| Unit name | Product and Production Systems |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENGM0056 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Aydin Nassehi |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
EMAT20200 Engineering Mathematics 2 or equivalent |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The unit provides the opportunity for students to practise the most current industrial Product Development and Production System Design techniques in an integrated stimulating and dynamic learning environment. The unit will highlight the importance of the virtual prototyping for complex engineering and bio-inspired product development in the context of product lifecycle management (PLM) and through-life engineering services (TES). The unit covers design for machining and CNC machine tools, process planning for machining leading to virtual machining techniques (CAM). This unit provides a broad range of skills for students to analyse complex value adding systems such as manufacturing and service provision systems by identifying their key elements and performance metrics, determining the effect of potential changes to the system and recommending changes that would result in sustainable and significant improvements.
Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify (knowledge) the key elements in a value generating system and select (knowledge) appropriate performance indicators and use these for assessing (evaluation) the functional properties of the system.
2. Select (knowledge) the appropriate modelling technique to improve (synthesis) a given aspect of performance in a product and production systems considering uncertainties, risk, quality issues and constraints throughout the system lifecycle.
3. Create (synthesis) the required models and validate (evaluation) them.
4. Apply (application) simulation analysis (analysis) methods to the models to measure (evaluation) performance and investigate (analysis) the behaviour of the system and interpret (comprehension) the results to propose improvements.
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Learning material including videos, notes and narrated lectures will be made available to the students supported by online and, where possible, face to face interactions for problem solving activities.
Single coursework assessing all learning outcomes.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
