Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
MFET 3010
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
013022
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Engineering
Course aim
To provide students with a fundamental concept of planning manufacturing systems, and skills in the selection and design of manufacturing systems.
Course content
Introduction to basic manufacturing systems, organisation of manufacturing systems, facility layout, manufacturing information systems. Production concepts and manufacturing performance indicators. Manufacturing costs and work-in-progress costs. High volume production systems, analysis of flow lines, assembly systems and line balancing. Manufacturing system design, group technology, flexible manufacturing and cellular manufacturing systems. Concepts of computer integrated manufacturing and enterprise integration.
Textbook(s)
Groover, M.P. 2016, Automation, Production Systems, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 4th edition, Person Education Limited
Prerequisite(s)
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
| Lecture | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 3 hours x 3 days | ||
| Computer Practical | 3 hours x 3 days | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE | |||
| Lecture | 3 hours x 5 days | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 5 days | ||
| INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
| Seminar | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Continuous Assessment, Examination, Group assignment
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
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