After completion of this course each student would be able to:
The Advanced Manufacturing Technology is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Aim: The aim of the course is to give awareness to students about the scope of the subject.
Objectives:
Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing
Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing, History of Manufacturing, Manufacturing processes, Computers in Manufacturing, Automation in Manufacturing.
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies & Small Medium Enterprises
Computer integrated manufacturing. Characteristics of CIM. Small and medium enterprises. The ability to obtain and use appropriate scientific and technological information, Characteristics of SMEs,
Criteria for the Implementation of manufacturing techniques in SMES
Implementation issues of CIM. Implementation methodology. The implementation team (the project manager, manufacturing technology suppliers, information technology suppliers)
Flexible Manufacturing system
Introduction to FMS, Automated Manufacturing Systems, Automated Materials Handling System, Software and Design for FMS, Advantages of FMS, FMS System Components, CNC System Safety.
Structure characteristics
Number of products produced. Improvements in product development. Improvement in shop floor operation. Marketing objectives of the companies, market size of the companies, Impact on market share, lead time improvement, decrease in direct labor, improvements in planed delivery schedule, increased productivity, automated purchasing. Employee empowerment. Training and education. Incentive and rewards,
System Integration
Internet. Fax. E-mails. Multimedia. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing (CAD/CAM). Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP). Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). Business Process Re-engineering (BPR). Material Requirement Planning (MRP-I). Manufacturing Resources Management (MRP-II).
