6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Coordinator(s)
Assoc Professor Ralph Abrahams (Clayton)
Professor S G Ponnambalam (Malaysia)
Unit guides
Synopsis
Manufacturing Operations, Models and Metrics. Automation and NC/CNC. Material Transport and storage systems. Manufacturing Systems: Single cell, Assembly line, Cellular Manufacturing and Flexible Manufacturing systems. Manufacturing Support Systems: CAD/CAM/CIM, Process planning, Production planning including material requirement planning, manufacturing resource planning, shop floor control, inventory control.
Manufacturing excellence: push/pull systems, pull control systems, JIT, TQM, simulation of manufacturing systems.
Outcomes
At the successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe different types of manufacturing and production systems.
- Generate Computer Numerical Control (CNC) code for the creation of simple features and parts using different positioning systems.
- Analyse different material handling, storage and manufacturing support systems.
- Quantify the performance of cellular and flexible manufacturing systems, and manual assembly lines.
- Address modern manufacturing philosophies, such as Just In Time (JIT) and Lean Production systems.
- Design an advanced manufacturing system.
Assessment
Continuous assessment: 40%
Final Examination (2 hours): 60%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.
Workload requirements
3 hours lectures, 2 hours laboratory classes, 1 hour tutorial classes and 6 hours of private study a week
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