Manufacturing Systems and Strategies

Course aim

To provide students with a knowledge of manufacturing systems and manufacturing competitiveness through strategic planning.

Course content

Functions of manufacturing systems, types of production and facility layout, manufacturing lead time and work-in-progress. Concurrent engineering, JIT manufacturing systems, Group Technology and cellular manufacturing systems, flexible manufacturing systems, CIM and enterprise integration. Strategic thinking, internal strengths and weaknesses, strategic planning, manufacturing strategy, small business strategy, multi-national strategies.

Textbook(s)

Rea, Peter and Kerzner, Harold 1997, Strategic Planning - A Practical Guide, John Wiley and Sons

Singh Nanua 1996, Systems Approach to Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing, John Wiley & Sons

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous formative assessment (Group work), Continuous formative assessment; Presentation to the class on a set of group exercises. (Group work), Examination (individual work), One set of group exercises and a case study that demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge (group work), Pre-lecture assignment - One set of selected exercises to be submitted on the day of attending the first lecture. (Individual work)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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