At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to explain the basic principles of production systems 2) will be able to design and develop high performing production lines 3) will be able to analyze production systems 4) will be able to define the component of the production systems
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Definition of manufacturing methods and criteria, design and analysis of manufacturing and assembly systems, performance analysis of automated manufacturing systems, analysis of storage systems in terms of cost, capacity, efficiency, and reliability.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The basic concepts of Production Systems,
2nd Week
Manufacturing operations,
3rd Week
Manufacturing models and metrics,
4th Week
Single station manufacturing cells,
5th Week
Manuel assembly lines,
6th Week
Automated production lines,
7th Week
Automated assembly systems,
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Material transport systems,
10th Week
Storage systems,
11th Week
Automatic identification and data capture,
12th Week
Cost analysis for storage systems,
13th Week
Performance analysis for production systems
14th Week
Project presentations.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
(1) Groover, M.P. (2008), Automation, Production Systems, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing,Third Ed. Pearson, USA. (2) Li, j., Meerkov, S.M. (2009), Production Systems Engineering, Springer. (3) Heizer, J., Render, B, (2006) Operations Management, Prentice Hall