - electronic, plastic, textile, food & beverage, furniture etc. - Engineering in the manufacturing industry - product design, R&D, materials and process engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, quality engineering, control engineering. - Manufacturing operations, automation vs manual labour, resources of production, time and cost estimates, process planning. - Types of production - job, batch, cellular and flow production; production layouts; flexible manufacturing systems. - Lean and agile manufacturing, material requirements planning, just-in-time production systems. - Plant Layout Design and Group Technology. - The manufacturing engineer as a manager. Reference Texts - Groover M.P., 2001. Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Prentice Hall. - Haslehurst M., 1981. Manufacturing Technology, 3rd edition, Edward Arnold. - Hitomi K., 1996. Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 2nd edition, Taylor and Francis. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Conrad Pace |
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