Manufacturing Systems Design

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Manufacturing system design methodologies and procedures. Topics: paradigms of manufacturing; building blocks of manufacturing systems; numerical control and robotics; task allocation and line balancing; system configurations; performance of manufacturing systems including quality, productivity, and responsiveness; economic models and optimization of manufacturing systems; launch and reconfiguration of manufacturing systems; Lean manufacturing.