Coursecode: wb5406
Coursename: Strategy, organisation and control of production

DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3
Subfaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): Kals, prof.dr.ir. H.J.J. Tel.: 015-2781021
Catalog data: see description Course year: 4
Period: 0/0/0/4/4
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours: -
Assessment: see remarks
Assessm.period(s): -
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites: wb5103, wb5180, wb5181
Follow up: -
Detailed description of topics:
  • introduction of the course; the behaviour of the market, development processes of products and of production technology, the performance of the Dutch industry
  • product development for capital and consumer goods
  • structuring and documentation of products
  • concurrent engineering, design for manufacture and assembly
  • CAD/CAM
  • computer aided process planning, feature technology in design and process planning
  • quality assurance
  • workshop control
  • investment policy
  • technology management
  • factory design
  • information management
Course material:
Readers
References from literature:
Remarks (specific information about assessment, entry requirements, etc.):
No examination; presence during lecture hours is obligatory, students are required to present their lecture notes for approval. The course includes exercises and case studies. Part of the lecturers are guests from industry or from other universities. Examples may be illustrated by videotapes or by visits to industrial companies.
Goals:
The course prepares young engineers for their career in industry by giving an overview of the many problems that industry is facing today and by showing which solutions are available. Emphasis is put on the integration of the various manufacturing functions in order to reduce the time-to-market and to increase product quality.
Computer use:
Laboratory project(s):
No laboratory project, exercises and case studies are included in the course.
Design content:
The course deals with the integration of design and manufacturing and ways to achieve this by the use of computer technology and adequate methods for information management.
Percentage of design: 70%