INM705

Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Course ID
INM705
Department
Industrial Engineering & Management
Level
Postgraduate
Instructor
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Yasin Shaikh
Semester
2nd Semester
Credit
3.0

After completion of this course each student would be able to:

  • To expose the students to Advanced Manufacturing Techniques in general and SME in specific.
  • The course would make students apply latest technologies to the local environment and establish strategic alliance in top management support.

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Course Learning Outcomes

Aim:    The aim of the course is to give awareness to students about the scope of the subject.

Objectives:                

  • To expose the students to Advanced Manufacturing Techniques in general and SME in specific.
  • The course would make students apply the latest technologies to the local environment and establish a strategic alliance in top management support.  

Course structure and modules

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).                                                                      

Recommended Books

  1. Automation, Production systems, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing. By:Mikell P.Groover, Latest Edition
  2. PHI Learning, New Delhi, Latest Edition
  3. Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 3rd Edition By: James A.Rehag & Henry W. Kraebber Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Latest Edition
  4. Production and operations management, By: Martin K.Starr.Biztantra, New Delhi, Latest Edition.
  5. Management Policies of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Robotics, By: A. Gunasegaram, Latest Edition