Manufacturing

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course covers advanced manufacturing with incorporating manufacturing management tools and integrates data throughout the supply chain to be successful. This course will make students aware of what a digitally connected enterprise is, as they learn about the operational complexity of enterprises, business process optimization, and the concept of an integrated product-process-value chain. Students will become acquainted with the available tools, technologies, and techniques for aggregation and integration of data throughout the manufacturing supply chain and entire product life-cycle. They will receive foundational knowledge to assist in efforts to facilitate design, planning, and production scheduling of goods and services by applying product life cycle data.

CONTENT

1. Infrastructure and resources
2. Manufacturing processes
3. Efficient manufacturing processes (LEAN, TOC, etc)
4. Supply chain
5. Digitalization of manufacturing processes
6. Added value and cost-benefit analyses