Course Description
Manufacturing is the
process of converting raw materials, components, or parts into finished goods
that meet a customer's expectations or specifications. Such finished goods may
be used for manufacturing other, more complex products, such as aircraft,
household appliances or automobiles, or sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell
them to retailers, who then sell them to end users – the "consumers".
Manufacturing commonly employs a man-machine setup with division of labor in a
large scale production.
Introduction to
Manufacturing is a course designed to provide students with a comprehensive
overview of 21st century manufacturing concepts. These concepts can be applied
to most industries, and will review topics such as manufacturing cost, process
flow, quality, safety, scheduling and planning, metrics, IT, and warehousing and
logistics. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying these critical
concepts to a variety of industries.
The course is
applications-oriented, and is available to students interested in a career as
manufacturing engineers, process operators, or anyone seeking an entry level
position within any manufacturing industry.
Course Outcome
After completing
Introduction to Manufacturing, students will be equipped with a basic
understanding of the following:
- how to calculate
manufacturing cost
- process flow examples
from various industries
- scheduling &
planning tools
- manufacturing
metrics
- world-class
quality
- the importance of
safety
- manufacturing
information technologies
- warehouse &
logistics
Agenda
Manufacturing History- timeline
Product and Process Design
Product Costing
- Variable cost
- Fixed cost
- Depreciation
- Profitability
Process Flow (case studies from various
industries)
- Case 1: Automobile manufacturing
- Case 2: Plastic manufacturing
- Case 3: Computer manufacturing
- Case 4: Bulk chemical manufacturing
- Case 5: Energy production
Scheduling & Planning
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
process
- SKUs
- Outage/maintenance planning
Manufacturing Metrics
- Productivity
- Yield
- Efficiency
- Uptime
- Scrap/recycle
Quality
- Quality control (QC)
- Quality assurance (QA)
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
- International Standards Organization (ISO)
- Six Sigma/Lean
Safety
- Lost Work Case (LWC)
- On the Job injuries
- Off the Job injuries
- Contractor injuries
Manufacturing Information Technology
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Warehousing & Logistics
Audience
Engineers
Manufaturing personnel
Production managers
Finance
Sales/marketing
Regulatory